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Crazy Tech At CES
10 Jan 2020
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Crazy Tech At CES

by Kris Abel
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Here’s my picks of some of the crazy tech innovations on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. h and check out this fun, behind-the-scenes reaction.h...
Watch My Google Stadia Review & Fun VR Picks
20 Nov 2019
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Watch My Google Stadia Review & Fun VR Picks

by Kris Abel
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This week on Global News Morning I offered my review of Stadia, Google’s new video game stremin service, and shared with Jennifer Valentyne and Liem Vu new vrtual reality experiences about The Berlin Wall....
Mindfullness & Virtual Reality With Lillian Chan & Gabby Passos
10 Nov 2017
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Mindfullness & Virtual Reality With Lillian Chan & Gabby Passos

by Kris Abel
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Kris Abel chats with Lillian Chan and Gabriella Kim Passos about their virtual reality and mindfulness project called Yumi and Boom. Making its debut at the Reel Asian International Film Festival, Yumi and Boom is open to the public November 9th – 18th. For more i...
Ivan Reitman – In Conversation At The House Of Crouse
12 Jul 2017
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Ivan Reitman – In Conversation At The House Of Crouse

by Kris Abel
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The extended, full length version of my conversation with Ivan Reitman is part of this week’s House Of Crouse. Come hang out and listen to actor James Cromwell discuss his activism adventures and Ivan Reitman discuss his Ghostbusters:Dimension Virtual Reality and ...
The Richard Crouse Show Features My Chat With Ivan Reitman
04 Jul 2017
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The Richard Crouse Show Features My Chat With Ivan Reitman

by Kris Abel
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On this week’s episode of The Richard Crouse Show I join the panel to discuss a number of topics and share an interview I did with film director and producer Ivan Reitman about his latest projects, a virtual reality ride called Ghostbusters: Dimension. For more in...
The Highway of Tears VR with Director Lisa Jackson
16 Oct 2016
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The Highway of Tears VR with Director Lisa Jackson

by Kris Abel
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Here we present the full discussion between Kris Abel and filmmaker Lisa Jackson about her Virtual Reality documentary exploring the Highway of Tears murder cases in British Columbia, commissioned by the CBC’s The Current. You can try the experience at this year&#...
Converting Animation Into VR with NFB Director Jelena Popovic
28 Aug 2016
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Converting Animation Into VR with NFB Director Jelena Popovic

by Kris Abel
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Here we present the full version of Kris Abel’s interview with Jelena Popovic, VR producer on Minotaur for The National Film Board of Canada. She shares the process of taking Munro Ferguson’s animated film Minotaur and Kid Koala’s soundtrack and conver...
Scanning Sculptures With Art Gallery of Ontario’s Lisa Ellis
24 May 2016
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Scanning Sculptures With Art Gallery of Ontario’s Lisa Ellis

by Kris Abel
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Lisa Ellis, conservator at the Art Gallery of Ontario, joins us to share her international investigation into the Boxwood micro-sculptures. Crafted 500 years ago, little is known about who made the astonishingly detailed wooden items that often bear a religious theme, a...
The Remarkable Women Who’ve Won Sci-Tech Oscars
01 Mar 2016
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The Remarkable Women Who’ve Won Sci-Tech Oscars

by Kris Abel
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To complement the issue of diversity that has dominated the conversation around this year’s Oscars, we look at the Academy’s Scientific-Technical Awards to profile the embarrassingly short list of women who have won during the ceremony’s 18 year histor...
Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan & Lilly Wyden of Instagram
27 Jan 2016
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Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan & Lilly Wyden of Instagram

by Kris Abel
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The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s new Minister of Science joins us this week to discuss science institutions, social media, and the need to inspire more women to take an interest in science. kirstyduncan.liberal.ca/ www.instagram.com/sciencemin/ Lilly Wyden o...
NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson & #GivingTuesday
03 Dec 2015
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NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson & #GivingTuesday

by Kris Abel
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She’s been given the Medal of Freedom. We share the inspiring story of NASA mathematician and physicist Katherine Johnson who joined the space agency during the height of segregation to play an influential role in the Apollo missions. www.nasa.gov/feature/katherin...
Virtual Reality Architect & Dancing Engineer Layla Mah
11 Nov 2015
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Virtual Reality Architect & Dancing Engineer Layla Mah

by Kris Abel
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She is the inventor of LiquidVR for chipmaker AMD, a new technology that will counteract the effects of motion sickness in virtual reality systems. We chat with Layla Mah about what causes some people to feel queasy in movie experiences and explore her sense of adventur...
Clara Venice, Nobel Winner YouYou Tu, & Cranberry VR
13 Oct 2015
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Clara Venice, Nobel Winner YouYou Tu, & Cranberry VR

by Kris Abel
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This week Kris Abel introduces What She Said’s Christine Bentley, Sharon Caddy, and Kate Wheeler to… Electronic pop musician Clara Venice is our in-studio guest. We talk with her about using 72 instruments to record her new album Electric Dream and her use o...
Virtual Reality & Online Movies At TIFF
15 Sep 2015
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Virtual Reality & Online Movies At TIFF

by Kris Abel
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This week Kris Abel introduces What She Said’s Christine Bentley, Sharon Caddy, and Kate Wheeler to… From the Toronto International Film Festival we explore the growing digital changes to the festival scene. Jody Sugrue, Director of Digital for TIFF, discuss...
Metro Reviews: Insidious Oculus Rift, Seveneves,
30 May 2015
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Metro Reviews: Insidious Oculus Rift, Seveneves,

by Kris Abel
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Here’s my Metro News reviews for the week of May 25th Seveneves Kindle/iBooks/Kobo By Neal Stephenson When the Moon mysteriously implodes it triggers a race to save humanity by expanding the International Space Station into an emergency off-world retreat. This is ...
First Live Birth Using Virtual Reality And Pop-Up book Machines
17 Mar 2015
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First Live Birth Using Virtual Reality And Pop-Up book Machines

by Kris Abel
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Skip to the 1:26 mark to listen. This week Kris Abel introduces What She Said’s Christine Bentley, Sharon Caddy, and Kate Wheeler to… Kelli Anderson, a digital paper designer who working on a pop-up book full of working paper machines including a planetarium...
Exploring Issues Of Rape Through VR, Managing Relationships With Wearables
03 Feb 2015
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Exploring Issues Of Rape Through VR, Managing Relationships With Wearables

by Kris Abel
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Skip to the 1:25 mark to listen. This week Kris Abel introduces What She Said’s Christine Bentley, Sharon Caddy, and Kate Wheeler to… Film director Rose Troche who kicked off a new Oculus Rift Virtual Reality series called Perspective that will place viewers...
Virtual Reality-Aided Surgery, Baby Trackers, And Homemade Electric Play-dough
26 Aug 2014
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Virtual Reality-Aided Surgery, Baby Trackers, And Homemade Electric Play-dough

by Kris Abel
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This week Kris Abel introduces What She Said’s Christine Bentley, Sharon Caddy, and Kate Wheeler to… Severely anxious about having knee surgery, Josefa Ramírez has become the first person to enter virtual reality during the operation as a way of coping. By s...
Facebook’s Futuristic Plans For Virtual Reality Headsets
31 Mar 2014
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Facebook’s Futuristic Plans For Virtual Reality Headsets

by Kris Abel
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With Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of virtual realiy company Oculus VR making headlines several people have asked me to explain the story right from the begining so here you go. If you’re already familiar and simply want my thoughts, feel free to skip ah...
Psychology Technology: Coping Virtually With Phobia, Addiction, and Schizophrenia
11 Feb 2014
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Psychology Technology: Coping Virtually With Phobia, Addiction, and Schizophrenia

by Kris Abel
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We perceive our world more and more through digital senses. It’s there in the way we map it, scan it, and digitize it into video games. It’s no surprise then that therapists are exploring new technologies for tools and exercises to help people cope with their fears and ...