Back to the office, hybrid or fully remote? I spoke to 1,000+ companies over the last 6 months to find out more about their plans This is what I learned [ a thread ] 💻🏠🌍

I've been focused on digital accessibility for a while now, and I've gotta say: I'm surprised and disappointed by how much of this should've been taught to me in school & in my books when I studied games & design. #a11y wasn't mentioned much. Everyone should learn about it early.

At PayPal, I once wasted $1M on a marketing segmentation to build personas. Here’s what we actually learned, plus what I now do instead. 👇🏼

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Join us! We'll be talking about the word of the week, 👾✨metaverse✨🤖, and more importantly, what this new era of world-aware computing really means for creators and makers. Use code UNITY21 to get a free pass!

Tuning into #FBConnect. Wondering how many times the word #metaverse will be used. But also… why does Zuck have a bottle of Sweet Baby Ray’s bbq sauce on his bookshelf?! Cannot unsee. 🍗 🍖 #xr #vr #ar

I did the thing. Feeling pretty good at my first time doing thing. Wordle 218 4/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Looking for designers, prototypers, researchers, and engineers to help build the future of VR/AR. If you’re interested in working with a highly collaborative team at Apple, please consider applying: apple.co/39owJN8 #xrjobs

This @GoogleStadia news hits differently than any of the VR/AR news I’d seen since leaving Daydream: blog.google/products/stadi…. 😞 Big hugs to all my Stadia friends, current and alumni. So much heart, talent, and really great player-centered work went into realizing the vision… 💔

I’m currently hiring two contractors, a UX designer and visual designer, to work on AR projects. If you’re interested or know someone who might be, please DM me for more information! #hiring #designer #ux #xr #xrjobs lnkd.in/gEx7UEmA

Back at GDC. Feels both familiar and new and familiar all at the same time. Hi, old and new, VR + AR + XR + RR + games friends… Learning how to do this conference thing again. Who’s (still) here? 🫠

Massive congrats to the 8th Wall, Niantic, Inc., and Liquid City teams for bringing to life Wol, a WebAR and AI experience that works on smartphones, computers, and mixed reality headsets. Check it out on your devices or at Augmented World Expo this week! lnkd.in/g4gF3qz2

Tim Cook’s “One more thing” announcement represented such a big moment for Apple, the XR industry, and for people who are able to find a meaningful role the Apple Vision Pro can play in their everyday lives. I don’t think folks who…lnkd.in/gqFe3XHN lnkd.in/gSaQY2-i

So very very happy to have worked on the Apple Vision Pro! Today has been a true long time coming for me and my team ❤️ apple.com/apple-vision-p…

Check out the talk we did with Israel Pastrana about designing interactions for eyes and hands! #WWDC23 developer.apple.com/videos/play/ww…

For you aspiring Vision Pro designers! 🥽 New Human Interface Guidelines for Vision Pro (we added ~60k words of wisdom!!) developer.apple.com/design/human-i… 🎨 Figma Vision Pro design kits developer.apple.com/design/resourc… 🍏App icon tool (for previewing juicy 3d icons) itunespartner.apple.com/assets/downloa…

I must say it’s a very interesting and detailed response. Wow!

Unfortunately I was included in today's layoff at #Niantic. Looking for the next thing asap. If you know of any open roles in games or interactive experiences, I'm looking for Senior/Lead/Principal UX designer or manager roles in LA or with remote options. #uxdesign #gamedevs

Today, Niantic Spatial introduces Scaniverse — our flagship product and the gateway to our spatial intelligence platform and Large Geospatial Model. Here’s what’s new: 🔹Scaniverse (iOS mobile + web): Capture once, generate multiple outputs—VPS maps, meshes, and Gaussian splats