Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with and scifi author Dave Norman. He came to talk about his novel Halien Aeon, the first of a pentalogy about a deep, mysterious intelligence that pervades the creation of our solar system, but went on tangents concerning everything from Quantum Entanglement, the laws of physics, and why intergalactic travel is rather difficult.

If you're a fan of Neal Stephenson's Seveneves or the sprawling Culture series by Iain M Banks, this book may pique your interest.

Before George Lucas found The Force and brought us Star Wars, he created an intellectually scifi indie film called THX-1138.

Many of you may have seen that film, and noticed precursors from everything to light sabers and stormtroopers, but did you ever consider that it takes place entirely in a simulation? Based on an article by our previous guest, cyberpunk author Mark Everglade, we are going to dive in and see if this theory holds merit.

We are very excited to dive into all things anime with our fearless guide Shoyo who runs the C's Anime Club in virtual reality.

Shoyo starts all the way back at the beginning in the early 1900s Japan, and lead us through the pillars of the art form to its present state.

We'll talk about all your favorites from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Cowboy Bepop, as well as dive into lesser known gems like The Tale of the White Serpent and Bubblegum Crisis.

If you're a fan of anime, or if you're intimidated by the massive amount of content, this is your guide. Enjoy!

Larry Rosenthal has over three decades of experience as a leader in the area of virtual worlds, transmedia IP creation, Virtual Reality content, Virtual IP Law, and much more. He has worked with over hundreds of 2D /3D software tools makers, and has spoken at industry events for over two decades.

Highlights includepresentations at SIGGRAPH for many years, Macworlds, and Digital Hollywood Panels.

Currently he is the Co Chair of the LASIGGRAPH, and Partner at CubeXR

We are very excited to speak with Larry about where we've been, and where we're headed.

For this episode we cover Source Code. This movie from all the way back in 2011 stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a U.S. Army captain who is sent into a computed simulated reality to find a bomber. We’ll see if the movie’s got what it takes to break our Wow-o-meter.

From psychedelic lucid dreams to floating through romantic gardens to the most dope office designs this side of the metaverse, Optic's worlds are all about a vibe.

For Worldbuilders of Altspace 10 we talk to Optic about his style and inspirations, then get an exclusive world tour through some of his best. Check it!

Time to find out how to make your avatar really really ridiculously good looking.

With people spending more and more time in the metaverse, attending birthday parties, premieres, and concerts, it’s only fitting that our avatar wardrobes and styles are beginning to evolve.

Joining us to talk about avatar fashion is designer Ryuuzaki Julio, and avatar hairstylist The Sweetist.

For the full visuals, please check out the YouTube video at— https://youtu.be/ZvkOqIPh1YA

And for Ryu’s website, click here— https://ryuuzaki.jp/

Today is the grand finale of Matrix Month as we review the newest film, Matrix Resurrections. To find out if his reality is a physical or mental construct, Mr. Anderson, aka Neo, will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. If he's learned anything, it's that choice, while an illusion, is still the only way out of -- or into -- the Matrix. Neo already knows what he has to do, but what he doesn't yet know is that the Matrix is more dangerous than ever before.

Some say that the second installment in the trilogy didn't live up to the first. Then again, some say that it deepened the world and mythology and is better than the original.

Whatever the case, we're going to break it down.

In Matrix Reloaded, Neo meets a program called the Architect, the creator of the Matrix, who explains that Neo must make a choice to either reboot the Matrix and pick survivors to repopulate the Zion, or refuse, causing the Matrix to crash and killing everyone connected to it.

Let's get all philosophical and shit way down the rabbit hole.

With Matrix 4 just around the corner, we’re taking a whole month to look back at the OG trilogy, and what better way to start than to talk to the first person ever hired to work on the original Matrix, comic book artist Steve Skroce. After doing hundreds of storyboards for the original, Steve became a longtime collaborator of the Wachowski’s and worked on all four Matrix films— yes, including the latest.

From being there when the pitch for the original movie got rejected by the studios, to watching it become one of the most influential films of the last few decades, Steve has a unique perspective on the series. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Joining us was Co-Founder of Inscape Studios, Matt Sinclair.

If you’ve been red pilled or not, you gotta check this one out!

Today we have with us Altspace Engineer Jimmy Zhang. Altspace is one of the leading platforms that is allowing us to build the metaverse together from the ground up. If you’ve wanted to get started building your own worlds, or if you’re a pro looking to up your game, Jimmy is here to help guide you.

Today we have with us a bunch of dickheads. Yes, that’s right, they are fans of Philip K Dick who have a podcast called Dickheads where they beam a pink laser beam of science fiction facts straight into your brain hole.

If you're fans of Bladerunner, Minority Report, Total Recall or many other mind-bending scifi films, you've probably heard of Philip K Dick. His body of work, however, can be intimidating. The Dickheads are here to break it down for you in simple terms, and even give some advice as to where to start.

This is a great discussion about all things Dick with authors David Agranoff and Anthony Trevino. Enjoy.

World on a Wire (German: Welt am Draht) is a 1973 science fiction television serial made for German television as a two-part miniseries. It was based on the 1964 novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye. A movie based on the same novel entitled The Thirteenth Floor starring Craig Bierko was released in 1999. Want to see the first ever vision of a simulation put on film? You gotta check out this episode.