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Alex Coulombe πŸ”œ SXSW

@ibrews

architect turned XR-chitect crafting virtual spaces and the spectacles within | CEO, Agile Lens: Immersive Design, XR strike force | Unreal Engine Authorized Instructor & Toolmaker | Theatre is cool

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Congrats Ari !!

10.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very specific

10.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh what a great resource Joe!

10.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

youtu.be/tU8S13xYJNM?...

09.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"This probably sounds like nightmare fuel to many, but to wealthy VCs and AI and crypto entrepreneurs it’s the next gold rush." is the quote of our time

09.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 1665 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 12

Maybe we should call it the Department of Operations

09.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI error or not, Iran school bombing is a permanent stain on America’s soul | Will Bunch A debate on AI in warfare obscures the truth about an Iran school bombing. U.S. humans are to blame for this war crime.

They had names. They had beautiful faces. And they had the same dreams as your kids - crushed when American "precision" bombs slammed into their Minab elementary school, killing 175

Don't blame AI for this. Blame the sick humans who see war as a game

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...

08.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 5534 πŸ” 1956 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 82

Thank you!!

08.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Google's Daydream 6DOF Controllers Now Shipping To Developers The first unboxing video for Google’s 6DOF controllers hit the Web as the first wave of developer kits appear to be shipping out. VR and AR developer Alex Coulombe posted the following video showing...

Yep! The 6-dof dev kit for it still works too

www.uploadvr.com/googles-dayd...

08.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rockets & Penises in the Persian Gulf | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992)
Rockets & Penises in the Persian Gulf | George Carlin | Jammin' In New York (1992) YouTube video by Official George Carlin

Had to check to make sure this wasn’t AI generated.

Nope, just still relevant as ever!

youtu.be/B5xGPU1QWok?...

07.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oof

06.03.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Holy cow my Empower rideshare from my office to Brooklyn is HALF the price of Lyft and Uber.

This service is awesome and the drivers make MORE MONEY.

You can use my promo code for some extra discounts:

driveempower.com
4K7EMH

06.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do I know anyone who has watched Grave of the Fireflies more than once?

05.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just submitted to The Shed's open call-- hoping to blow some minds with a new mixed reality piece. Wish me luck !

05.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the Epic Games New York office and we’re all ready for Unreal NYC, starting in just a few hours!

04.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope I can make it! will be getting back from SXSW that afternoon haha

04.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NYC Immersive Industry Meetup Connect with other producers, performers, and experience designers across the breadth of immersive arts & entertainment.

I'm co-hosting an @immersiveexperience.org gathering for NYC immersive creators on March 17. Excited to meet creative folks in my new home city, and contribute in a small way to all @noahjnelson.com and @kathrynyu.com have been doing to cultivate a wider community of practice. Please come hang out!

04.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The majority of America’s teachers β€” a whopping 71% β€” have at least one side job because they’re so underpaid.

Meanwhile, the country is about to be launched into a long, drawn-out war that has already cost an estimated $2 billion.

Priorities.

03.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 3138 πŸ” 1073 πŸ’¬ 172 πŸ“Œ 56

They are literally running with β€œwe have always been at war with Eurasia.” Unreal.

03.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 4866 πŸ” 1038 πŸ’¬ 151 πŸ“Œ 25

This is such an indictment of ... just... so many things in our society.

(Also another component of the decades-long right-wing plan to destroy public education so that they can rule an ignorant populace.)

02.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course? The human subconscious is such an interesting thing. No matter how much you think you’ve got it figured out, it’ll always spit out the most random stuff. Take me, for example. After coming home from a...

Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?

02.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 7713 πŸ” 1435 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 62

Also love the follow up!!

β€œEat real food, not too much, mostly plants.” πŸ₯³

28.02.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal government halts $260M Medicaid funds to Minnesota over fraud Vice President JD Vance announced a $260 million funding pause on Wednesday, as part of a crackdown on health care fraud. A Minnesota mom whose 14-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy and epilepsy re...

This isn’t a deferral, it’s a ransom note. The Trump Administration is using kids as pawns in their campaign of retribution against our state.

kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

27.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 1919 πŸ” 690 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 38

Thanks as always to all the awesome folks at Epic Games who support us.

RSVP: (don't forget to sign the office NDA)

Unreal Communities: lnkd.in/gnDA6yNU
Meetup: lnkd.in/gajFAXRZ

See you there!!

27.02.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Next Wednesday March 4th, Unreal NYC is back at Epic Games' New York office! Come one, come all-- we'll have some excellent speakers:

Jason Cuadrado:
"Cameras to Code: How Indie Filmmakers Can Direct Inside Unreal"

Michael Peters:
"Markerless Motion Capture and The Future of Content Creation"

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"Based on what you know about me, fill out the attached D&D character sheet."

Results from ChatGPT vs Nano Banana vs Claude.

Claude is the only one that actually filled out the PDF I attached, the other two are raster.

And btw this isn't just for fun; we're working on a D&D thing so this is R&D.

26.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A happy magic frog that says poof. You are now untired and very happy.

A happy magic frog that says poof. You are now untired and very happy.

I CAST WHIMSY ON THE SKYLINE

25.02.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 8353 πŸ” 2827 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 78

Great feedback ! Will use ;)

26.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These Sleek Smart Glasses Get So Much Right. Why Am I So Disappointed? The Even Realities G2 glasses have a spectacular design. I just wish they actually felt useful.

I’ve worn Even G2 glasses off and on since CES…I love a lot of their form and prescription support, but the actual function is extremely limited. Will they improve fast enough? Thoughts from trying them in Germany at a talk I gave, and Vegas and home www.cnet.com/tech/service...

26.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license.

They can't even escape this by moving to another state.

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