Where are you right now At home In the car In a coffee shop At school It doesn t matter. Wherever you are, with a small piece of consumer electronic equipment you could also be sitting at the table with Peter Ricchiuti at Commander s Palace. Or Peter could be sitting next to you in the car, or in your kitchen. This cutting edge hologram technology is based in what s called Virtual Reality. It s not science fiction. It s coming soon to a Best Buy near you. One of the pioneers of Virtual Reality in New Orleans is Peter s guest today on Out to Lunch Ryan Becnel from R and D Design. When you re in Best Buy looking at the boxes of VR equipment, the boxes might be looking back at you. That s courtesy of cutting edge consumer behavior observation technology from a New Orleans company called Grok and Banter. The company s founder, Staacy Cannon, is also Peter s guest on this edition of Out to Lunch. We re talking cutting edge technology that s changing the virtual world and the real world, from right here in New Orleans, on Out to Lunch. Photos at Commander s Palace restaurant by Alison Moon.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.