Spatial Assembly Events
We bring Spatial Computing experts together so that together we can learn ‘How to make Spatial Computing Not Sux!’ as Timoni West so well expresses.
Below are upcoming events, and previous events you can watch via our YouTube channel.
Join our next events:
Stay tuned! We’ve quite a few hosts lined up for future assemblies and are currently in the process of scheduling more throughout the rest of the year.
Keep an eye on our Eventbrite page for more info:
Watch our previous events:
#11. Torch AR team, designing in augmented reality — September 4th
The team from Torch AR hosted this assembly and spoke about their work building, and rebuilding, Torch AR. The goal has always been making the work of creators easier in the world of spatial computing.
#10. Tom Emrich, avatar adventurer — August 21st
Tom Emrich, former AWE and Super Ventures, has been working with augmented reality since 2009. He hosted a conversation about avatars and how augmented reality filters can and do effect us.
#9. Zach Lieberman, artist/coder — August 7th
zach lieberman (Instagram) shared his experience creating digital art with spatial computing. He creates art, works with commercial clients, and teaches at the School for Poetic Computation.
#8. Jessica Outlaw, tackling toxicity — July 25th
Jessica Outlaw hosted this assembly and presented some of her research on spatial computing culture and behavior. She asked the assembly what values will spatial computing technology encourage over time.
#7. Jesse Damiani, Curator, Journalist & Poet - July 10, 2019
Jesse Damiani (Twitter) hosted this assembly alongside digital artist Marjan and Doodlelens creator Aidan Wolf. The discussion prompt began with asking how artists can influence the future of spatial computing.
#6. Matt Miesnieks, CEO of 6D.ai — June 26, 2019
Matt Miesnieks is co-founder and CEO of 6D.ai, tackling the first steps to making semantic maps of the world in real time using a smartphone camera, and a founding partner of Super Ventures, which invests solely in AR startups.
#5. Jon Lax, Head of Design AR/VR at Facebook — May 29, 2019
Jon Lax, Head of Design AR/VR at Facebook, discusses designing for Spatial Computing. Due to technical difficulties the audio for this talk has been lost. You can find a brief write up and notable quotes here:
#4. Timoni West, Director of Unity Labs — May 15, 2019
timoni west, Director of XR at Unity discusses ‘How is Spatial Computing going to impact our daily life?’.
#3. Avi Bar-Zeev, HoloLens co-founder — May 1, 2019
Avi Bar-Zeev Avi Bar-Zeev (Twitter), AR/VR legend and leader of many AR & Games at Microsoft Hololens, Apple, Amazon, Second Life, Google Earth, and Disney.
#2. Kent Bye, Omniscient podcaster VR/AR — April 17, 2019
Kent Bye is the host of the Voices of VR podcast and discusses the ethical implications of spatial computing.
#1. Keiichi Matsuda, Paul Hoover and James Powderly April 3, 2019
Keiichi Matsuda hosted the very first Spatial Assembly to co-present Mirror World Bill of Rights with Paul Hoover, Design Director at Oculus (previously, Artefact) and James Powderly, Director of User Interaction and User Experience at Magic Leap.
If you would like to host a Spatial Assembly, please contact Silka Miesnieks, silka@adobe.com. Thanks!
