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Head of AR Content Partnerships, Facebook Reality Labs

Joined September 2020
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New AR awesomeness coming to @instagram today #SparkAR #ARtifactsAnywhere!
1/ AR brings art & history up close: Explore collections from some of the world’s greatest institutions and artists via @instagram. Here are some effects from @smithsonian @GrandPalaisRmn, @CVersailles, @danielarsham & @galerieperrotin—powered by #SparkAR 👇 #ARtifactsAnywhere
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So proud of the team and grateful for our partners on this launch!
1/ AR brings art & history up close: Explore collections from some of the world’s greatest institutions and artists via @instagram. Here are some effects from @smithsonian @GrandPalaisRmn, @CVersailles, @danielarsham & @galerieperrotin—powered by #SparkAR 👇 #ARtifactsAnywhere
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So excited for the work that our partners @nytimes are doing with #SparkAR to invent the future of spatial journalism. Keep going team @NYTimesRD! #AugmentedReality #journalism #innovation #Masks
We built animated sequences in AR to visualize how masks protect people from coronavirus. R&D Engineer @NickBartzokas describes the technical challenges of using Spark AR and Instagram to transport readers into the magnified fibers of an N95 mask.
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Our VP @boztank talks about why building the next computing platform is more important than ever. Tune in to @FirstContactPod's latest ep:
“This is like the beginning of computing again.” Our latest episode with Facebook VP Andrew “Boz” Bosworth (@boztank) and @lauriesegall is out. Hear why Boz thinks AR and VR will one day be as important to society as smartphones: bit.ly/2SaUE6E
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With @Facebook’s announcement today of their first pair of #ARGlasses coming in 2021 (partnership with #RayBan @Luxottica), my latest article is even more timely 👀 Have you read it? 💥 Design Guidelines for the Future of #AR Eyewear xrgoespop.com/home/ar-glasse… #FacebookConnect
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55% of the Creators making #AugmentedReality experiences with Spark AR identify as female! "They’re bending reality and expanding traditional ideas of what beauty, aesthetics and immersive art can be in the process." bit.ly/2ZLf4r9 #SparkARCreators #womenintech
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#SparkAR is the largest platform for mobile AR. More than 400K creators from 190 countries have published over 1.2M AR effects. In just the last 3 months, more than 150 accounts had effects generate more than 1B views. bit.ly/3hBiWAP #FacebookConnect #AugmentedReality
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