James Everett, extending reality at Magic Leap & NZXR

A wide-ranging conversation with James Everett, game designer, creative producer, co-founder of NZXR (the XR stands for Extended Reality). His Canada-New Zealand journey has included Ubisoft, Sidhe Interactive, Magic Leap/Weta Workshop, and Dr Grordbort's Invaders. Follow James on https://twitter.com/jamese?lang=en (twitter) and at https://www.nzxr.dev/ (NZXR.dev). Subscribe:  https://open.spotify.com/show/77bGURenaUZGlOeEJ5GDbv (Spotify) | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vcHJvamVjdC10ZW1wZXN0Lw (Google Podcasts) | https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/project-tempest/id1526742214 (Apple) | https://project-tempest.captivate.fm/listen (Captivate (direct)) Outline: Here are the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (00:48) - Pikpok, Ubisoft, Montreal and New Zealand (08:17) - Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Magic Leap (12:50) - Operating rhythm and SiSSYFiGHT 3000 workshop (19:11) - Systemic Design: Dishonored 2’s clockwork mansion, Arkane Studios, Looking Glass, Thief  (30:31) - Visual design and combined vision: Ubisoft, Hades (34:55) - The Inheritance trilogy by N.K.Jemisin (41:58) - Formative experiences: Dune by Frank Herbert, J.G.Ballard, G.I.Joe, Animaniacs (51:22) - Connections with novels and games: Tana French, Passage, Fez (66:26) - What goes into a project: working vs creating (70:47) - Magic Leap: Dr. Grordbort’s Invaders.  (92:27) - NZXR Collective: VR, Aardvark, experience accessibility, cultural change  (104:41) - Information accessibility: Adam Greenfield, classism via information, smart cities, and moral responsibility (120:05) - Finishing up Mentioned: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21481566-the-inheritance-trilogy (The Inheritance Trilogy) by N.K. Jemisin https://store.steampowered.com/app/403640/Dishonored_2/ (Dishonored 2), a masterpiece of systemic game design and worldbuilding https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/