Join Cathy Hackl on the latest episode of the TechMagic podcast as she interviews Matthew Ball, CEO of Epyllion, Venture Partner, Senior Adviser at McKinsey, and best-selling author. In part one of the interview, Cathy and Matthew discuss whether AI is a bubble, the sustained growth of Nvidia, the convergence of entertainment and gaming at platforms like Disney and Netflix, and the role of brands in advertising in games. Cathy and Matthew also discuss the role of head-mounted devices in creating the Metaverse and the challenges of mass adoption at one end and a lack of resource allocation at the development end. Come for the Tech, stay for the Magic! Cathy Hackl Bio Cathy Hackl is a globally recognized tech & gaming executive, futurist, and speaker focused on spatial computing, virtual worlds, augmented reality, AI, strategic foresight, and gaming platforms strategy. She’s one of the top tech voices on LinkedIn and is the CEO of Spatial Dynamics, a spatial computing and AI solutions company, including gaming.   Cathy has worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Magic Leap, and HTC VIVE and has advised companies like Nike, Ralph Lauren, Walmart, Louis Vuitton, and Clinique on their emerging tech and gaming journeys. She has spoken at Harvard Business School, MIT, SXSW, Comic-Con, WEF Annual Meeting in Davos 2023, CES, MWC, Vogue’s Forces of Fashion, and more.  Cathy Hackl on LinkedIn Spatial Dynamics on LinkedIn Matthew Ball Bio “I spend my time thinking about the way technology is disrupting established business models and structures, identifying the next great company, and helping these companies grow.”  Matthew Ball is the CEO of Epyllion, a diversified holding company that makes angel investments, provides advisory services and produces television, films, and video games.  He is also a Venture Partner at Makers Fund, a Senior Advisor to KKR, and a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company, and he sits on the boards of numerous start-ups.  His first book, “The Metaverse”, was published in July 2022 and became an instant national and international bestseller. Ball is also an “Occasional Contributor” to The Economist, holds bylines at Bloomberg, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal, and wrote the August 8, 2022 cover story for Time Magazine.  Matthew Ball on LinkedIn Epyllion Group Website Matthew Ball Personal Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.