Sylvanerd

What if your room could be restyled and turn into a 3D scene that you can step inside and explore?
Recently, I was invited to the early access of Marble by World Labs, letting users generate 3D worlds from just an image or text prompt and then move freely through the scene. Check it out!

UPDATE on “What if reality was your canvas?” Beyond just painting — what if you could create depth layers and then remix them?

P.S. I’ve published an essay on AI + XR synergy on my Substack (lnkd.in/eDgSwTCQ)

#MixedReality #MetaQuest #AR #VR #Innovation #AIArt #TechDemo #PassthroughAPI #AI

Thank you for posting Nathie :)

Wow! This Quest demo lets you paint over reality and see it in any style you want, turning it into your own canvas. So cool!

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See, here’s the thing, we all have busy lives. We feel there’s so much to do that it’s sometimes hard to work on our dreams. But I’ll tell you what, try to make small improvements. It doesn’t matter how small they are, just improving or trying is so much better than overthinking everything.

Well said Dilmer!

I’ve started my Substack! Feel free to follow along!

open.substack.com/pub/sylvanerd

China Report: A deep dive into China's large-scale VR A quarterly write-up by Sylvan Shen

Curious or interested in seeing how is large-VR ecosystem like in China?

I wrote a deep analysis of it by interviewing Jeremy - Unity China’s Product Technical Director

Check it out on www.immersivewire.com/p/china-repo...

Flow mural in Warsaw! 🐈‍⬛

💪 you heard that right

Android XR Will Let Apps Access The Passthrough View, Google Confirms Android XR will let apps access the passthrough camera view to, for example, run custom computer vision models, Google confirmed.

Android XR will let apps access the passthrough camera view to, for example, run custom computer vision models, Google confirmed:

Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Had the same thought as well!

Exactly!!

Borough Market on Saturday Night

Shot w/ fujifilm x100v

westenberg. Tech, Philosophy + Humans

I write a 2x weekly email about tech, philosophy, humanity, and how we make sense of it all.

Think sharper in 7 minutes a week.

Read it here (free)

this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.

Interesting to hear about your creative process! Please share more :)

From Quest To Horizon: How Meta's Shifting Priorities Are Affecting Developers With growing concerns about declining sales and discoverability, UploadVR spoke with nearly two dozen VR studios to discuss the state of VR development for Quest.

The last month, I spoke to nearly two dozen VR developers for @uploadvr.com about issues surrounding the Meta Quest store. Low sales, curation, discoverability issues, moderation policy, and the Horizon Worlds focus are chief among the concerns.

My full report: www.uploadvr.com/from-quest-t...

don't underestimate your subconscious need for a wide range of experiences

if you spend weeks doing the same thing in the same environment in the same way, you're at risk of forgetting the broader world of life, art, and people. it can get really isolating, and exacerbates burnout

We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

Time to read all these guidelines throughly

Will be hard, as big tech products have been integrated with our lives deeply

I trained a LoRA model to transform Chinese characters into snake style calligraphy. I then added motion using Runway and created an AR effect. Watch as "福" (fortune) comes alive between London's Chinatown and St Paul's Cathedral!

➡️ (On laptop!!) Read more at: sylvanerd.io/chinese-snak...

DeepSeek FAQ DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?

Unfortunately, much of the coverage on DeepSeek and R1 is, frankly, bad. The stories tend to follow conventional narratives and miss the point. Instead, I recommend the following three things to read.

One, Ben Thompson's DeepSeek FAQ.

stratechery.com/2025/deepsee...

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Ohai, new followers!❤️

Here's snippet of work I'm known for: immersive VR/AR experiences - live painting performances, commissioned pieces, re-creation of historic pieces, gallery installs.

I'm formally trained in visdev for entertainment; dev for innovation; emotional storytelling. Welcome! #art

Coldplay’s A Film For The Future lets fans remix Moon Music with @microsoft.com's Azure AI & Copilot, adding their creations to the film. 🌙🎥

Get involved: afftf.coldplay.com#splash

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...

Today, Donald Trump doubled down on his vows to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine.

Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

Love your work so much😃

Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.

Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky