Serial entreprenerd and team builder. Technology architect. Software designer. Writer, speaker, trainer. My career focus has been making software smarter for users while leveraging technology to enable new forms of communication. Designed/developed over 200 commercial software products reaching over 50 million users on desktop, mobile and tablet devices. I have delivered numerous technology innovations including artificial intelligence in consumer products – multimedia – hybrid online/offline CD-ROMs – interactive multimedia on the internet – real-time character animations – factory to consumer personalized plush toy design - 5G enabled AR streaming. Many projects were category creators – opening up new markets with long tail opportunities. Positions: Senior Director, Next Generation Devices at Deutsche Telekom (2024 - Present), Telekom Ambassador at Deutsche Telekom (2021 - Present), Senior Director, XR & Spatial Computing at Deutsche Telekom (2021 - 2024), Senior Director, Spatial Computing at Deutsche Telekom (2019 - 2020), Director, Immersive Technology, 5G at Deutsche Telekom (2019 - 2019), Director, Immersive Technology at Deutsche Telekom (2018 - 2018), Lead AR/VR Developer and Architect at Deutsche Telekom (2016 - 2017), Co-Founder at Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences (2024 - Present), Technology and Business Mentor at hubraum (2018 - Present), Advisor at Petaverse Network (2022 - Present), Founding Member at Open AR Cloud (2018 - Present), Advisor at Sequoia Sake Company (2015 - Present), Advisor at eyecandylab (acquired by Accedo) (2019 - 2023), CTO, Board Member at Fat Red Couch (2013 - 2016), CTO & Chief Product Officer, Advisory Council at Trajectory, Inc. (2011 - 2013), Co-Founder, CTO at NetToons, Inc. (2008 - 2012) Skills: Mobile Devices, Mobile Applications, Augmented Reality, Multimedia, User Interface Design, User Experience, Product Management, Artificial Intelligence, Business Development, Information Architecture, Cloud Computing, Start-ups, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Technology, Digital Media, Software Development, Web Development, Social Media, Product Development, Software Design, Computer Vision, Competitive Analysis, Product Design, Business Strategy, User Interface, Technical Writing, Video Games, Agile Methodologies, Blockchain, Strategic Partnerships, Leadership, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, 5G, Start-up Environments, Product Strategy, Comic Books, Casual Games, User Experience (UX), Edge Computing, Spatial Computing Recent Posts: Please consider backing this campaign to preserve the history of virtual worlds. Decades of hard work need recognition! See the crowdfunding link below. Holy @!#$!@% - this is one of the best conversational voice interfaces I've ever experienced! Can't wait to see this running on wearable devices. https://lnkd.in/gR52qm6n Tip: When you're finished with the demo, press End Call. You will then get the option of downloading the recording of your session. ✳️ Attention, innovators, tech enthusiasts and ecosystem leaders!🚨Here is your chance to connect with us in Barcelona (3.3. - 6.3.2025) 🔥 From AI, Network Technology Innovation to Green Energy: Witness hubraum's Game-Changers revolutionize the Future of Technology and Business at #4YFN Barcelona! 🔥 ▪️ 9 visionary startups ▪️ Cutting-edge AI solutions ▪️ Sustainable energy breakthroughs ▪️ Want to dive deeper? Schedule a face-to-face with the #T-Labs and #hubraum dream team at Mobile World Congress! Connect & book a personal meeting: ▪️https://lnkd.in/dnNf593w More information: ▪️https://lnkd.in/d7pbt8vW Where to find hubraum at Mobile World Congress? 📍Join us at 4YFN, Hall 8.1, Stand B44 - let’s exchange & ignite new ideas! Meet the Founders: 🌐 Connecting Visionaries: Top Startups Shine at 4YFN Barcelona! Don't miss this chance to shape the future of tech.🌍 #MWC #4YFN #Innovation Riccardo Pascotto Constanze Kettlitz-Profe Verena Dillenburg Jerzy Grzesiak Magda Franke Exciting opportunity to join T-Mobile’s Strategy & Corporate Development team as a Sr. Corporate Strategy Manager! If you’re passionate about shaping the future of wireless, driving high-impact strategic initiatives, and working with top talent in a fast-paced environment, check out this role: https://lnkd.in/gEac52J2 Know someone who could be a great fit? I'm open to referrals - feel free to reach out! #Hiring #CorporateStrategy #StrategyJobs #TMobile "Wir sind die Telekom Botschafter" - ehrenamtlich seit stolzen 10 Jahren! Wir sind #werkstolz euch endlich den "Ambassador Image Film" zu präsentieren und sind gespannt auf eure Reaktionen zu diesem exklusiven Einblick hinter die Kulissen unserer Arbeit. Wir geben unserer Bewegung ein Gesicht und möchten euch mit einer Welle magenta Spirit mitreißen. Zum 10-jährigen Geburtstag der "Telekom Botschafter" Community erscheint 2025 endlich dieser Image Film. Wir antworten mit diesem Video auf häufig gestellte Fragen: Was genau kann ich mir darunter vorstellen? Was machen wir eigentlich? Und welche Wirkung haben wir auf unser Umfeld und für die Marke "Telekom"? Und wer nun Feuer gefangen hat und auch Teil unserer Community werden möchte - und dafür musst Du nicht mal bei der Telekom arbeiten - der kann mich jederzeit ansprechen. Jeder kann als Telekom Botschafter #dabei sein! Wir freuen uns auf Dich! Jetzt will ich von euch wissen: Habt ihr euch das so vorgestellt? Seid ihr auch Corporate Influencer oder könnt euch vorstellen einer zu werden? Ist der magenta Funke übergesprungen? Tatsache ist: "We won't stop until everyone is connected." Credits Besonderer Dank geht an die Gastredner Tim Höttges, Birgit Bohle und Niek Jan Van Damme Die Stimmen der Botschafter sind Anja Kusch, Alexander Luyken, Nicole Hochwald, Rokas Žukauskas aka „Rocky“, Barbaros Kaman, Sophia Fellenberg Pawel Dillinger, Stefanie von Gostomski Stefanie Clement-Kriebel, Markus Hylinski, Lorita Djemaili, Aaron Rodrigo Hernandez Toimil, Shakil Awan und Angus Emery Danke an das Filmteam, dass ihr das möglich gemacht habt mit eurer Energie: Mirko Kroll, Michael Faber, Patrick Werner #lovemagenta #magentalove #telekombotschafter #telekomambassador #value #brand #telekomwall #Werkstolz #magenta #proudtobet #Corporateinfluencer #Connectingyourworld Tricia Fernandez, PMP Aileen Tina Hufschmidt Marcos Antonio Rodriguez González Peterle Sky I met Ramses Alcaide at a VR event in 2017 about a year into my journey at Deutsche Telekom and it was clear to me then that he had a really solid vision for BCI's potential. I happily became a "VIP Early Bird" backer on IndieGogo in 2021. After near 4 years of patiently waiting, I'm truly excited to get my hands on my Neurable MW75...BCI is the true human interface for AI and I'm excited about its potential. Good things come to those who wait. A few years ago, I coined the term "GenXR" to reflect the idea of real-time GenAI services being used to create an XR experience on the fly. (See the pinned "Meet the Great Magisto" video in my profile for a demo of this concept.) But... A bigger part of the story I was communicating internally was the idea of the era of Augmented Intelligence was upon us and most specifically, that in the very near future, software engineers would become imagineers - using their imagination instead of direct coding skills to create software. A great example of this is this week's mobile phone release of Replit Agent (https://lnkd.in/g3ED_2zy). I hypothesized in late 2023 that we would soon see the ability for consumers to imagine into existence their own software applications so conveniently that these apps would be disposable (because the value of maintaining a code base would be diminished by the massive convenience of simply re-imagining the experience. Shout out to SpongeBob SquarePants). It's still early days, and we still have to work and validate the actual code, but it's exciting to see this advancement. Here's a great overview of DeepSeek R1 which is getting a lot of news today. (Matthew Berman does great AI videos on YouTube) What if your #AI idea could power the networks of tomorrow? Now is your last chance to apply for the T Challenge 2025 which is calling on innovators to shape the future with Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile! From smarter networks to game-changing customer experiences, we’re looking for breakthroughs that will transform telecommunications - and you could be at the center of it all. 🎯 What's in it for you? - A chance to showcase your ideas to industry leaders. - Potential for long-term collaboration with one of the world's largest telcos. - €450,000 prize pool to boost your innovation. This is more than a challenge - it’s your opportunity to make your mark. Read more & apply before January 31st: https://t-challenge.com/ Tan Le and team EMOTIV are at the forefront of #BCI - they have done many many years of hard work to deliver exciting products like this. I am en route to #CES2025 with a very specific focus on next generation devices - pins, pendants, rings, bracelets, gloves, glasses, necklaces, belt buckles, robots, local edge devices, and I’m sure much much more! Let’s see if I can make it through all my goal booths and private demo suites by the end of the week. I will post especially interesting items in my LinkedIn feed as I go. Feel free to comment on this post with your additions! Working as part of the T Gallery team has been one of the highlights of my career at Deutsche Telekom. The team is absolutely amazing to work with and I can’t recommend this opportunity enough! Please reach use the link in Jörg’s post to apply if you’re interested. I'm pleased to share another fine #immersive event sponsored by Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences - coming on December 8th! Please join us to honor those who work the hardest to advance community and growth in the #XR industry! There’s still some room on #TeamMagenta! Please join or at least make a donation if possible. #giveback #fightCancer Here… we… go! 𝙋𝒂𝙣𝒆𝙡 𝙡𝒐𝙘𝒌𝙚𝒅 𝒂𝙣𝒅 𝒍𝙤𝒂𝙙𝒆𝙙! Today, we had our prep call for Infinity Festival Hollywood and got our game on to talk about #RealTime #3D #VirtualProduction. Hear about the pain points, war stories, and best practices of #XR Studios. How can the movement towards #standards and #interoperability increase efficiency, lower production costs, and make your assets more durable? We're ready to dig in. Join us as when I moderate this panel discussion with Neil Trevett, VP of Developer Ecosystems at NVIDIA, president of The Khronos Group, and founder of Metaverse Standards Forum; Daisy Leak, VP of Studio at Magnopus; and Elena Piech Real Time 3D Producer at ZeroSpace. We're live in The Gallery at The Aster on November 7th at 12:20pm We'll see you there! Mark Lieber Adam Newman Lori H. Schwartz Jeroen Hallaert Jay Williams Samuel Sekine, CFA Anna Sinatra Jasmine Peralez Natalie Novak Scott Shaw Dane Allan Smith Steven Argula Chris Black Lisa Jordan Vicki Dobbs Beck Evo H. Terry xR. 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘳 Julian Reyes Renard T. Jenkins Timothy Porter Dulce Baerga Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences It was a real treat to discuss #spatialComputing with the folks from We Got Your Mac and explain why I want to “make that Magenta!” #TeamMagenta #TelekomBotschafter Do you 💖 love #VR? Do you 💖 #Golf? Do you 💖 #Children? Well, have I got the opportunity for you to prove it! Help me raise 💵 💶 for the Children's Cancer Research Fund by joining #TeamMagenta and/or making a #taxdeductible charitable #donation while having fun at our 5th Annual Ready Player Golf event! Link in comments below! At a minimum, I ask my dear #AI and #XR friends, colleagues, and followers to repost in your feed to increase awareness of this fun and important event coming on November 22, 2024! I'm also talking to you #telekomBotschafters! I'm very proud to share information on the 5th Annual Ready Player Golf VR Charity event, now a program of the Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences of which I am a co-founder. I call on my fellow #XR enthusiasts to participate! Please join Team Magenta and/or donate: https://lnkd.in/gisJrVg8 #teamMagenta #XRforGood #AcademyImmersive #TelekomBotshafter #VRfoursome Congratulations to my friends at Zappar - they truly have worked hard and this is a big win for #WebXR! As I was attending this week’s Snap Inc. Summit I realized that I was also starting my 9th year with Deutsche Telekom. It’s been an inspiring journey. I can easily say that my colleagues at DT are the best I’ve ever worked with … collaborating and sharing with them every day is amazing. I feel supported and encouraged as I strive to advance the use of technology to benefit humankind in a real world first manner. A great big thank you to both my DT and my industry colleagues for all you have done to facilitate my journey. #teamMagenta #XR #AI It has been an open secret that Karen Alexander, Terry xR. 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘳 and I co-founded the Academy of Immersive Arts and Sciences in June. Today, we had our first board meeting, and I'm honored to formally announce that I have been elected, and now serve as President. The Academy is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity dedicated to the advancement of the Immersive Arts and Sciences. We are different than the other Academies of Arts and Sciences, which are mostly 501(c)(6) business leagues. I look at Public Broadcasting (PBS, NPR, BBC) as our north star, and the business model we are looking to adapt and emulate for modern times, 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄, 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍, 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 for the public good. Our ethos, our 'three axes': "𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘, 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘, 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗘" is emblazoned on our emblem, an homage to 'the gizmo". The board has adopted the following identity statements: 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: To promote the advancement of and honor achievements in the Immersive Arts and Sciences . 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 The Academy will facilitate the growth and sustainability of the immersive medium through initiatives designed to educate and inspire, recognize achievements, preserve history, and foster innovation. The Academy will become a respected source of knowledge and information on the Immersive Arts and Sciences by supporting research and providing free, resources for the public and industry professionals. The Academy will collaborate with other organizations to ensure responsible, cohesive growth within the immersive media industry. The Academy will document and recognize significant contributions and innovations in the field through awards, publications, and events. Thank you to our esteemed board Sarah Atkinson, Mark Billinghurst, Brittan Heller, Sikaar KEITA, Daisy Leak, and Robin White Owen for beginning their terms as directors of the Academy. 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗧𝗿@𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 were both adopted as programs of the Academy. More announcements coming soon. I want to thank all the people that have inspired me to embark on this journey. Helen Lundström Erwin, Julie Smithson, Sophia Moshasha, Evo Heyning, Neil Trevett, Richard Ward, Chris Madsen, Gregg Katano, Robin Moulder, Alan Smithson, Ginna Lambert, Rolando Masís-Obando, Bobby Carlton, Amy Peck, Tony Parisi, Ori Inbar, Avi Bar-Zeev, Kiira Benzing, James George, Alex Coulombe, Shawn Frayne, Arturo J. Real, Patrick Cozzi, Liz Dailey, Kent Bye, Robin Raskin, Christina Heller, Jacquelyn (Jacki) Morie, Tom Furness, Renard T. Jenkins, Lori H. Schwartz, Julian Reyes, Christi XR Fenison and Cause XR (Austin Caine), Daniel D Bryant, Ferhan Özkan. Ran out of tags, again. So many more to thank. I want to express my extreme gratitude to the #AWE2024 team - especially Ori Inbar and Sonya Haskins and my collaborators Leslie Shannon, Dominique Wu, Amy LaMeyer, Leila Amirsadeghi to help make our #GenXR (say that 3x fast Leslie ^_^) panel a real success! Here's the video if you weren't able to attend: https://lnkd.in/gSenmJTP Also a tremendous thank you to my Magisto collaborators especially Tim Friedland, Tom Minich, Franz Resch, Danylo Dobreiya, and Roman Dumin. Thanks to Sven von Aschwege, Daniel Aslam, Elmar Schrage, Johannes Hammerschmidt, Jan Speich, Romina Könecke, and Bernd Wiege for your support! Asking for a friend... I'm reaching out to my LinkedIn community to help a friend get a new position as a UI Artist in the greater #Seattle area (or remotely!) They have a strong 💪 background in graphic design and a deep understanding of #Unity #UI frameworks like #UGUI and #NGUI, multi-lingual #UX implementations, and experience building #VR apps. They also have extensive mobile and desktop app development experience - in fact, they worked for me over a decade ago 🕰 on several mobile apps. (The company they are currently working for is closing on short notice. 😞) If you have such an opening or know of one, please DM me privately and I'll put you in touch. Much 💖 and appreciation to my LinkedIn network! My colleagues at hubraum, led by the awesome Tim Akgül, have opened up applications for our new AI Co-Creation Program - an initiative designed to connect, empower, and propel #AI innovators with valuable business opportunities, mentoring, funding, and a community for AI startups. Check out the video and link to the application form: My colleagues at hubraum, led by the awesome Tim Akgül, have opened up applications for our new AI Co-Creation Program - an initiative designed to connect, empower, and propel #AI innovators with valuable business opportunities, mentoring, funding, and a community for AI startups. Check out the video and link to the application form: Great #AI leadership opportunity in Berlin and Madrid! Reposting this call to action for visibility in my network. Are you in or near #NYC or know someone who is? Please take a moment to read my friend Ben’s post below. Reposting this call to action for visibility in my network. Are you in or near #NYC or know someone who is? Please take a moment to read my friend Ben’s post below. Highly recommended video if you want to get a summary (and comparison) of many #XR headsets in just an hour! Well done Karl Guttag and Jason McDowall The importance of spectator view for #XR devices cannot be overstated. I have constantly needed this to demonstrate the experience a user is having to a group of others when it's logistically impossible to put everyone into a first person experience on device. The importance of spectator view for #XR devices cannot be overstated. I have constantly needed this to demonstrate the experience a user is having to a group of others when it's logistically impossible to put everyone into a first person experience on device. Deutsche Telekom leads the way at #MWC2024 with #innovation by showing our first #ConceptT projects including our #holographic #router and #AI phone. #ProudToBeT No wonder why Sam Altman wants to build AI chips… This will be something special - even if you’re not at #mwc2024 - watch the livestream! Come see this and other amazing showcases at our #MWC2024 booth! Please meet... the Great Magisto! I'm pleased to share a demonstration video of the latest version of my #GenXR (real time #AI generated #XR) project that I have been working on in collaboration with my Deutsche Telekom colleagues Gregor Jaruga and Niclas Mart and the awesome team at forwARdgame - especially Tim Friedland, Tom Minich, Franz Resch, Danylo Dobreiya, and Roman Dumin. Thanks to Sven von Aschwege, Daniel Aslam, Elmar Schrage, Johannes Hammerschmidt, Jan Speich, Romina Könecke, and Bernd Wiege for your support! Almost all of the content presented (except the circus tent, Magisto character shape and some audio sfx) is real time generated via a wide range of AI services accessed via APIs. For years, I've been predicting the importance of real time AI enabling #XR projects and this is a tangible demonstration using commercially available tools and services. We are working to enhance this project for a live-on-stage GenXR presentation at AWE 2024 in June with music, videos and much more dynamic AI generated content! If you have a performant API accessible text to media service, please comment below or DM me so we can consider integrating it. Will Apple‘s new Core Technology Fee drive an exodus of free and freemium apps from the App Store in the EU? Will this drive resurgent growth in web (and #WebXR) app deployment? Let’s discuss. “Core Technology Fee — iOS apps distributed from the App Store and/or an alternative app marketplace will pay €0.50 for each first annual install [this includes updates] per year over a 1 million threshold.” I am really looking forward to sharing a video here on LinkedIn of the #GenXR (real time AI generated XR) demonstration that I have been working on in collaboration with Gregor Jaruga, Niclas Mart and the awesome team at forwARdgame - especially Tim Friedland. World premiere will be at Deutsche Telekom #TMTM annual meeting next week! I’ll post the video that same day. I'm so proud to be a Deutsche Telekom #Ambassador ! #teamMagenta Thank you to all of my colleagues, partners and customers! I am incredibly excited about the official launch 🚀 of Humane™'s Ai Pin product! Humane has partnered with 📶 T-Mobile 💖 to deliver a breakthrough consumer #AI product which truly delivers on the concepts of #ambientComputing and #multimodal interaction. Product overview can be found here: https://hu.ma.ne/aipin and details here: https://lnkd.in/g9x5VcGz Orders can be placed starting 11/16. Waitlist: https://hu.ma.ne/waitlist (closes today!) Congratulations to Bethany Bongiorno (she/her), Imran Chaudhri, Patrick Gates, Amy Buchen and all of the incredible team members at Humane! Want to get insights into how a global operator (Deutsche Telekom / T-Systems International) and a world leader in simulation / AI technology (NVIDIA) work together? Join this hybrid event (link below)! This is an experience you have missed you should try on your #Quest3. It's called "First Hand". Below 3 #UX #design considerations that stood up for me. While you might have tried First Encounter, First Hand is an "old" app that was recently updated. It contains 4 short experiences that feature great interaction design some of which are fully in #virtualreality, some using voice for interaction, and some showcasing #mixedreality in creative ways. To launch the one you see me playing, you should start the app and pick the third orb from the left. Here are the 3 interactions that stood up for me: 1- Instead of having portals attached to a surface, they float mid-air. This makes it possible for the user to reach IN and interact with content inside the portal instead of just seeing stuff coming out. 2- Instead of having a floating #UI with instructions the user is left free to explore and figure out what to do and what he can interact with. 3- Special attention was given to the hand visuals. Occlusion is the most evident and immersive addition. Hands turn into cybergloves when entering a portal, the tip of the fingers lights up when interacting with objects... AMAZING! Clearly the sales process for Apple Vision Pro has to be a docent led one - demos require specific user onboarding and buying a device requires measuring the user for a proper fitting face insert. Making sure that first time user experience is highly satisfying will be key for any #XR device vendor. After unboxing dozens of devices in the past few years I can say there is a ton of room for improvement. Note to all #HMD vendors - total brand fail not to include stickers in the package. #justSayin Once again, a huge opportunity for those of you involved with #AI, #XR, #sustainability! Our #TChallenge 2024 gets you in front of our global leadership (Europe and U.S.) as well as a chance to win some 💶 ! An emotional (for me) journey with #TheBeatles as they produce their final song using #AI technology to solve track separation: https://lnkd.in/d_5uWCBK The song "Now and Then" was just released a few hours ago across all music platforms. As many of you know, I'm a big believer in using #XR to talk about XR. For the past several years I've done my best to walk the walk as I talk at industry events and promote the use of #openStandards such as #WebXR. In the spirit of this thinking, I've joined with Julian Reyes and other likeminded colleagues (Evo H., Ben Erwin, Paige Dansinger, and many others!) to create the Virtual Worlds Museum. Please check out (and support!) our Indiegogo campaign here: https://lnkd.in/gxNReaQK MetaTraversal XR Guild AWE Want to get insights into how a global operator (Deutsche Telekom / T-Systems International) and a world leader in simulation / AI technology (NVIDIA) work together? Join this hybrid event (link below)! Magic Leap has a new #CEO. This is extremely useful! ShapesXR continues to do great work.