XR Guild NYC Speaker Night @ Brooklyn Navy Yard

Join us once again at Brooklyn Navy Yard for a night of community and discovery! Here's the walking directions from the gate. https://maps.app.goo.gl/iUTDWzpCRSBFWRPB9?g_st=ic FEATURING Presentations from... Aike Akhigbe https://www.linkedin.com/in/aike-akhigbe/ A New York-based experience designer and creative technologist from Lagos Nigeria working at the intersection of spatial design, technology, and storytelling. Interested in communicating the material effects of complex phenomena and socio-spatial narratives on social interactions through engaging experiences, Aike extended her spatial practice to incorporate new representation tools in media technology from code, electronics, and game engines. Combining her background in architecture and media she is focused on interactive installations, immersive storytelling, and connected experiences that bridge the physical and digital to inform and engage. Jahanzeb Safder Khawaja https://www.kcrstudio.com/ Jahanzeb Safder Khawaja is a creative director, technologist, and the Founder of Karachi Community Radio. He has produced, programmed, and premeditated many trends in hybrid audio-visual production. He has also won the Mozilla Builders OpenLab Award, produced Pakistan’s first Boiler Room independently, and has programmed XR shows and the first fully 3D Meta Human music video using Unreal Engine in Pakistan. Jahanzeb has archived and produced over 100+ contemporary and traditional artists across mediums, championing community and experimentation. Meredith Binnette https://meredithbinnette.com/ Meredith is a Brooklyn-based Creative Technologist with a background in animation. Her freelance work involves collaborating closely with clients such as Snap and Meta to test beta features, learning to speak the language of both designers and developers to bring their vision to life. Currently, Meredith is finishing up her Master's degree at IDM NYU, researching how technology can help us better understand art. Michael Coney https://www.mouseholestudios.com/ Michael Coney is an immersive storyteller and creative technologist. He has worked with various organizations such as Arup US, Columbia University's Digital Storytelling Lab, The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. With education from the Purchase College (B.A) and NYU's Integrated Design and Media M.S., Michael is working to break new grounds in storytelling using emerging technology, narrative environments, and digital media. Many of his projects center ideas of human connection, media technology, metaphysics, and the self. He has won awards at M.I.T., The Hudson Valley Tech Festival, and Lower Manhattan HQ in various disciplines including augmenting the human body, emerging technology, film, and experience design. Ralph Roma https://www.ralphroma.com/ Ralph has been a passionate explorer in the world of immersive technologies since 2016. His journey began as a 3D Artist in the XR space. His enthusiasm for immersive technologies is not just confined to creating visually stunning 3D art; for Coco VR, Elixir and Dubai's Expo Xplorer App. This exposure has not only enhanced his expertise in game engines but also deepened his appreciation for the complexity and interconnectedness of every element in creating immersive environments. For Ralph, it's not just about crafting impressive 3D content; it's about grasping the bigger picture and ensuring each component synergizes to bring virtual worlds to life. Demos from... Luma AI https://lumalabs.ai/ Luma's mission is to enable everyone to capture and experience the world in lifelike 3D. To bring about the next step function change in how we share memories, explore products, and spaces on the internet. To propel photos and videos into our mixed-reality 3D future. **************** The XR Guild is a 501(c)3 nonprofit made of professionals working in Spatial Computing (including XR, AI and the Metaverse). Our mission is to provide resources, organization, mentorship, and a common set of ethical principles to help all achieve the most ethical outcomes. We are 100% volunteer run, and do the work of building towards the mission, accepting and respecting anyone who feels aligned with our principles. Join us via discord: https://discord.gg/bd5QsJ26hr