Celebrating a Milestone: Part II

500 Part 2 in gold letters and numbers against a black background with gold skyrockets — (Royalty-free images and lettering from Gerd Altmann and Pixabay.)

As we celebrate Over Coffee®’s 500th episode, we’ve had a very enviable “problem”.

Too many great guests, and great stories, to include everyone in ONE episode!

Consequently, here is our second installment of our Show 500 special.

Thank you again to all the incredible interview guests who generously took the time to share their stories, and we’re looking forward to spotlighting many more creative innovators at the intersection of art and science.

Here, as before, is a list of the resources and links in this special-edition episode:

Prothea Kenya – Nairobi-based prosthetics provider which 3D prints prosthetic devices for amputees;

Makers Making Change – Initiative of Canada-based nonprofit Neil Squire Society, which empowers Canadians with disabilities by pairing them with makers to create assistive technologies;

(Here, in addition, is a link to their adaptive gaming resources, which include GAME Checkpoints and Game Kits.)

Calico Robot (University of Maryland Department of Computer Science) – small wearable robot;

Cedars-Sinai Virtual Medicine Conference;

Dr. Brennan Spiegel (Cedars-Sinai Director of Health Services Research; author, VRx, and Gravity);

Paige Dansinger, futurist, Director, XR Women Museum, Founding Director, Better World Museum and Horizon Art Museum, and award-winning community builder/artist/educator;

Sara “Tink” Mapelli, “Bee Queen”, Artopia founder, worldbuilder, virtual event host, artist and energy alignment specialist;

Ferryman Collective, Emmy-Award-winning (along with a boatload of other awards!) independent theatre company specializing in live performances in virtual reality;

Helen Lundstrom Erwin, Auggie Award-nominated first historical novelist in the metaverse;

Stemuli, first gamified educational system in the metaverse, now pioneering the world’s first AI-native learning platform;

Victory XR, immersive hands-on educational VR platform which includes VXRLabs and HoloTutor;

MedMicroMaps, interactive VR microbiology training which includes the game, MicrobeXR, now available on the Meta store;

Africa VR Campus and Center, Kiambu, Kenya-based educational innovators using VR, AR and XR to empower youth throughout Africa;

IMMERSIVE X Global Annual VR Festival, a free three-day event, entirely in virtual space, dedicated to exploring the ways immersive technologies can reshape our future.