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Russell Varriale

Russell Varriale

New York, NY, US

 

About 

I'm building a tool to help architects and designers take advantage of virtual reality without having to know how to program. You simply upload a 3D model of the space you're designing and we take care of the virtual reality implementation.

After you upload your model you're instantly able to view the model on an Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard (with your smartphone), web or mobile browser. I'm looking for feedback right now from architects and designers to tell me what they would like to see improved about the software and what they like. Please sign up at www.vrban.io to upload models. Let's make virtual reality a reality!!! (sorry im a huge nerd for these things lol)

Here's an early demo: www.vrban.io.demos/bedroom

Employment 

vrban, Inc., New York, NY, US, Developer

I'm helping develop a web/mobile platform to enable architects and designers to easily view their 3D models in virtual reality without having to program a single line of code.

Jul 2014 - current
 

Education 

Columbia University, New York, NY, US, Bachelors, Philosophy

I studied philosophy, but I also study astronomy and computer programming on the side.

Sep 2009 - May 2013
 

Awards 

Kairos Society K50 Company, Other

We were nominated and selected to be one of the K50 companies to participate in the 2014 Kairos Global Summit. We are the first virtual reality company to be selected as a K50 company and hope to continue to empower industries and professionals with virtual reality.

2014
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills