impactfulrealities

Impactful Realities – Hosted by Jason Jerald

We explore the frontier where emerging technology meets real-world impact guided by those shaping the future

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🚨 We don’t serve technology. We shape it.

The new podcast is LIVE.

Episode 0: “The Briefing” — now attached below.

🧠 No fluff. No hype. Just evidence.
🔥 It’s not about XR. It’s about what holds when reality breaks.

📌 Featured section = access to all episodes.

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🚨 Just dropped — Inside I/ITSEC 2025

The world’s most advanced simulation tech — no filters.

🔍 What you’ll see:

– Dome & cave simulators at extreme fidelity
– Full-body AI-driven law enforcement training
– Aircraft carrier launch simulations
– Explosive ordnance & nuclear training in VR
– Real-time de-escalation systems

This is where XR stops being “cool” — and starts saving lives.

🎧 Full episode attached below.

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🚨 Just dropped — Episode 8 with Jeremy Dalton

No hype. Just real XR results across industries.

🔍 Topics inside:

– Why firefighters, airlines, and seniors are all using VR
– The 5D model for successful XR implementation
– What actually killed the “metaverse”
– Why VR beats Zoom for real connection (and its tradeoffs)
– How to design XR that delivers measurable ROI

🎧 Full episode attached below.

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🚨 Just dropped — Episode 7 with Phillip Mangos

XR isn’t about demos. It’s about outcomes — and in this case, lives.

🔍 Topics inside:

– How to measure ROI in high-risk XR training
– Why rare events (near-misses, black swans) can be quantified
– The most dangerous phase in a job — and how to train for it
– Turning XR data into proof executives actually trust
– What separates XR that works from XR that doesn’t

🎧 Full episode attached below.

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🚨 Just dropped — Episode 6 with Annie Eaton

She built one of the most resilient XR companies — and explains what most get wrong.

🔍 Topics inside:

– How to build a VR company that actually lasts
– The hidden pitfalls XR creators keep missing
– Why some projects scale — and others quietly die
– Hiring, culture, and what really matters in immersive teams
– Shifting from XR services to original IP & storytelling

🎧 Full episode attached below.

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🚨Just dropped — Episode 5 with Joseph Van Harken

AI, storytelling, and neuroscience collide — and the implications go further than most think.

🔍 Topics inside:

– How AI avatars are changing knowledge transfer
– Why storytelling is the real interface for AI
– What EEG data reveals about attention & learning
– Where AI-driven education is actually heading

🎧 Full episode attached below.

🟢 → Start at the top of this show’s profile — from there, all extras as show notes and additional materials are just a step away.

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🎧 EPISODE 4 is live: Ben Lok
The Future of VR, Empathy & AI-Driven Human Connection

🧠 How VR reshapes emotion
🤖 AI + empathy = deeper connection
🏥 Training nurses through simulation
🛠 + 1 hands-on exercise you can try today

🟢 Start at the top of our show profile — from there, all extras are just a step away.

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🚨 Just dropped — Episode 3 with Ori Inbar

He’s advised numerous startups. Built the AWE ecosystem. Now he’s here with a wake-up call for XR and AI.

🔍 Topics inside:

– The real interface for AI
– Why XR builders will shape this decade
– What verticals are quietly making money

🎧 Full episode attached below.

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🚨 Just dropped — Episode 2 with Richard Marks
Sony. Google. UNC.

He shaped PlayStation VR. Now he’s reshaping how AI sees.

🔍 Topics inside:

– What “spatial context” actually means

– Why presence is the key to AI perception

– How Zuckerberg bought Oculus weeks after their demo

🎧 Full episode attached below.

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🎙️ Episode 1 is here — and this one runs deep.

Tom Furness didn’t just shape VR. He shaped people.
In this rare conversation, he shares:

🧠 Lessons from building 27 companies
🌎 Why shooter games are the wrong path
💡 How virtual worlds can lift humanity — if we build with intention
👣 It’s not about the tech. It’s about what you become when you take the headset off.
📌 Attached below.

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