Feras Ahmed

@KatiePhang @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Thanks, @KatiePhang!!! We need to catch up-- it's been far too long!

@saif305 @ferasity @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Congratulations @ferasity!

Congrats to our little brother @ferasity on starting at @magicleap today 🚀! @AmiraIshoof and I are so proud of you. Nothing like a #MagicVerse pastelito to celebrate this good news!! #spatialcomputing cc:@rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd

@rabovitz @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth

@saif305 @ferasity @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth 😎

@zaphodgjd @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Thanks, @zaphodgjd! Really excited to get started. I'm definitely taking you up on that coffee!

@jamespowderly @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @SakinaGroth Thanks, @jamespowderly!! Let's meet up!

@saif305 @ferasity @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @SakinaGroth Oh wut?!! Congrats Feras!!!

@Yeraze @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth

@saif305 @ferasity @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Oh, we have a new Leaper in the building today?

@chrismatthieu @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Thanks, @chrismatthieu!! Looking forward to connecting with you soon!

@saif305 @ferasity @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Congratulations! @ferasity Welcome aboard to 🚀 to the #Magicverse!

@timstutts @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Glad to be here!

@saif305 @ferasity @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Glad you’re here!

@matthaggman @saif305 @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Thanks, @matthaggman!

@saif305 @ferasity @magicleap @AmiraIshoof @rabovitz @cpenzini @HenkVlietstra @riozilla @zaphodgjd @jamespowderly @SakinaGroth Congratulations Feras!

@my1blood Hi I’m 100% Pakistani and from Miami. I’d like to organize a blood drive for Zainab asap at one (or several mosques) in South FL. On Fridays many individuals that are eager to give blood & likely satisfy the donor criteria will already be gathered for Friday prayers. Pls DM. Thx!

OneBlood is leading a massive effort to find a very #rareblood for #Zainab, a 2-year-old Fl girl that needs blood to battle #cancer. See how you can help here. bit.ly/2PhzGiw

@jamespowderly @ImmersionXR @_LucasRizzotto 4/ admittedly this may not be an accessible option for many nonusers who don’t know the gestures or don’t have physical capabilities (voice alternative?) to perform them. Point im trying to get across is that this is a tough but interesting/rewarding design challenge.

@jamespowderly @ImmersionXR @_LucasRizzotto 3/ a thought re the above situation may be that the nonuser performs some sort of hand gesture or handshake of sorts (eg making an “X” in the air). On the users end the XR app would have already detected that a face is present in that space but no further processing is permitted

I've seen a lot of people talk about the possibility of "tracking each others emotions" using AR while in real life conversations. This is a huge mistake. It screws up the power balances of social interaction and will lead to a feedback loop that makes people less genuine.

@jamespowderly @ImmersionXR @_LucasRizzotto 2/ for example, in a user-nonuser interaction in a private setting, how would a nonuser optout to being recorded or having his/her face “scanned” (another question about what “data” is “scanned”/stored, eg raw/pseudonymized/ or anonymized data)?

@jamespowderly @ImmersionXR @_LucasRizzotto 1/ I generally agree w many of the points in this thread. XR will likely need new privacy and security trust models (eps between user-user, user-nonuser, assumes n number of users and nonusers) that will need to be defined by blending cultural/behavioral design w the new specs

@saif305 @rabovitz @magicleap @AmiraIshoof Literally tho. You’re gonna have to replace my *spoiler alert* mind egg because it broke thinking about doing a #westworldverse in the #305 for Halloween next year. A pg-13 version for somewhat obvious reasons. Yo @att hmu.

@ferasity after watching @rabovitz @magicleap panel. #LeapCon (cc: @AmiraIshoof ) #WestWorld

Just finished seeing @rabovitz’s remarks @magicleap #LEAPcon. My brain is currently experiencing a 404 server error about the possibilities for the #MagicVerse in #Education #HigherEd #SpatialComputing

This is both fascinating and nerve wracking. @mfroomkin and @ma_franks you each may be interested in this. Here’s a few topics of interest to me: 1. Social construction of Mica’s identity; 2. Even as a POC, this shows the potential for #deepfakes in XR; 3. Human-avatar relations

"The world is but a canvas to our imagination." - Henry David Thoreau #LEAPcon

@sannabh @timstutts @jamespowderly @magicleap @kroncorde Awesome! So excited to hear that. My cousins (and millions of other Muslim women and girls) will be very happy ;)

Great job @sannabh, @timstutts, @jamespowderly and the rest of the @magicleap team on the thoughtful #design and attention to representation and diversity in the MagicLeap avatars and assets. Especially impressed with, and grateful for, the inclusion of Muslim characters/motifs.

An important/timely point on #privacy and #security by @magicleap @ #LEAPcon. Especially relevant given recent @facebook breach, @google data vuln, and today's @SenateCommerce's hearing Consumer Data #Privacy: Lessons from #GDPR and #CCPA. #respecttheuser