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September 19, 2024 by Marlon

Redefining Displays: How OEMs Can Upgrade Mobile and Desktop Monitors for Immersive 3D Communication

As the demand for immersive experiences grows, OEMs are at the forefront of an opportunity to redefine traditional mobile and desktop displays. By upgrading existing screens with 3D holographic capabilities, these companies can bring new levels of engagement to everyday communication. From video calls to collaborative design, immersive 3D communication is not only the future—it’s […]

October 28, 2021 by Marlon

Music Discovery for Better Grammy Awards

Voting and surveys shouldn’t be a pain in the [you know what]. As a self-initiated speculative project, I conceived and designed a new approach to GRAMMY Awards voting by leveraging streaming, sleek UI, and a deep understanding of user experience. The goal of this exercise was to encourage participation, viewing, and listening of a wider […]

February 22, 2019 by Marlon

Teaching XR Design at World Bank’s Honduras Digital Challenge

My work takes me to communities in Latin America and the Caribbean as a technologist and coach for young entrepreneurs. These experiences have allowed me to share the gifts I’ve had the privilege to receive through an amazing journey of learning and self actualization as an immigrant in the United States. Most recently I was […]

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October 25, 2018 by Marlon

FEATURED IN MONOCLE MAGAZINE SOFT POWER ISSUE

In a recent interview with London based Monocle Magazine, I explain the ABC’s of how to market a nation brand given my consulting work with the Brazilian Consulate in Los Angeles. Why the exercise and what are the metrics? The purpose of the survey is to provide Monocle readership with an index of the world’s […]

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July 25, 2018 by Marlon

How might DJ thinking helps us approach Music Metadata?

As I write this article, I’m looking over at the hundreds of vinyl records on my shelf. I realize I’m an analog soul living in a very digital world. But there’s a magic power I’ve developed over the course of 15 years as a DJ – knowing what song to play when and for whom. […]

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April 29, 2018 by Marlon

User Experience Research For Theater Marquee

This was one of my first poster designs back when I worked in theater. I used typography and color to make impact and communicate heritage as a design strategy. Funny enough, it ended up in a this David Guetta music video. So technically the poster got over 258,159,308 views. To my knowledge there are no […]

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April 24, 2018 by Marlon

BuzzFeed Celebrates International Book Day in VR360

In honor of National Book Month, we visited one of the most amazing literary temples on earth, the Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City. #librariesaroundtheworld At over 400,000 square feet, Biblioteca Vasconcelos contains more than 470,000 books!

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February 2, 2018 by Marlon

Behavioral Economics 101: Choice Architecture

Let’s face it, we don’t always make the best decisions. Whether its overspending or signing up for health insurance, our decisions can be attributed to economic decision making – pay now or pay later. And so the question becomes, what are the factors that affect our […]

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May 22, 2017 by Marlon

How DJing for Shakira Helped Me Lose My Fear of Public Speaking

In 2010 I was given the once in a lifetime opportunity to DJ in front of tens of thousands as Shakira’s DJ. What many don’t know is that I constantly think back to that crowd roar and the moment I stepped on that stage in order to overcome the jitters when I have to give […]

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January 10, 2017 by Marlon

Google 72 Hour Makeathon for Assistive Technology

How might we improve mobility for people who are blind? Organizations involved: Google, Tikkun Olam Makers, Stanford D. School Need Knowers: Josh Miele, Michael Shaw If you clicked play on the video above, you will see a man using the mobility application we made during the 2015 Google and TOM (not the shoe brand) […]

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