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02.01.2020

Beyond the Human VR

My friend and super talented collaborator Becky Lane gathered a team of amazing folks around an idea of an adventure nature program in virtual reality called Beyond the Human. She had been pitching…
11.21.2019

Uneven and Odd: AR Dance

I had a lot of fun collaborating with my friend Ty Turley on a live dance performance called Uneven and Odd where three dancers on stage were tracked with a Microsoft Azure Kinect sensor. I was in awe…
03.13.2019

MusicDiscoveryAR

Explore music in an augmented reality experience. In March, I flew out to Austin, Texas, and participated in the SXSW 2019 Hackathon focused on Music, VR/AR, AI and blockchain. This was a high-energy…
02.19.2019

Autism Sidekick

Autism Sidekick is a project focused on granting super powers to people living with ASD using augmented reality (AR). Powered by the Unity engine, the Autism Sidekick is an entry in the 2019 Unity for…
02.14.2019

Beatshade for Bose AR

Created for the Bose AR + Capital Factory 2019 Pitch Competition. Beatshade is a BoseAR app idea that lets you create and mix music with your head movements (gestures and spatial movements), using…
11.11.2018

Magic Leap Hackathon

After applying, I was invited to the AT&T Mixed Reality Hackathon with Magic Leap where developers, designers, storytellers and creators explored the world of Spatial Computing for a weekend in San…
10.29.2018

Sagan Planet Walk AR

With my friend Becky Lane of VisionLab360 we worked with the Ithaca Sciencenter to create an augmented reality experience for their refresh of the popular Sagan Planet Walk that starts in the Ithaca…
10.28.2018

GorgeKeep Portal AR Experience

For the Wizarding Weekend in 2018 in Ithaca, Becky Lane of VisionLab360 and I decided to create an augmented reality portal experience to go along with the in-person quests throughout the weekend. We…
09.13.2018

Machine Learning with Turi Create

Late last year, Apple released Turi Create open source to the public. Turi Create (formerly GraphLab Create) is a toolset for creating machine learning models for tasks such as image classification…
05.04.2018

Augmented Reality Painting

An augmented reality painting experience created for a restaurant event in Hong Kong added to our Magnet ViewAR iOS app. The user points their phone at the painting. The painting is recognized and an…
05.02.2018

Magnet ViewAR

In our startup we created a really interesting augmented reality app for iOS devices. We used ARKit, Swift, the Vision Framework and MLCore. Image targets are able to launch unique augmented reality…
10.06.2017

2017 Reality Virtually Hackathon

I participated in the 2017 Reality Virtually Hackathon at MIT Media Lab, the largest-ever immersive hackathon on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) and attracting sponsors like Samsung…
10.05.2017

AR Introduce

I participated in the 2017 Reality Virtually Hackathon at MIT Media Lab, the largest-ever immersive hackathon on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) and attracting sponsors like Samsung…
09.11.2017

Tech Valley Machine Learning, Data Science, and AI

With the organizer of the Tech Valley Machine Learning, Data Science, and AI meetup, Dan Elton, leaving the area for a post-doc position, I decided to step in as organizer to keep things going and…
05.08.2016

TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016

I competed in the 24-hour hackathon at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016. It was amazing seeing a gigantic room full of people coding throughout the night. The venue was amazing at the Brooklyn Cruise…
04.17.2016

Tech Valley AR/VR Gaming Hackathon

I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the Tech Valley AR/VR Gaming Hackathon in Troy, New York. It was incredible to be able to experiment with the various virtual reality technologies…
03.30.2016

TVGS Delhi Rickshaw

I recently joined the Tech Valley Game Space (TVGS) and participated in their first "Shark Tank" event where people present game ideas and the winning pitch gets access to volunteers to create a game…
11.22.2015

Startup Weekend Bali 2015

I attended and pitched one of my ideas at Startup Weekend Bali 2015 in Ubud, Bali, held at the coworking space there hubud. My idea, Design My Day, and pitch were well-received and I was able to…
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