James Tunick

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IMC Lab (XR/AI lab in NY) -- H3M (stealth AI/AR firm in LA) -- ZeroSpace (50Kft XR studio in NY) -- Frmr Lead Tech Artist, Wave VR (virtual concert firm in LA) -- engineer, entrepeneur, dad @ ZeroSpace
James Tunick's Location
New York, New York, United States, United States
About James Tunick

An XR industry veteran with 20+yrs experience, James A. Tunick has served as CEO, CTO, Lead Tech Artist, Sr. Engineer & board member, working with metaverse pioneers WaveXR, IMC, Apple, Amazon, Nike, Epic & Magic Leap as well as U.N. & White House. His innovations have been in NY Times, Wired, on CNN & NPR, in Google & Meta offices, in Times Square, stadiums, movie theaters & museums. With >2billion impressions, his work is published on Apple & Meta App Stores, VR/AR headsets, mobile & Web. Google, U.S. State Dept., Goldman Sachs/BlackRock, NYU & SVA have invited him to give talks. His Google Talk is on YouTube. He was invited in 2016 to the White House by The Obama Admin. as founding member of Nation of Makers: national trade org focused on STEAM education, inclusive & assistive tech.Tunick has a BA from Yale University & Masters from NYU Tisch ITP. He grew up in New York City.Highlights:-Best Metaverse Performance nominee, Wave 2022 MTV VMAs-Won Webby Award, Wave virtual concert with Riot Games, The Mill-Won Clio Award, Justin Bieber Wave with >2 billion impressions-Selected by Magic Leap for Access Hardware program-Magic Leap app COVIDvis used for medical imaging of Cancer/Cov19-A.I. / XR tech published in research papers with Sloan Kettering-Holodec XR experiences built for AMRIC medical imaging center in NY-Paint-AR app with Richard Prince, Powers of 10 in Apple App Store-Invited by Obama Admin. to White House as co-founder, Nation of Makers-Web software used by U.N., NY State Senate, U.S. Congress, NBC-Created World's 1st interactive movie screen network across U.S., SV, Verizon-Created World's 1st XR social platform, CINE, on TV, in museums-Tech powered interactive billboards in Times Square, NBA/MLB stadiums-Produced >20 interactive exhibits at museums & IMC Lab-Exhibited Maya Lin (Vietnam Memorial), Ben Fry (Processing), Aaron Koblin (Within)-Park of Future finalist, Grand Intervention, LA Times-City of Future art at Ars Electronica-Rauschenberg Foundation grant for "Climate Art: New Ways of Seeing Data"-Won Manhattan Award in Web Design

James Tunick's Current Company Details
ZeroSpace

Zerospace

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IMC Lab (XR/AI lab in NY) -- H3M (stealth AI/AR firm in LA) -- ZeroSpace (50Kft XR studio in NY) -- Frmr Lead Tech Artist, Wave VR (virtual concert firm in LA) -- engineer, entrepeneur, dad
James Tunick Work Experience Details
  • Zerospace
    Partner, Frmr Chief Technology Officer
    Zerospace Sep 2022 - Present
    Brooklyn, New York, Us
    ZeroSpace is a 50K sq. feet XR studio, the largest in the world, with clients like NVIDIA & Netflix. •Architected and implemented VR apps & immersive experiences blending real-time generative graphics, AI, & interactive systems for Nike, Meta/Facebook, Arcteryx & others.•Collaborated with partners like NVIDIA and Epic Games to design scalable pipelines for volumetric capture, motion tracking, and virtual production.•Spearheaded the development of real-time interactive systems incorporating APIs, data streams, and sensor-driven inputs to enhance user experiences.•Led team of 40 developing software for Emmy Award Winning Disguise XR Stage, Vicon MoCap & Captury AI systems, AI-driven 3D/4D scanners & advanced VR/AR content pipelines.•Built AI pipelines, cloud platforms & real-time facial capture systems used for virtual production, XR apps & experiences used by clients such as Netflix, NVIDIA & Nike.•Created AI-driven systems with partners NVIDIA & Epic Games using deep learning models & generative AI for automated content creation, reducing content creation time by 80%.•Managed $30M+ technology portfolio, driving R&D innovations that increased revenue by 3X.•Developed secure data pipelines for enterprise clients, supporting sensitive data handling for high-profile private clients & celebrities such as Mike Tyson, Justin Bieber & Christian Bale.ZeroSpace is a 50K sq. feet XR studio featuring Emmy Award Winning Disguise XR Stage, Vicon MoCap Stage, 3D scanning & volume capture, VR/AR, immersive planetarium dome, interactive art & FabLab maker space - rentable stages & entertainment warehouses for virtual production, film / photo shoots & live event production spanning half a city block. Through its bleeding edge R&D, artist residencies & work with partners like Disguise, 4Wall, Scatter & IMC Lab, ZeroSpace is the World's leading XR innovation factory empowering new forms of storytelling that bring the Metaverse to reality.
  • The Imc Lab
    Lead Vr/Ar/Ai Software Engineer, Ceo
    The Imc Lab Jun 2009 - Present
    IMC Lab is an award-winning AI / XR lab working with partners like Apple & NASA building VR/AR apps•Published in Apple App Store & Meta Quest App Store•Featured on CNN, Oscars Red Carpet ABC News, NPR, NY Times, LA Times, Wired, Rolling StoneDistinctions include:•Founder's work received Webby Award, Clio Award, AdWeek Award, MTV VMA Metaverse Nomination•Developed AR/VR apps for Whitney Museum on Web, big screen & Apple Vision Pro•VR/AR apps using NASA & JWST data for Apple Vision Pro, Quest & immersive environments•Built Hologrm XR app & AI software selected by Apple in Vision Pro Dev Labs•Developed VR app, AI-powered medical imaging platform & pipelines with NIH, Sloan Kettering & Magic Leap, publishing breakthrough AI COVID visualizations & research paper•Integrated AI, IoT & immersive systems for installations in Times Square & NBA/MLB stadiums•Deployed collaborative immersive networked systems over 20 years with 99.9% uptime for mission-critical apps in 100+ locations like stadiums, theaters & Times Square across 8 states.Based in NYC, IMC develops VR/AR apps, XR immersive experiences, A.I. & cloud software, representing an international team of media artists & engineers. Working with Magic Leap, United Nations, governments, Memorial Sloan Kettering, NIH, NYU, Teach for America, Sony, & NBC, IMC's work has been in Times Square, at Meta & Google, Live Nation concerts, in movie theaters & NBA/MLB stadiums across U.S., on billboards on 7 continents & on mobile/XR devices in >50 countries.IMC work & artists have exhibited internationally in museums like Whitney Museum, Ars Electronica & New Museum, MoMA & Guggenheim. The White House invited IMC to be a founding member of Nation of Makers, a national trade org + 50-state network of maker spaces in tech, arts & STEAM education. Google, U.S. State Dept., Goldman Sachs/BlackRock & SVA also invited IMC founder to give lectures.http://TheIMCLab.comhttp://TheIMCLab.com/artshttps://instagram.com/TheIMCLab
  • Nation Of Makers (Nom) / Obama White House
    Founding Member
    Nation Of Makers (Nom) / Obama White House Aug 2016 - Present
    Initiated by the Obama White House, Nation of Makers (NoM), is a national coalition of diverse organizations that are working together to support the maker community through community building, resource sharing, and advocacy. NoM is actively working with leaders from the maker community in all 50 states, with seed support from Google, Cognizant & Chevron.
  • Wave
    Lead Tech Artist, Senior R&D Engineer
    Wave Mar 2021 - Sep 2022
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Wave is leader in virtual entertainment, with $65mil from investors Justin Bieber & Warner Music.•Led the creation of immersive, AI-driven metaverse concerts with 2+ billion impressions.•Led Tech Art Department, hired & tripled size of team (known as “Wave’s Navy Seals”).•Nominated Best Metaverse Performance for Justin Bieber virtual concert in 2022 MTV VMAs.•Justin Bieber virtual concert received 2+ billion impressions worldwide, unprecedented live audience interaction via Zoom & Web browser, Times Square billboard.•Won Webby Award for Pentakill virtual concert with Riot Games & The Mill, breaking world record for most live MoCap performers (7) using Vicon to track full bodies, faces & instruments. •Tapped by Wave CEO, CTO & COO to lead numerous R&D initiatives involving avatars & AI.•Developed workflows, tools & pipelines saving the company 1000+ man hours per week.Waves aren’t just immersive virtual concerts - audiences can interact with artists like Justin Bieber (investor), John Legend, The Weeknd, TPain, Lindsey Stirling, Alison Wonderland & Dillon Francis - as well as control the show & connect with other fans. Waves are performed LIVE, in real time. Artists wear motion capture (mocap) suits, coming to life as avatars in virtual worlds.Wave’s incredibly talented team of creatives & innovators includes IG: @radiocurea, @aaronlemke, @adrockus, @tinacrubin, @puppetier, @db.sierra, @darematheson, @tblankmusic, @sutu.eats.flies , @charlesblukowski, @tulsi_pillai, @yvesbrozil & more, as well as a board of industry veterans including @BeepleCrap, who set records for his $69mil #NFT.https://WaveXR.comhttps://instagram.com/TheWaveXR
  • Web5Design
    Ceo
    Web5Design Aug 2008 - Aug 2016
    Web5design built enterprise Web applications, cloud collaboration software & database systems for clients including Congressional Budget Office/Federal Government, NY State Senate, United Nations, NBC Universal, Fast Co, John Wiley & Sons, Asia Society, Rainforest Alliance, NRDC & Greenday.
  • Haiti Circle Of Friends
    Board Member
    Haiti Circle Of Friends May 2012 - Dec 2015
    Haiti Circle of Friends (HCOF) was started after the earthquake in Haiti, taking children out of large orphanage institutions and placing them in designated houses with other children who still have a mother or grandmothers in their lives. Without fathers these children are considered orphans in Haiti, and they are given up to institutions because the mothers have no means of taking care of them. HCOF cares for the mothers and children together, giving both of them medical attention, basic skills such as hygiene, placing them in school, and creating a small family. HCOF has two houses in Haiti, acting as a progressive model for the care of disadvantaged children.
  • Studio Imc
    President
    Studio Imc 2004 - 2015
    StudioIMC was a DOOH agency that made software for big screens in public spaces. StudioIMC technologies for the "Outernet" powered the world's 1st network of interactive movie screens, as well as billboards in Times Square, concerts, & stadiums for clients like Sony, Verizon, U.S. Army, Heineken, Clear Channel, Live Nation, National Amusements, & NBA teams.
  • United Nations
    Senior Lead Software Engineer
    United Nations Oct 2011 - Feb 2013
    New York, Ny, Us
    U.N. Dept. of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA) in NY, USA, & UN-Habitat in Nairobi, Kenya.•Led development of UN SIDSnet platform used by 51 countries, enabling global collaboration for sustainable development.•Implemented secure authentication systems & database architecture, sophisticated PHP & Javascript based CMS, RESTful Web services/APIs & MySQL database system.•Built multi-language collaboration tools, content management systems & comprehensive documentation for government stakeholders.
  • United Nations
    Sr. Enterprise Software Consultant
    United Nations 2011 - 2012
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Imcexpo
    Producer
    Imcexpo Dec 2004 - 2009
  • Chelsea Art Museum
    Director, Young Associates
    Chelsea Art Museum 2005 - 2008
    Us

James Tunick Skills

Mobile Applications Entrepreneurship User Experience New Media Social Media Cloud Computing Mobile Devices Drupal Digital Strategy Digital Media Web Applications Enterprise Software Digital Marketing Video Multimedia Start Ups Interactive Advertising Strategic Partnerships Javascript Product Management Big Data Agile Methodologies Mysql Databases Online Social Networking Information Visualization Collaboration Solutions Streaming Media Enterprise Architecture Data Visualization Telecommunications Hadoop Lamp Linux Apache Responsive Design Webgl Unity3d Ios Computer Vision Machine Learning Analytics Cloud Applications Solr Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Mixed Reality

James Tunick Education Details

  • Yale University
    Yale University
    New Media
  • New York University
    New York University
    Itp
  • Hotchkiss
    Hotchkiss
    Highschool Diploma

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