Shirly Spikes from Magic Leap: Spatial Audio Design & Implementation in AR

Whether you're a developer, an artist, or just curious about the expanding world of Extended Reality (XR), join us for an enlightening evening focused on the art and practice of audio design for immersive experiences.

Shirly's journey began with crafting games for VR headsets. Today, she not only leads audio design at Magic Leap but has also been pivotal in building apps, developing hardware, and creating dev tools for XR creators. Gain insights from her invaluable experiences and dive deep into the world of XR soundscapes.

BIO:
Shirly Spikes is a professional musician, sound designer, and audio engineer specializing in spatial audio and 360 immersive sound. She founded her company Virtuo Studios after winning Reality Virtually Hackathon in 2017 as top 10 innovative ideas. She managed the Immersive Technology Lab at Berklee College of music and taught dozens of students how to build immersive experiences. Her leadership skills got her to win several awards for her VR applications including Unity award and BSO(Boston Symphony Orchestra) award. Her recognition in the XR world led her to become a public speaker and advocate of immersive technology. Nowadays she works as an Interactive audio developer at Magic Leap and worked on developing Magic Leap 2 - the most immersive AR headset for enterprise.