NYVR - April 2025

I am excited to announce our upcoming April 9th NYVR Meetup. It will be our normal format of 6-7pm Demos/Networking, 7-8pm Presentations, and 8-9pm, more Demos/Networking. Below is the lineup of amazing presenters and here is the link to the live stream that will start at 7pm. https://youtube.com/live/LpaHP3t3MbQ?feature=share

1) Kevin Sheehan, Chris Fonte & Brian Colon, Founders of Customer XR- the new XR Design Agency explaining why they have chosen to invest heavy in the commercial XR Market and how immersive applications will impact the modern customer experience. Their new company will be working with major brands on their XR roadmaps and are hoping to partner with many in the XR community on future client engagements based on their unique skillsets.

2) William O'Donnell - In the fall of 2024, William was approached by OnMed for help supporting the launch and marketing of their care station at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January of this year. What started as a simple ask for a 3D model of their carestation evolved into an interactive mobile application launched from QR codes, an experience that lives on OnMed.com, a Meta Quest experience, and a post-show sales tool. William and his production partner Bill Myers share the experience from initial conversations, through pitch to sale. William will have a Meta Quest 3 at the presentation to share the immersive experience.

3) Nicholas Rubin - Founder and creative director of Dirt Empire will be discussing his role as immersive director for the 20th Anniversary of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Gates. He will discuss and present the current AR activation called "The Gates Augmented Reality" in Central Park as well as "The Gates An Interactive Map" for the retrospective at the Shed.

4) Sonny Cirasuolo - Sonny Cirasuolo, XR Engineer and founder of StorySplat, will be presenting the StorySplat Editor and Platform. StorySplat is an innovative, no-code, web-based editor designed for working with Gaussian Splats and 3D models, with storytelling at its core. The platform empowers users—regardless of technical expertise—to seamlessly transform 3D scenes into engaging, interactive narratives.This presentation will highlight StorySplat’s capabilities, its role in digital storytelling, and the future of no-code 3D content creation, demonstrating how the platform simplifies immersive storytelling for creators of all backgrounds.