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Ian MacKenzie

@xrnerd.bsky.social
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👨‍💻 Software by Day ☀️ 💀 Skeleton by Night 🥽 🤓 AR/VR Nerd 👀 Game Dev 🎮 Unicycling Ukulele Player⁉️

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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
First week of #Inktober done ☑️ Been having fun making a little ritual of sitting down to put ink to paper. Usually I struggle to share making art because IMO my ability to draw is worse of an elementary schooler, but but but this is a fantastic excuse to get out my comfort zone to draw and share ✍️
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Inktober Day 7 - Starfish It’s got a lil butt ⭐️🍑 #inktober #inktober2025 #ink #Day7
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Inktober Day 6 - Pierce Picking off apples with Pencil Arrows ✏️ #inktober #inktober2025 #ink #art #Day6
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Inktober Day 5 - Deer #inktober #inktober2025 #ink #art #Day5
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Inktober Day 4 - Murky Something is stirring in the swamp #inktober #inktober2025 #ink #art #Day4
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Inktober Day 3 - Crown 👑 #inktober #inktober2025 #ink #art #Day3
A skull with sparkle eyes wearing a crown
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
#inktober #inktoberday2 RGB Weave 🪢 Finally a reason to break out the colored pens 🔴🟢🔵
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
First day of #inktober and it’s raccoon appreciation day ❤️ 🦝 Make friends with your local trash bandits 🗑️
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
This is the ADHD version of make it exist first. Sometimes i forget to revisit old work and think about how it can improve
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Sarah LuAnn Perkins @sarahluann.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
the cat in my home smart screen looks like @toast.acegikmo.com staring at a flower
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Is this how you become a Geologist? 🪨
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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 05/06/2025
The Horizon OS web browser now has experimental support for automatic colocated WebXR, meaning multiple Quest headsets sharing the same space. Details here: www.uploadvr.com/quest-web-br...
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Last Chance to Vote for the Auggie Awards! 🏆 Would really appreciate your support by voting for Pencil! Here is a quick guide that explains how to vote in a few quick steps. See other cool AR and VR projects & creators too! See you at AWE next month in Long Beach! xrnerd.notion.site/Vote-for-Pen...
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
ENHANCE 🔎👁️
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I'm honored that both Pencil XR and Starship Home have been nominated for #AuggieAwards at this year's AWE !🏆 I would be so grateful for your support by casting a vote for these projects. Its free to vote but the the voting window closes soon, Vote here! -> auggies.awexr.com/entry/vote/b...
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Pencil Won the @sidequesting.com Team choice award! 🥇 Come to the pencil booth at pax east #22090 /Shark logic (near devolver look right for volante & giant pencils). Come make a drawing to add to the art wall!
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
#MusicMonday: Checkout Nitai Herskovits beautiful piano melodies. It’s the perfect thing for a rainy Monday morning 🎹🌧️☔️ Animation by the amazing Felix Colgrave youtu.be/eK41XdAOw3o?...
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Nitai Hershkovits - Flyin' Bamboo Feat. MNDSGN
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Tahneeeeeeeeeee! @tahnee.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
YEAAAAH!!! The XR app I work on (made all the lessons + art direct), Pencil, is up for an AUGGIE for Best Consumer App!! That’s like, the equivalent of an Oscar for AR! Please go vote for it! ✏️💖 auggies.awexr.com/entry/vote/b...
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Cast Your Vote for the 16th annual Auggie Awards!
Cast Your Vote for the 16th annual Auggie Awards. Winners will be announced on stage at AWE USA 2025 on June 11th at the Auggie Award Ceremony. Get your tickets at https://www.awexr.com.
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
AWE is coming up next month Pencil will be there! ✏️ Pencil is also up for Best Consumer App for the 2025 AWE Auggie Awards! We would really appreciate your support by voting for us. You can register & vote & discover other cool VR projects in this years gallery of nominations Link Below ⬇️
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Vote for Pencil In the 2025 Auggies! | Notion
Pencil is a Nominee for the 2025 Auggie Awards! ✏️ We are up for the category of Best Consumer App! 🏆
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Talk about Pencil is Going live in 5 minutes! Live stream is here! www.youtube.com/live/96mi7RB...
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Reboot Develop Blue 2025. - Day 2
YouTube video by Reboot Develop
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I’m speaking at reboot blue at 5:30 today in the owlchemy VR track about Pencil XR! Come learn about Our mixed reality that teaches you how to draw with real paper and pencils ✏️
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Hello from Croatia 🇭🇷 I’m in Dubrovnik for Reboot Blue (game dev conference) I got in early to explore the old city. There is an old world beauty here I have only seen before in photos. I have some 360 footage of walking the city walls I hope to share it soon when I’m not busy exploring 🥾
Ian is smiling while standing on the city walls above the old city in Dubrovnik Croatia at sunset. The city’s red tile roofs contrast with deep Ian’s deep purple hair
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•☆ Danilo Vaz ☆• @danilovazart.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Moo Moo . #NintendoDirect #NintendoSwitch2
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I am SO HYPED for new Kirby air ride game ⭐️
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
XR Social Hour: Post GDC edition! Come join for XR social hour starting in 2 Hours at 8:30 PM EST. You can add me on VRC to join: vrchat.com/home/user/us... or you can join the skeleton crew discord for future meetups: discord.gg/YpbYKXUf Gonna have some other XR friends post GDC joining this week!
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VRChat user VirtualSkeleton
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Hologram Art for the Burnal Equinox was great 🔥 Thanks to Josette and @brcvr.org
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Showing off virtual reality and holographic art Tonight 🔥 With Josette and @burnersphere.com for Burning Man
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
If anyone is still in the bay and wants to meetup there is a burning man party happening tonight and I will be helping show off demos of Burnersphere and Holographic art with some friends. More info for the burnal equinox available here burningman.org/events/sf-bu... DM Me if you have any questions
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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Its the end of GDC 2025 and Ian is standing in front of the GDC sign as the show floor shuts down
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Look Ma! I’m on TV @ #GDC
I’m in one of the videos being shown at the meta booth on the show floor @ GDC 2025
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Juan Lam @juanlam.com · 20/03/2025
I love the XR community!!! @xrnerd.bsky.social @4thwallbreakers.bsky.social @tovanbo.bsky.social @ellenlowing.bsky.social @aidanwolf.bsky.social
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The IGF awards are live now! Look out for the creature crew and starship home m.youtube.com/live/kEXe913...
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The IGF and GDC Awards Livestream 2025
YouTube video by IGN
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Maximum flair 💜
A colorful person with lots of puns on their lanyard
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Jamming in the park at GDC with @sillyz.computer
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Come learn how to draw with pencil in the park! We have giant pencils to give out! Now till 2PM! Look for the giant pencils!
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
These came out better than expected for a quick shot of a space rock 200,000 miles away taken from an iPhone in my shaky hands out in the cold at 3AM
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Kung @kung.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
In VRChat's current open beta, PC desktop users can try out the "Selfie Expression" feature, which adds webcam based head, mouth, eye, hand and finger tracking, so you can move around like this without needing VR (all you need is a webcam)
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Its Weekly World Hop Wednesday! Hosting a virtual meetup in VR Chat starting in 1 hour at 9:00 PM EST. We will visit a mixture of worlds showcasing interactivity and art and as a bonus after, The virtual market team is filming something special for Saint Patrick's Day (wear a green avatar)
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Leveled up to Level 27 Techno-wizard this week. 🧙‍♂️Had another fun year onboard Spaceship Earth 🌎 filled with music, art, friends, films, festivals, fire 🔥Looking forward to another trip round the sun and all it brings. See you out there and best of luck on your quests 🍻
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Mark Schramm #VR #AR #MR @markschramm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Come to my #GDC2025 talk on Thursday 3:30pm and learn how we made one of the best MR games out there 🙂 schedule.gdconf.com/session/char...
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Charting the Course of 'Starship Home': Designing Mixed Reality's First Narrative Adventure | 2025 Schedule | Game Developers Conference (GDC)
Attend 750 sessions for game designers, programmers, artists, producers, audio, business, and marketing professionals over 5 days at GDC.
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Nicole Lazzaro 🐰 🕹️ ❌👑 @nicolelazzaro.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
XR DICE Award Winners! Immersive Tech Achievement Starship Home by Creature Immersive Game of the Year Batman Arkham Shadow by @camouflaj.bsky.social Congratulations to the winners and all the nominees. #DICEAwards #DICE2024
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
We won!!!! 🤩🏆 OMG huge congrats to the whole creature team
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
28th Annual Dice Awards start today and im super honored that Starship Home has been selected as a Finalist for DICE & NUOVO awards🚀 Cheers to Creature team for all the efforts we put into building a unique & cozy sci-fi MR experience. Honored to have been part of the team & happy that ppl love it❤️
Title screen of Starship Home Game with finalist nominees from the DICE awards and the NUOVO awards
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Alex Coulombe @ibrews.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Do I have any architecture friends in Boston next weekend? The MIT Reality Hack needs someone to run a Unity or Unreal workshop on the AEC track !
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
My 2024 Highlights 🤓MIT Reality Hacking 🥽XR Unicycle Testing 🌑Experienced an Eclipse 🎮Good times at GDC 🏆Auggie award at AWE 💪Shipped 3.5 XR Apps 🤩Saw the Sphere + MeowWolf 🦎King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard x4 🎶Lotsa Live Music 🔥Burning Man Year 3 🫂Met many amazing people
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
2024 has been the most eventful year so far So I spent the first day of 2025 looking back at my favorite moments from 2024 and edited together a video to remember them by. Sharing it online to make up for never posting. So Cheers to 2024 and to the friends we made along the way🎇 youtu.be/YqlLaqYqMpI
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2024 Rewind
YouTube video by Ian Mackenzie
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
So Sparkly ✨
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Ian MacKenzie @xrnerd.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
This year’s tree is adorned by cowboy hats collected by the family. Happy Holidays Y’all!
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