Words and Worlds: Shaping Immersive Experiences with Matt Earp, Meta Reality Labs
To understand what the metaverse is (let alone build it), humans need to pull in inspiration from across fiction, modern culture, all kinds of technology, and from every corner of design. This talk draws back the curtain on how these ideas come to life in the language and concepts of Meta Horizon, Meta’s social, spatial operating system and immersive experience for VR and mobile.
As a Horizon designer, Matt pulls in insights from music, event production, writing, science fiction, and mindfulness, showing how the words we choose shape the worlds we build. Even when those worlds don’t quite exist yet.
About our Speaker
Matt Earp is a Lead Content Designer for the metaverse in Reality Labs. He currently builds Meta Horizon, Meta’s next generation immersive social platform. He works at the intersection of writing, art, sound, UX design, creative tech, brand and storytelling to make the metaverse simple, straightforward, human, understandable, safe, and delightful. He builds on a background of 20 years of experience in event production, journalism and editorial, information and system design, digital activism, and technology. All filtered through his deep love of electronic music and the culture that forms around it — with nearly 30 years DJing as Kid Kameleon.
The Priceless Festival in Northern California
Meta Square - The immersive world where Meta held its annual Connect conference in 2022
In front of the Post Malone After Party in Venues in Meta Horizon
About Futurespaces
Futurespaces delves into contemporary experience design, with a specific focus on how innovations in design and technology can meaningfully enhance human connection.
Founded and led by Josh Goldblum (Bluecadet) Futurespaces offers live webinars and in-person tours that provide valuable insights into the creative process of creating contemporary experiences.