Tom Emrich● Recording
Spatial Design / XR

How Niantic Turns Ordinary Places Into Adventures With AR

Tom Emrich
Tom Emrich
Product Lead, Mixed Reality Developer Platform, Meta
Mar 30, 2023

Tom Emrich, Director of Product Management at Niantic, shows how augmented reality transforms everyday locations into experiential destinations. Niantic built some of the world's most popular AR games, including Pokemon Go, downloaded over a billion times. From unlocking a destination's digital twin with visual positioning systems to animating signage and packaging through image targets, he walks through today's AR opportunities and how brands use them to engage people everywhere.

Tom Emrich
Product Lead
Mixed Reality Developer Platform, Meta

Senior Manager of Product Management for Mixed Reality at Meta. 17+ years in spatial computing; author of The Next Dimension; board member for AR and XR organizations.