Heilman & Haver - Episode 11 (Guest J.J. Ruscella)

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: J.J. Ruscella

JJ is Chief Immersive Officer and Executive Vice President for AccessVR.  He’s an innovator in immersive learning and experience design. Formerly Executive Director for the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning, in 2020, he led a Brain Trust for Virginia Governor Northam's Smart Communities initiative to build a Virtual City for Virginia, focusing on V-Commerce.

In 2002, he founded the Interactive Performance Lab at University of Central Florida, where he and his team designed one of the first live action simulation stages which would eventually be housed at Lincoln Center in 2016. 

Author, award winning film director, critically acclaimed theatre director, and producer, Ruscella has spent a lifetime deploying story across traditional and non-traditional mediums. Clients include: various divisions of the US government and military, corporations, healthcare systems, museums, and educational institutions.

More about J.J.:

Get a copy of his incredible book Kris: The Legend Begins

AccessVR.com (Coming soon)

SantaIsReal.com

COMING UP NEXT EPISODE: Matthew Turner, film journalist, co-host of the Fatal Attraction Podcast, co-author of the new book What To Watch When, and a film noir aficionado.