EY 13 WHAT THE TECH? with Matt Ward
EY 13 WHAT THE TECH? – with Matt Ward With Technology evolving before our very eyes, it was awesome to speak with WorldStage’s Chief Technologist, Matt Ward. We talked about adapting technology to create something new, collaboration and competition w/in the industry, what Producers can do to embrace the tech, and the evolution and incorporation of AR, VR, and XR into the events world and beyond. Matt Ward LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ward-489164/ Email: Matthew.Ward@WorldStage.com WorldStage Website: https://www.worldstage.com/ Terri Walters Twitter: @TerriLWalters - https://twitter.com/TerriLWalters LinkedIn: @TerriLWalters - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrilwalters/ Email: Terri@MoonfishProduction.com Event Yak Website: https://www.eventyak.com/podcast Facebook: @TheEventYak - https://www.facebook.com/TheEventYak/ Email: terri@eventyak.com Moonfish Production, Ltd. Website: www.moonfishproduction.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonfish-production-ltd-/ Facebook: @MoonfishCreative - https://www.facebook.com/MoonfishCreative/ Email: info@MoonfishProduction.com Episode 13 By the Numbers: 00:00 | Terri Walters Meet Matt Ward: Chief Technologist, WorldStage. 05:43 | Matt Ward On being a Chief Technologist – adapting technology to create something new. 12:45 | Terri Walters What’s the process and timeline for bringing a new technological idea to fruition? 19:07 | Terri Walters / Matt Ward On managing and interacting with creative teams. 22:52 | Matt Ward Gaming platforms/engines are the operating system for what’s coming next: AR, VR, XR, Mixed Reality … What’s the digital future? What’s the compelling, interesting middle ground between Zoom and an XR production? 26:10 | Terri Walters What can the general, event-goer public expect coming out of the COVID-19 lockdown? 30:35 | Matt Ward The roots of my inspiration. My journey of becoming uninhibited by technology. 33:40 | Terri Walters What can Producers do to embrace new technology? How can they best deal with their clients’ technological needs. 40:57 | Matt Ward How to operate in a zero-collaboration-industry, that’s now changing.
