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Most Recent
07/2021: AIA Convention,
Experiential Design: The Future of Architecture, Speaker
02/2021:
Vienna CIVA Festival
, UE4 Instructor
02/2021:
NYVR Art in VR
, Speaker
01/2021:
Somnium VR Architecture Fireside Chat
, Panelist
01/2021:
VRAR Chicago: The Next Evolution in Art & Culture
, Panelist
12/2020:
5th Wall Forum
, Co-Founder, Connector Track Host
11/2020:
NxtBld
:
How VR Helped Us Design a Theater from the Inside-Out
, Speaker
10/2020:
Here Fest
, Speaker
08/2020:
CURRENTS New Media Festival
, Speaker, "XR. Theatre. Architecture."
07/2020:
AIA Florida Convention
, Speaker, (conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
06/2020:
Computational AEC Melbourne
, Speaker,
"5 Ways XR Makes You a Better Architect"
06/2020:
NxtBld London
, Speaker, (conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
06/2020:
RealTime Conference
, Storytelling Track Curator, Host,
Virtual Social Architect
06/2020:
TCG Phoenix
, XR Curator, Speaker, Workshop, Demos
05/2020:
Theatre for a Young Audience
, Keynote Speaker
04/2020:
Continuing Professional Development in VR
,
Live from Dubai
, Panelist
04/2020:
RealTime Conference
, Architecture Track Curator, Host, Speaker
04/2020:
USITT
, Speaker, "Using VR to Design a Venue from the Inside Out" (conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
03/2020:
Here Fest
, Speaker, "How We Made Ghosted: A Speed-Haunting Experience for Magic Leap"
(conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
02/2020:
ARKit Meetup
, MIT Reality Hack, Speaker,
"When I was little..."
01/2020:
Arts Council Korea
:
Theatre and XR using Spatial
01/2020:
Head Stretcher Society
, Inaugural Speaker, "It's Like You're There: Virtual and Augmented Realities in Architecture, Theatre, and Everything In Between"
2019
12/2019:
Cosmos Within Us
, Unreal Operator
11/2019:
ARKit Meetup
, "Magic Leap for Architecture and Theatre"
10/2019:
National Alliance for Musical Theatre Conference
, Featured Panelist: New Works & New Technology
10/2019:
State of Art ADX,
Epic Games Featured Speaker, Virtual and Augmented Reality for Real-time Design Exploration, Mogliano, Italy
09/2019:
NYC Media Lab Summit
, Ghosted AR (Winner: Audience Choice)
08/2019:
Venice International Film Festival
, Official Selection,
Loveseat
, Italy
07/2019:
3ds New York
, Speaker,
Crafting Meaningful Immersive Environments
, NYC
08/2019:
North Bend Film Festival
, Official Selection
, Ghosted AR
(Winner: Most Innovative Immersive Experience)
, Washington
06/2019:
IEEE GEM
, Speaker / Performance, Making of That Kind of Guy, Alive in Plasticland, Yale
06/2019:
TCG National Theatre Conference
, XR Curator / Speaker / Workshop / Demos, Miami, FL
05/2019:
Total Chaos
, Speaker,
A Strange Symbiosis: Interactions between Architecture and VR
, Sofia, Bulgaria
04/2019:
St. Johnsbury Academy
, Speaker / Workshop, XR: Creating the Future, Vermont
04/2019:
SXSW
, Workshop,
Producing Live Performance in VR,
Austin, TX
02/2019:
NYVR Art in VR
, Competitor, New York, NY
01/2019:
Immersive Architecture Asia
, Speaker / Demos, Singapore
2018
12/2018:
Syracuse University School of Architecture
, Guest Critic for ARC 606- Impending Certainties: Hypothetical Futures of Architecture
10/2018:
NYVR Expo
, Speaker/Panelist, NYC
10/2018:
Virtual Reality Strategy Conference
, Speaker, San Francisco
09/2018:
The Smithsonian
, VR for Design
06/2018:
Unreal Engine London
,
UE4 for Enterprise Solutions
06/2018:
Autodesk University London
,
Beyond Presentations: Designing Naturally in VR
06/2018:
ITEAC
, VR in Theater Design, London
06/2018:
Immersive Architecture
, Beyond Representation: Active Design Inside VR, Venice
05/2018:
Propelify Innovation Festival
, VR in Architecture From Conception To Completion, Hoboken
05/2018:
Urbahn Architects
, VR Tech Today and Tomorrow
04/2018:
VR Scout: Architecture and Real Estate Go Immersive
, Los Angeles
04/2018:
KPF
, Custom Digital Design Solutions
04/2018:
AIA New York Digital Design Community
,
Drawing with Z
03/2018:
DisruptCRE NYC
, VR thru an Agile Lens
03/2018:
SMPS Northeast Regional Conference
,
Virtual Reality: The Best Marketing Tool You’re Not Using Yet,
Baltimore
03/2018:
VR Voice Virtual Reality and Healthcare Symposium
, Creating Your First VR Experience in Less Than 1 Hour, Boston
02/2018:
VIP Structures
, The Future of Design
02/2018:
ZGF Architects
, Why VR?
02/2018:
VRARA VR & AR in Architecture Engineering Construction Online Symposium,
How to Add VR Sketching to Your Design Workflow
01/2018:
Spector Group
,
Vizor and VR for Architecture
01/2018:
VR Voice Virtual Reality and Architecture Symposium,
VR for Design from Conception to Completion
, Washington DC
01/2018:
SOM
,
How to Design with VR
2017
12/2017:
Syracuse University School of Architecture
, Guest Critic for ARC 606- Impending Certainties: Hypothetical Futures of Architecture
11/2017:
Autodesk University
,
From First Line to Final Design: VR as the Ultimate Creative Medium
, Las Vegas
11/2017: Autodesk University,
A vision for the future of Virtual Reality in Design Viz: Advice from the Experts (Panelist)
, Las Vegas
11/2017: Autodesk University,
3ds Max to Unreal Engine: BD and AD (Before and After Datasmith)
, Las Vegas
10/2017:
VR 20/20 Summit
,
Virtual Reality Moves into Real Estate (Panel Moderator)
, NYC
09/2017:
Jump into VR Fest
,
Using VR Art Tools to Design Space, NYC
09/2017: Jump into VR Fest, Survival Guide for VR Entrepreneurs & Creators (Panel Moderator), NYC
09/2017:
Holzman Moss Bottino
,
VR for Theaters
07/2017:
IDEO
, Immersive Principles for Game Design, NYC
06/2017:
NYVR
, WebVR Hackathon Recap
06/2017:
Theatre Communications Group Conference
,
Virtual Reality Petting Zoo
, Portland Oregon
04/2017:
NYVR
,
Introduction to
Agile Lens: Immersive Design
past
12/2016: Syracuse University School of Architecture, Guest Critic for ARC 606- Impending Certainties: Hypothetical Futures of Architecture
11/2016:
San Diego State University
, Future of Art
07/2016:
VenueConnect
,
VR for Architecture, Fans, & Training
and
Panel Discussion
, Minneapolis
03/2016:
VirtuAOL
, Agile Lens Presents the VR Design Process, NYC
02/2016:
Equinox
, VR for Marketing and Design
12/2015:
Syracuse University School of Architecture
, Guest Critic for ARC 606- Impending Certainties: Hypothetical Futures of Architecture
10/2015: Syracuse University School of Architecture, Virtual Reality for Design, NYC
07/2015:
Bjarke Ingels Group
, BIG Picture Talk,
VR + Architecture + Theaters
04/2015:
NYVR
,
Designing Theaters with VR
05/2014:
New York Institute of Technology
Intersections Symposium
, Oculus Rift for 3D Modeling
Press / Articles / Interviews
Most Recent
02/2021: Ryan Schultz,
25 People in Social VR, Virtual Worlds, and the Metaverse Whom You Should Be Following
01/2021:
Video Documentary: Jettison, Making VR Theatre on No Budget
07/2020: Alive in Plasticland,
Let's Dive Into The Under Presents Tempest
06/2020:
Alex interviews Sam AB
, Architect of the Museum of Other Realities
05/2020:
Video Interview
with
Currents New Media
04/2020: 3rd Watch News,
Extended Reality Markets to Exhibit Phenomenal Growth over 2020-2027
04/2020: Yahoo Finance,
RealTime Conference Kicks Off with Free Online Sessions
01/2020: Theia Optim,
Alex Coulombe Talks Unreal Engine Workflows
01/2020: Seven Days VT,
New Head Stretchers Society Challnges Us to Learn New Things
09/2019: No Proscenium,
Birds and Bees and Multiple Realities — ‘Loveseat’ at Venice VR
08/2019: Ryan Schultz,
Loveseat Gives Us an Innovative Look at Theatre in Virtual Reality
08/2019: Kent Bye's Voices of VR,
#806: Interdisciplinary Design at the Intersection of Theater & Architecture + Volumetric Capture Experiments
07/2019: Tilt Five,
Jeri Ellsworth Interview
06/2019: IEEE:
Avatar Selection for Live Performance in Virtual Reality: A Case Study
, Co-Author
05/2019: Caledonian Record,
The Future Is Now: SJA Alum Offers Glimpse Into Virtual Reality
04/2019:
Tap into Film
, Film Judge
01/2019:
TOO HIP Interview with Danton Spina: Alex Coulombe: VR Ninja!
2018
12/2018: UploadVR,
First Videos of Google Daydream 6DOF Controllers in Action Arrive
10/2018:
VR Voice
,
What I Learned at LeapCon
10/2018: Unreal Engine,
Designing in VR
10/2018:
CG Garage
,
Interview w/ Chris Nichols
08/2018: Unreal Engine,
Intel VR Arena
06/2018:
Interview with That BIM Girl
,
Taking VR to the Next Level with Alex Coulombe
, London
04/2018:
CGarchitect 3D Awards
, Judge
04/2018: Im-Arch,
"Talking VR with Alex Coulombe"
04/2018:
Interview with Fabio Palvelli
,
Talking VR with Alex Coulombe
03/2018: Engadget,
"Intel is funding the future of large-scale VR environments"
03/2018: Sketchbox,
"Designing VR: Alex Coulombe from Agile Lens"
2017
11/2017: Unreal Engine,
"AU 2017 Booth Events"
10/2017: Hackaday,
"Low Tech Chair Enters The Matrix"
10/2017: The Game Crafter,
Alex Coulombe Selects Winner of Big Box Challenge
09/2017: Lighting & Sound America,
"Opening the Door to Virtual Reality"
08/2017: Jump Into the Light,
"Promo for Jump Into VR Fest"
07/2017: Agile Lens,
"Promo for Agile Lens"
07/2017: Sketchfab,
"Sketchfab Hosts WebVR Hackathon"
06/2017: A-Frame,
"
Post-processing effects, streaming video and players, shadows, UI patterns, architecture."
06/2017: Oregon Arts Watch,
"Theater at the Intersection"
06/2017: IBM ThinkLeaders,
"Designing like you’re there: What I learned using VR for architecture"
06/2017: UploadVR,
"HTC’s Vive Tracker Has Brought Out The Best In VR Innovation"
05/2017:
What is VR?
(Book Chapter)
04/2017: VR Scout,
"Developer Uses Vive Tracker to Battle Ceiling Fan"
Past
10/2015: Fractured Atlas,
"The New Artist’s Medium: Getting Started with Virtual Reality"
Tutorials / Commentaries
Most Recent
12/2020:
Next Mind Dev Kit Test
11/2020:
Book of Distance Hand Tracking Exploration via VR Desktop
09/2020:
Welcome to Immersive Light Field Videos - Tour and Commentary
Fall 2020 | VR Performance Instructor at NYU Tisch in the Brendan Bradley Integrative Technology Lab
08/2020:
Getting Started Building Worlds in Facebook Horizon
07/2020:
Discussing Under Presents Tempest
(round table)
07/2020:
XR Architects Visit the Museum of Other Realities
Spring 2020 | Unity3D Instructor at the Syracuse University School of Architecture
10/2019:
Using Magic Leap
(Unreal Online Learning)
09/2019:
Let's Explore Chaos Destruction
09/2019:
What I love about HALF+HALF
07/2019:
Magic Leap's New Experience "Undersea" - Some Thoughts
05/2019:
Oculus Quest Unboxing and Discussion
04/2019:
Google Daydream 6DoF Dev Kit Test
01/2019:
How to Make 360 VR videos up to 8k with UE4 + NVIDIA Ansel
2018
03/2018:
Getting Started with Magic Leap
03/2018:
Welcome to Lightfields Commentary and Tour
02/2018:
VR Chat First Thoughts
02/2018:
Teaching Toddlers for Free in VR with Sketchfab
02/2018:
How to Make Stereo Cubemap Architectural Renders with V-ray for Rhino
02/2018:
How to Make Stereo Cubemap Architectural Renders with V-ray for Sketchup
02/2018:
Using Unreal and Ansel for 8K Stereo 360 Video
01/2018:
13 Best Practices for Building a 360 Tour on the Web
2017
12/2017:
IrisVR Propsect - Revit Design Options and Multiuser Beta
12/2017:
How to Make Stereo Cubemap Architectural Renders with V-Ray for 3ds Max
10/2017:
Google Cardboard + ARCore - Testing Theater Sightlines on Your Phone
10/2017:
How to Make 360° Architectural Renders with V-Ray for 3ds Max
08/2017:
Talking Set Design in VR
05/2017:
Virtual Reality for Architecture: A WebVR Tour
05/2017:
Building Your First VR Experience with Unity
(5-hour Udemy Course)
04/2017:
Unity - Simple Toggling Objects C# Tutorial
past
09/2016:
Unreal 4.13 VR Tutorial - Picking up New Objects
09/2016:
Unreal 4.13 VR Tutorial - Teleporting to Different Heights
12/2015:
Oculus VR - Sketchup to 3ds Max to Unity Workflow
10/2015:
Getting Started with Virtual Reality and Google Cardboard
01/2014:
The Oculus Rift for Architectural Interactive Development
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