Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tomorrow in NYC! Join us. givebutter.com/xr-friends-p... 020
Reposted by Alex CoulombeGood Virtual Reality @goodvirtualreality.com · 26/09/2026Finish VR’s biggest week in years with a listen to @nchan.bsky.social @scottstein.bsky.social & @ibrews.bsky.social talking Meta VR Glasses. open.substack.com/pub/goodvr/p...open.substack.comMeta VR Glasses Hands-On Demo Impressions From Scott Stein, Norman Chan & Alex CoulombeMeta changed the conversation around virtual reality with the debut of what it calls VR Glasses. 1114
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Podcast idea: interviews entirely focused on the key people who helped you out. The teacher who encouraged you. The uncle who gave you words to live by. The former boss who connected you to a new opportunity. A little acknowledgment that no one gets there alone. Call it Stepping Stones. 050
Reposted by Alex CoulombeCåråbine à Citron 🍋 @carabinacitron.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026Don’t leave them alone in Gaza. Hammam is a volunteer nurse caring for the wounded daily. His family is homeless, has lost everything. They’re starving & craving food. His brother is ill with epilepsy & needs urgent treatment Any donation helps with food & medical care. chuffed.org/project/1844... 099171
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I'm so proud of @ferrymanvr.bsky.social for their Emmy win !! 380
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 01/09/2026not what this app is supposed to do but yes it's oddly satisfying. 010
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I'm building an Unreal Engine to Pixar's RenderMan plugin and this is my first time testing it on a full scene: 130
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026In one hour I’m giving an Intro to MetaHumans course for Unreal Engine 5.8, which includes some killer course material. Hope to see you there! 130
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Unreal Engine 5.8 broke the VR Template for Vision Pro. I fixed it! And made shadows better. Enjoy! 260
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ever notice that there's a lot of folks at Apple who are part of the "Vision Products" team? Not the Vision Product team. Not the Vision Pro team. Vision Products. Plural. That's pretty cool. 150
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Still a few spots left in my Intro to VR for 5.8 course tomorrow. We’ll cover my custom XR simulator, various headsets (including Vision Pro), and everything you need to get started making amazing VR content, broadcast live from Manhattan's first Unreal Engine Authorized Training Center over Zoom. 130
Reposted by Alex CoulombeIan @ianhamilton.net · 08/08/2026Has anyone tried selling avatars as “tickets” to specific worlds that contain an interactive experience? Wouldn’t this be a better model of ticketing plays in VR? @ibrews.bsky.social @frooxius.bsky.social @dtupper.com 121
Reposted by Alex CoulombeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity. 56444941148
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I'm teaching a FREE Unreal Engine session over Zoom on Wednesday! More info: alexcoulombepresents.com/newsletter/2...alexcoulombepresents.comAlex Coulombe PresentsUnreal Engine, Godot, Apple Vision Pro, AI agents, and a decade of immersive design — plus Manhattan's first Unreal Authorized Training Center. 140
Reposted by Alex CoulombeJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“Just about a week after signing a controversial contract with the UK's national health service, Palantir Technologies Inc. launched an influencer marketing campaign to counter criticism of the patient data platform it's building…” 1/5/24 finance.yahoo.com/news/nhs-pro...finance.yahoo.comNHS Probes Whether Palantir Campaign Breached Contract Terms(Bloomberg) -- Just about a week after signing a controversial contract with the UK’s national health service, Palantir Technologies Inc. launched an influencer marketing campaign to counter criticism... 06640
Reposted by Alex CoulombeMatt Ortega @mattortega.com · 28/07/2026Stephen Miller said just the other day that all asylum claims are "fake." A couple deported from the U.S. to Guatemala were gagged, bound, and shot dead. Their 14-month old found crying next to their mother's body. People like Miller don't care though because this is the point: ethnic cleansing.stlpr.orgOverland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media. 13239151969
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Tonight we have #UnrealNYC in partnership with Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Big thanks to Marcela Bragagnolo for organizing and hope to see you there. There will be lab computers to play with, talks to see, demos to enjoy, and food/drink ! Event link: luma.com/nzulvcue 120
Reposted by Alex CoulombeAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Republicans just approved a budget blueprint that does far more than fund the war with Iran. Buried inside the $95 billion package is $10 billion to implement new nationwide voting restrictions demanded by Trump. 911352835
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I wrote a thing about Unreal Fest. Sorry you have to go to LinkedIn to read it: www.linkedin.com/pulse/unreal...linkedin.comUnreal Fest 2026: One Week LaterUnreal Fest in Chicago was one week ago. It was my 7th Unreal Fest, and while all previous ones have left me feeling pumped about the future and eager to spread the gospel of Unreal Engine… I’m still ... 010
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026what if someone opened their eyes but instead of eyes it was just two more faces? 320
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 18/06/2026all good vibes at Unreal Chicago chapter meetup last night 020
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Would be darkly hilarious if this kills Perforce, who is a huge sponsor with a giant booth here at Unreal Fest. lore.org 140
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Wow, Epic says early access to UE6 is targeting end of 2027 but they aren’t planning any new UE5 releases after 5.8 (shipping today). That would mean no new release for at least 18 months, whereas historically we’ve gotten a new release about once every 6 months. Are you surprised ? 310
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Part of the @agilelens.bsky.social crew arriving in Chicago ! Going to check out a Second City show tonight, take some meetings around the city Monday and Tuesday, then Tuesday evening kicks off #UnrealFest. Let us know if you’re in town! 0380
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I call it UnRealityKit. It's a UE5 + RealityKit bridge for Apple Vision Pro. All those things you can't do in Unreal Engine for AVP due to Metal: eye tracking, standard gesture controls, room lighting & reflections, volumes, fully utilizing the M2/M5 chip... all possible now. 3202
Reposted by Alex CoulombeStephen Butchko @stephenbutchko.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Honored to be speaking on a panel with @ibrews.bsky.social & @jason.themetamovie.com about the magic of live performance in VR, tomorrow (Friday, 6/12). If you are interested in learning about the evolution of theatre, follow this link: www.raindanceimmersive.com#/raindance-i...raindanceimmersive.comRAINDANCE IMMERSIVERAINDANCE IMMERSIVE 021
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 08/06/2026My dog interrupting my gaussian splat pano test for visionOS 27. 140
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026goodbye @recroom.com !! you brought my kids and I a lot of joy over the years. we spent the weekend revisiting our favorite maps, quests, and of course lots of paintball. we also revisited an old map we built together when my kids were 4 and 6 and it was all wonderfully ridiculous: 060
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I made a thing with Claude to straighten out messy Unreal Engine Blueprints with Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+L. Let me know if it works for you! #uetips 360
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I'll do some proper posts on these tomorrow, but I've been using @godotengine.org for one week and already have two projects I'm excited to share with the public. 1) Sample Vision Pro physics sandbox with hand meshes, gesture detection, spatial sound, and more. 2) MetaHuman to Godot 161
Reposted by Alex Coulombedark @darkswordsman.com · 28/05/2026My friend lost her SNAP and now her family usually struggles the last week or two of each month, more than before. Her and her dad are legitimately disabled. If I believed in God and Hell, hell would simply not be enough to urge repentance with these people. May they suffer psychological torture. 041
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 28/05/2026This week I dove into building with Godot and it's been wonderfully satisfying. I'll give a full update with my progress related to character animation, VR, Vision Pro, raytracing, physics tests, adding new features, and more, but for the moment, seeing a little message like this just made my day ! 050
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Some photos from FMX's first Spatial Storytelling Track ! 230
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Farewell to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ! Flashback to 2015 where I gave a talk at NYVR about theatre sightlines with Fisher Dachs Associates that was seen by cool folks at Bravo Media who then asked me if I could build an app in a few days (cont.) 151
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Take the Power Back by Rage Against the Machine but it’s actually “Take a Power Nap” 020
Reposted by Alex Coulombehammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 03/05/2026This could be business casual if we even gave a shit 15968211521
Reposted by Alex CoulombeMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/05/2026“The efforts shed light on the unprecedented levels of borrowing that underpins the AI sector…” Banks starting to sweat. 29318124
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 03/05/2026That there’s a market an amazing linear narrative games that take under 15 hours to beat. Speaking as a parent and generally busy person who is lucky to finish 1-2 games per year. 270
Reposted by Alex CoulombeChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Gen Z has rediscovered the X-files & is realizing how dystopian the America of today is compared to the 90s "Watching The X-Files... has solidified my belief that I would have likely been happier in an age that preceded me." midnightmurmurations.substack.com/p/the-x-file...midnightmurmurations.substack.comThe X-Files Has Made Me Nostalgic for a Time I Never ExperiencedIn a time before crypto, Twitter, and AI slop, we had communities, real experiences, and beautiful TV… 1201066203
Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 02/05/2026FMX this week ! After 30 years they let me do a Spatial Storytelling track. Nice writeup about it here: digitalproduction.com/2026/04/27/f...digitalproduction.comFMX 2026 bets on sound and spatial craft - DIGITAL PRODUCTIONFMX 2026 lines up sound, XR, and VFX-adjacent talks, plus On Site May 5-7 and On Demand May 9 to June 9. 120