Reality Bytes episode 24 — XR Catch up + Somnium Space, guests Artur and Shodah
About this episode
Eric, Todd, and Skeeva sit down with special guests Artur and Shodah from Somnium Space for a deep dive into one of VR's most ambitious open-world platforms. The pitch is simple but big: explore, create, own, and socialize together in a persistent virtual world without the walls other platforms put up.
Artur and Shodah walk the crew through what makes Somnium Space different — true ownership of what you build, a more open approach to the metaverse than the usual walled gardens, and a world built for people to actually hang out in, not just visit. The conversation covers where the platform is headed, what creators can do inside it, and why "open" is the word doing the heavy lifting in their vision for VR's future.
As always, it's a mix of hands-on demo talk and bigger-picture questions about where virtual worlds are going next. Grab a headset and see what Somnium Space is building.
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Reality Bytes – Episode 24
Chapters
- 00:00:00Opening Credits
- 00:01:51Eric welcomes Artur and Shodah from Somnium Space
- 00:02:47A bit of history and why they are still in VR
- 00:07:26Eric explains why VR is still a young industry
- 00:08:54The problem with hype
- 00:11:10Has standalone VR stalled immersive VR?
- 00:12:23The VR Winter
- 00:16:13The next phase of VR
- 00:22:05Praise for Apple Vision Pro
- 00:25:37Questions about Google XR
- 00:29:19Steam Frame and colour passthrough
- 00:30:06The Somnium VR1 headset
- 00:41:28A deep discussion about Somnium Space
- 00:54:48The Karma system
- 00:57:16Age verification in VR
- 01:07:33The potential of Reality Bytes in VR
- 01:10:05Wrapping Up
- 01:10:37Roll Credits