Shadowsofisolation

Published: June 2, 2015, 11:17 p.m.

Welcome to the EnterVR podcast! On today's show I speak with Jake Lee High from Future Colossal. Jake is one of the creators of Shadows of Isolation, a VR experience that feels like a being inside of a dream. \n\nHere is preview of some of the things we talked about:\n\n1:00 What is Shadows of Isolation? What inspired it?\n\n3:30 Jake's first interaction with VR and what pushed him over the edge to create for the medium.\n\n7:20 The story and context of Shadows of Isolation.\n\n12:00 Read up on Mirakami and Neil Gailman. How their writing influenced Jake's VR dev work. \n\n14:00 Incorporating Hypnosis techniques in VR experiences.\n\n16:30 Is it possible to hypnotize people through VR?\n\n19:00 Can VR augment the level of hypnosis someone can achieve?\n\n22:30 The ultimate goal for Shadows of Isolation. Avoiding loading screens as much as possible.\n\n27:00 How to "curate" user generated platforms?\n\n30:00 What motivates Jake to be a creator of things?\n\n35:00 Where does inspiration come from for Jake?\n\n36:00 Jake gives a preview of his secret project.\n\n39:00 Reactions to Shadow of Isolation.\n\n42:00 What is VR's biggest weakness at this point?\n\n45:00 Closing thoughts and how to stay in touch.\n\nThanks to Jake for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening.\n\nStay in touch with Jake with the links below:\n\nhttp://futurecolossal.com/shadow-of-isolation/\n\nhttps://share.oculus.com/app/shadows-of-isolation\n\nhttps://twitter.com/futurecolossal