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Hello listeners! Welcome to the Enter VR podcast. On today's show I speak with Eriks Strals, a VR developer and one of the organizers of the upcoming San Francisco VR hackathon. \n\nHere is a quick preview of some the things we talked about. \n\n30 Intros\n\n1:01 Why do architectural visualizations in VR?\n\n3:40 The defining aspects of Unreal Engine 4.\n\n4:40 What is it about VR that gives it an advantage over the current legacy content. \n\n8:00 The current solutions for visualizing architecture. \n\n9:00 Using interaction as an added value to virtual reality visualizations.\n\n10:50 How to differentiate yourself as a consultant/entrepreneur in Virtual reality. \n\n13:14 How to keep up with the pace of innovation.\n\n14:30 How Eric discovered VR.\n\n19:14 Fly a paper airplane around a 3D scanned home.\n\n22:30 First impressions of DK1, DK2 and Crescent Bay.\n\n25:00 What will VR look like in the future. \n\n30:20 Who is the SF VR Hackathon for?\n\n33:40 Tips and advice for Hackathon newcomers.\n\n37:44 What are the bare minimum tools necessary to create VR experiences.\n\n42:30 The role of a designer and a programmer in a video game project. The pros and cons of each role. \n\n46:34 What makes a good design doc, good?\n\n49:05 The role of the programmer in creating projects.\n\n55:00 How to put together a hackathon.\n\n1:00:55 Tools and resources to get things done.\n\n1:04:09 Webgl as a platform for VR experiences.\n\n1:06:10 Which creation platform become the most popular in the future for VR developers?\n\n1:10:50 Top 5 favorite video games of all time. \n\n1:14:08 How to incorporate RTS games in VR.\n\n1:20:02 A market place for 3D artist?\n\n1:23:10 Where will VR lead to in the future?\n\n1:28:10 Closing thoughts and how to get in touch. \n\nThanks to Eriks for being a scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening!\n\nGet in touch with Eriks or the VR hackathon with the links below. \n\nhttp://vrhackathon.com/\n\nhttp://www.immers.io/ \n\nhttps://twitter.com/Immersio\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Immersio-Innovations/510479752324948