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XR in practice: the engineering challenges of extending reality

Podcast host Scott Shaw and Birgitta Boeckeler | Podcast guest Cam Jackson and Kuldeep Singh
September 08, 2022 | 39 min 01 sec

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Brief summary

Extended Reality technology — XR — has had a lot of hype in recent years thanks to the concept of the metaverse. But bold visions of the future can obscure the reality of what engineers and organizations are doing today.

 

In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Scott Shaw and Birgitta Boeckeler are joined by Cam Jackson and Kuldeep Singh to discuss the XR work Thoughtworks has been doing with clients. Together they explore what it means for engineers and how the future of the technology might evolve.

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