In the final episode for season one of the MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Tom Finholt, the Dean and a Professor of Information at the University of Michigan’s School of Information. Dean Finholt was instrumental in the early work in collabo

Creating Narratives in Augmented Reality

Nov 19th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Simone Sessolo, a lecturer IV at the Sweetland Center for Writing and the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan's College of Literature Science. Simone discusses his work in te

Building a VR Classroom for the Humanities

Nov 12th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Jan Stewart, the Lead Academic Technology Strategist for the University of Michigan’s LSA Technology Services. Jan shares his experience and input in creating the first VR classroom for Humaniti

A conversation about VR documentary storytelling

Nov 5th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we have a special opportunity to hear Professor Sara Blair interview Barry Pousman, the COO and Lead Producer at LightShed.io about his transformative work in VR storytelling at the UN and Discovery Digital

Visualizing Pain with Augmented Reality

Oct 28th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Alex DaSilva, an Associate Professor of Dentistry, the Director of Learning Health Systems, and the Director of the HOPE lab at the University of Michigan's School of Dentistry. We discuss Alex’

VR and Gaming to Support Healing at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Oct 21st, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with J.J. Bouchard, the manager of patient technology program at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. J.J. helped create this amazing program at the children’s hospital and is charged with bringing recreat

XR for Everybody

Oct 15th, 2020 1h 26m

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Michael Nebeling, an Assistant Professor of Information at the University of Michigan’s School of Information and the XR Innovator in Residence for the XR Initiative. We conducted a podcast reco

Bringing Industry and Higher Education Together to Shape the Future of XR

Oct 7th, 2020 28m 28s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Rebeca Pagels, the Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations for the University of Michigan’s School of Information, and Amy Klinke, a Senior Director for the University of Michigan

Saving Children’s Lives in the ER with Augmented Reality

Sep 30th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Dr. Prashant Mahajan, the Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University

Exploring the Normative Context of XR in Engineering

Sep 23rd, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Joanna Millunchick, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering

Creating Immersive Audio Experiences in VR

Sep 17th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Professor Anil Çamcı from the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Professor Çamcı is an Assistant Professor of Performing Arts Technology that teaches courses in immersive

Using XR at a Community College to Build Skills for Workforce Development

Sep 9th, 2020 25m 52s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Dr. Michael Torrence, the president of Motlow State Community College. He has spent his career embracing the use of technological literacy as a platform to increase student access, engagement an

Launching Rockets and Creating a Virtual Physics Laboratory

Aug 26th, 2020 25m 20s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Thomas Schwarz, an associate professor of physics at the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Professor Schwarz is an experimental particle physicist who works

Allowing dental students to explore the head and neck in XR

Aug 19th, 2020 25m 52s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Hera Kim-Berman, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry and Program Director of Graduate Orthodontics at the University of Michigan's School of

The Past, Present, and Future of XR with Guest Bryan Alexander

Aug 12th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Bryan Alexander, a senior scholar at Georgetown University and a 3 time alum of the University of Michigan. Bryan completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan

Launching an XR Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Michigan

Aug 5th, 2020 27m 43s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Mark Newman, a Professor of Information at the University of Michigan’ School of Information. Mark was instrumental in the early days of XR (called AVMR at the time) at the University and led th

Creating the Next Generation of Student XR Innovators

Jul 29th, 2020 19m 47s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Beste Aydin and Matthew Kosova, co-presidents of the University of Michigan’s student run Alternate Reality Initiative (ARI). Beste and Matthew were founding members of a student organization th

Reimagining Construction Architecture with AR

Jul 22nd, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Matias del Campo, associate professor of architecture and urban planning, about his journey into XR and AR for construction architecture. Matias teaches courses in Generative Design Computing an

The Augmented Future of Architecture Education with Guest Jonathan Rule

Jul 15th, 2020 22m 52s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Jonathan Rule, Clinical Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, and how he is shaping the future of architecture education through augmented and virtual reality. Jonathan teaches

Citizen Kane VR and the Future of Film

Jul 8th, 2020 26m 41s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we talk with Professor Matthew Solomon about his fascinating work in creating a VR instructional tool for students at the University of Michigan to re-create the final scene of Citizen Kane in Virtual Realit

Anti-Black Racism and the Promise of Virtual Reality - Dr. Courtney Cogburn

Jun 30th, 2020 32m 22s

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we continue our conversation with Dr. Courtney Cogburn from Columbia University and discuss her groundbreaking work in VR with 1000 Cut Journey and how it is as important as ever in the current Black Lives M

The Novel and Virtual Realities

Jun 23rd, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we explore how XR can be used in humanities to advance UM’s liberal arts mission. Professor Blair shares how she designed a course to frame the novel as a project aiming for the creation of immersion and use

XR’s Impact on Society and Culture with Guests Lisa Nakamura and Chris Quintana

Jun 17th, 2020

In this week’s MiXR Studios podcast, we explore diversity, race, ethnicity, and gender in terms of embodiment in VR. Lisa Nakamura and Chris Quintana talk about their XR experiences in the humanities and how you create an XR classroom to study