Defining the metaverse: We dive into the interaction and technical details. We identify the commonality between these seemingly disparate ideas through the lens of interaction design and put forward a unified, practice oriented definition of the metaverse.
Duality was founded in the fall of 2018. Founders Apurva Shah and Mike Taylor might seem an unlikely duo, but each brings a vital piece of the simulation puzzle: how to accurately simulate complex environmental scenarios, and how to make the scene work with real-time responses from sensors and machines. Apurva worked on the Oscar winning film pipeline at Pixar Studios and Mike led teams to build massive field robots at Caterpillar Inc.