Fake Video & The Real Thing

Fake Video & The Real Thing

From It's Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch by ItsBatonRouge.la

March 1, 2026 · 30 min

About this episode

The episode explores the innovative work being done in Baton Rouge in virtual reality and its applications in various industries.

Today’s edition of Out to Lunch sits at the intersection of two big ideas: immersion and reach.  One guest is building virtual worlds for the world’s largest energy companies and the U.S. Air Force — right here in Baton Rouge. The other is shaping how millions of people around the globe experience the NFL — from a home office in Baton Rouge.  Both guests grew up in Louisiana, both left, both came back or stayed — and both are doing work that most people wouldn’t expect to find anchored in the Capital Region. The through-line is this: the future doesn’t always happen in Silicon Valley or New York. Sometimes it’s being built from a studio off Perkins Road and a home office in Baton Rouge. Today we’re talking about what it looks like when Louisiana shows up on the cutting edge. Cody Louviere grew up in Lake Charles dreaming about video games and ended up building simulations for the U.S. Air Force and ExxonMobil. He’s the founder of King Crow Studios , a Baton Rouge company that uses virtual reality, augmented reality and AI to train people on equipment worth tens of millions of dollars — without anyone…

People in this episode

Guest: Cody Louviere

Topics covered

  • virtual reality
  • augmented reality
  • AI
  • NFL
  • energy sector

Keywords

  • Baton Rouge
  • King Crow Studios
  • simulations
  • cutting edge technology

Mentioned in this episode

Products: King Crow Studios

Books & works: Out to Lunch

Places: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Capital Region, Silicon Valley, New York, Lake Charles, South

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