Vortex, Part 1 – the Future of Immersive Experience - a podcast by Other World Computing

Ed Lantz and Mark Laisure, from the team at Vortex Immersion Media, join OWC RADiO host Cirina Catania. They share their experience working with Dr. Jancy McPhee, and Larry O'Connor of OWC, to help bring the Humans in Space Art Competition to the world.



Go under the hood with Vortex Immersion Media as Ed and Mark explain how they have created next-generation immersive entertainment journeys with a focus on more profound and meaningful experiences with positive social impact. Their ever-popular"Mesmerica"immersive visual and musical journey features the music of James Hood and has been playing to sold-out audiences since its inception.





Ed LantzEd Lantz is the Founder, President and CTO, Vortex Immersion Media, an entertainment technology engineer and immersive experience designer. He designs 360 digital dome venues and produces and directs those experiences.







Mark LaisureJoining him is Mark Laisure, the CEO of Vortex Immersion Media. He is one of the world's leading designers of transformative 360 immersive entertainment and an inspirational speaker, producer, and C0-Host of The Life Changes Radio Show and Live Event Series. Mark focuses on sharing and embracing"change"to"do life better."In this interview, you will learn how Vortex collaborated with Jancy and Larry O'Connor to create the Humans in Space Arts awards ceremony. This unique event enabled guests to share an immersive experience that was indeed out of this world.







In This Episode00:40 - Cirina introduces Ed Lantz, the Founder, President and CTO of Vortex Immersion Media, and Mark Laisure, the CEO of Vortex Immersion Media.04:27 - Ed talks about the Humans in Space Art Celebration event.10:16 - Mark points out how Jancy McPhee, the executive director of SciArt, made the Humans in Space Art event happen.15:40 - Mark shares the interests and vision that him and Ed both share since the day they started working together at Vortex.21:10 - Visit vortexdomes.com to check out Vortex’s transformative 360º immersive entertainment experiences.



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OWC Radio is sponsored by Other World Computing, delivering perfectly tailored workflow solutions for every tech user with trusted storage, connectivity software, and expansion products and 24 seven us base technical support. OWC believes in making a better world where technology inspires imagination, and everything is possible. Find your solution at macsales.com.This is Cirina Catania with OWC Radio. We are part of the Vortex team with me today. We've got Ed Lantz, who is the founder, president, and the CTO and Mark Laisure, who is the CEO. Now, Ed Lantz is an entertainment technology engineer and immersive experience designer. He designs the digital dome venues and produces and directs these 360 experiences. And we're going to talk a little bit more about what the dome is. And Mark, you are the CEO, and I was sleuthing around about you, and you have another life. You're an inspirational speaker and a producer, and you co-host The Life Changes Show. I just think it's wonderful that both of you are such positive, caring people in an industry that can sometimes be tough. And I was actually watching some of the exit interviews with people that had seen Mesmerica, and they were talking about how much it just changed their lives. So let's talk for a minute though, and this is part one for those listening in, this is part one of a two-part interview with Vortex, and I want to start out by talking about how we all met through OWC and the Humans in Space Art Celebration. Vortex was one of the major sponsors as well as OWC, so can you guys tell us how you met Larry O'Connor and the folks OWC?



ML: Absolutely. I wanted to follow up on that question. We've been very excited about this relationship that's growing with OWC and with the SciArt team. [Satori Pon], who has been working with OWC, actually is a longtime friend of mine and friend of Vor...

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