In the last episode of the Step into the Metaverse Podcast, I had a chat with John Gaeta, a creator, inventor and an Academy Award-winning designer best known for his work on the Matrix Trilogy, where he pioneered form-bending innovations such as "Bullet Time", “Virtual Cinema” and "Volumetric Capture" to envision human, hero and god-like moments. He was also involved in The Matrix Awakens from 2021 as Executive Creative Development, Executive Producer, Writer, and in the Unreal Engine 5 demonstration featuring the universe of The Matrix, which is a great watch for anyone who wants to know how close the metaverse really is. Recent areas of exploration include “Photo Anime”, “Nuvies” (Natural User Movies), “Holo Cinema”, “Immersive Cinema”, Mixed Reality, and The "Magicverse".
In 2015, John co-founded Lucasfilm’s Immersive Entertainment division: ILMxLAB. “ILMxLAB seeks to “Develop, Produce and Release premium, story-based Immersive Entertainment Experiences for Star Wars and other imaginative universes”.He served as its Executive Creative Director, overseeing content strategy and multi-platform portfolio development. John and I discussed how important AR and VR are, especially regarding hyper-realistic content. We discussed the role of user-generated content in the metaverse and the infrastructure challenges of creating a hyper-realistic metaverse. Please tune in for more of our value-packed conversation.
If you are interested in learning more about the metaverse, you can order my book Step into the Metaverse here.
Guaranteeing Vibrancy in an Open Metaverse with Ryan Gill - Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP12
Why We Must Be More Human in the Metaverse with Vincent Hunt - Step into the Metaverse podcast: EP11
Creating Bespoke Metaverse Worlds with Paul Hamilton - Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP10
The Possibilities of a Human-centric Metaverse with Jimi Daodu - Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP09
Turning the Metaverse into a Reality with Chris Matthieu - Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP08
Preparing for the Metaverse Way of Doing Business with David Francis - Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP07
Experiencing the Real and the Digital with Christiaan Eisberg - Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP06
Technical Requirements to Make the Metaverse Possible with Jerry Heinz - Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP05
Safeguarding Consumer Rights in the Metaverse with Hannah Glass - Step into the Metaverse: EP04
Moving Our Lives into the Metaverse with Timmu Tõke – Step into the Metaverse: EP03
Step into the Metaverse podcast: EP02 - How to Build a Rich and Vibrant Metaverse Economy with Jon Radoff
Step into the Metaverse Podcast: EP01 - Understanding the Metaverse Economy with Jamie Burke
Step into the Metaverse podcast - Trailer
EP17 - Crypto, Regulators and Digital Central Bank Currencies
EP16 - The Metaverse - what is it and what does it mean for business and society
EP15 - Interview with David Shrier - Augmenting your career with AI
EP14 - Bioinformatics and brain-computer interfaces
EP13 - An analogue renaissance, digital real estate and bioinformatics
EP12 - Why data rights will be the new civil rights
EP11 - Interview by Saana Azzam
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