AR Superpowers, VR in the 90's, & Data Privacy (Avi Bar-Zeev, ex-Apple/MS/Disney) - 97

Show notes

Google Earth, Hololens, and Disney VR pioneer Avi Bar-Zeev joins Azad to share his perspective of the 3D/VR industry over the last few decades and make predictions of the near future.

Topics discussed & showlinks:

working on early Disney's Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride VR experience (Road To VR article),
solving early 3D graphics and texture size issues
Location Based Entertainment business models not working
early CRT VR monitors
creating Google Earth (formerly Keyhole) and the KML format
Al Gore's Digital Earth
Avi Interview in Cartographica
despite setbacks, still being bullish about AR
Avi's article on Vice - The Eyes Are the Prize: Eye-Tracking Technology Is Advertising's Holy Grail
Communication in AR being THE selling point
Eye-tracking, security, and biometric data
A framework to think about data privacy for the average user
Which business models prioritize data exploitations and which dont?
The dangers of AR/VR data being used in totalitarian regimes for surveillance
Is using public data for research an ethical issue?