Ep 1: “Frame Switch” feat. Eric Espig

Welcome to the Digital Doha Podcast, our brand new series focused on bringing listeners topical segments and informative conversations with local experts exploring the cutting-edge of emerging media happening in the dynamic international capital that is Doha. Hosted by Spencer Striker, Digital Media prof at Northwestern Qatar, and co-hosted by Natasha Das, Media Info & Tech student at NU-Q. 

We’re thrilled to present our first guest of the season, Eric Espig, managing director of the Digital Advancement and Media Applications Lab at Northwestern Qatar, which is a digital innovation lab that pioneers media research and interactive storytelling. 

He has over two decades experience in the creative industry, starting out as an artist and musician, and now working in digital media. Most recently, Eric was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Foundation grant to complete a "journalism empathy" tool that is a VR product called Frame Switch, launched in 2020. We hope you enjoy our conversation with one of Doha’s leading innovators in the emerging space of AR/VR Design. 

Hosted by: Spencer Striker, PhD

Co-hosted by: Natasha Das

Special Guest: Eric Espig

Producer: Shaikha Alkubaisi

Editor: Ayah Mohamedain

Social Media Lead: Samson Mbogo

Music and Sound Effects: Courtesy of Epidemic Music

Official links for Special Guest, Eric Espig

https://vgagallery.org/frame-switch

https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/directory/profiles/espig-eric.html

https://twitter.com/e5pi6

https://www.instagram.com/espig/?hl=en

Official website and social media links for the Digital Doha Podcast

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The Digital Doha Podcast is supported by funding from the Qatar National Research Foundation, Grant ID #: NPRP12S-0227-190165