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Founder, Innovator, engineer and artist.

Santa Cruz, CA
Joined June 2009
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I wrote a technical blog about our @inworld #GDC2024 Ambassador demo which I wrote in Unreal using Inworld's AI Powered NPC engine: inworld.ai/blog/mutations-go…. Check it the short preview trailer and come chat with me about it at our booth at GDC!
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I previously shared a personal post about my work on this but retweeting the official one now :)
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We have officially launched! Make sure to watch the intro talk in this linked blog post.... I'm the first person you will see (introducing Justin) ---- 🩷🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Go Lightship 3!
Lightship ARDK 3.0 is now available in Public Beta! Now you can start building with @unity AR Foundation compatibility, streamlined workflows for creating location-based AR, and Playback Support and more. Download now: lightship.dev/blog/lightship…
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Filip Iliescu retweeted
We’ll be at the Game Developers Conference for 2 days of AR workshops and office hours. Join us for “AR Everywhere: Powered by Niantic Lightship.” 🤝Chat with industry leaders 🧠Learn about the Lightship platform 🏗️Build out your own projects 🔗RSVP: bit.ly/3L94oLo
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Looking forward to more this coming week! Phase 2, here we go!
It's going to be an especially fun ~week for those participating in the AI+AR hackathon we're hosting across Niantic offices starting today, will be sharing updates here and on our blog nianticlabs.com/news/explori…
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Initial version of a #NianticAR @NianticEng @LightshipAR Hackathon project loading a character using @inworld onto VPS Wayspot at the ferry building. @portemantho and I are talking to this salty sailor!
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Made with Niantic’s Lightship platform! Come visit us at GDC to get an inside peek from the game developers behind Niantic’s AR masterpiece! eventbrite.com/e/56875648495…
Sign up now to claim your unique Peridot on launch day - May 9.
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Sign up now to claim your unique Peridot on launch day - May 9.
Hi, friends! We’re so excited to announce that Peridot will be available May 9. Pre-register now on iOS and Android! #PlayPeridot 🥳 signup.playperidot.com/
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Announcing our #niantic Lightship program at #gdc2023! If you are interested in #ar #augmentedreality development we have a number of sessions just for you! Or just stop by and say hello! eventbrite.com/e/ar-everywhe…
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Let's goooo! Join this beginner friendly developer event and jump into @LightshipAR 🚀😍 1⃣Register for the Templates Challenge 2⃣Remix a Template to make it your own 3⃣Submit your project by July 10th 4⃣Join a special Q&A with @johnhanke Get started! lightship.lenslist.co/
Replying to @johnhanke
@johnhanke will host a private metaverse session if we hit 100 submissions for the Templates Challenge 🔥🔥🔥 let’s do this devs!
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Proud to be working on this. Go dubs!
Ball is life — even in the real-world metaverse. 🏀 Take your game to the next level with #AllWorld. Pre-register today: nbaallworld.com/ @nbaallworld
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Getting closer to releasing a new @LightshipAR VPS video, so far the plan is this week, stay tuned #AR 🥳🚀
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Thurston High School. Columbine High School. Heritage High School. Deming Middle School. Fort Gibson Middle School. Buell Elementary School. Lake Worth Middle School. University of Arkansas. Junipero Serra High School. Santana High School. Bishop Neumann High School.
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/se…
Can’t believe this is real - all those beautiful children. My heart is broken this morning. We need to stop this shit.
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Rather than a place to escape into, our vision of the “real world” metaverse is one where people interact together outdoors. nianticlabs.com/blog/lightsh…
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Across the country, parents are putting their children to bed, reading stories, singing lullabies—and in the back of their minds, they’re worried about what might happen tomorrow after they drop their kids off at school, or take them to a grocery store or any other public space.
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