Leonard Burton
@atomworks.bsky.social
Product designer addicted to making things. Brit based out of Tokyo. Occasional #VR / #AR evangelist.
Also on Mastodon: http://hci.social/web/@burton
Also on Mastodon: http://hci.social/web/@burton
This post sponsored by bloated renewal invoices.
October 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This post sponsored by bloated renewal invoices.
It’s Design Matters Tokyo 2025! It’s cool to be back for an annual injection of new ideas and perspectives from the design world.
And I’ve already enjoyed some great conversations.
And I’ve already enjoyed some great conversations.
September 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
It’s Design Matters Tokyo 2025! It’s cool to be back for an annual injection of new ideas and perspectives from the design world.
And I’ve already enjoyed some great conversations.
And I’ve already enjoyed some great conversations.
With the virtual camera photos in the experience, scanning your ticket QR code once you’re done gives you instant access to them. 📷
Here's me with the XR Tokyo event team.
Here's me with the XR Tokyo event team.
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
With the virtual camera photos in the experience, scanning your ticket QR code once you’re done gives you instant access to them. 📷
Here's me with the XR Tokyo event team.
Here's me with the XR Tokyo event team.
The fact you can share the experience with friends really makes it as you explore and play catch with moon rocks. And of course, we geeked out over the tech behind it all too.
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The fact you can share the experience with friends really makes it as you explore and play catch with moon rocks. And of course, we geeked out over the tech behind it all too.
The whole experience is really nicely done. Avatar photos at check-in, smooth transition from MR→VR walking to the rocket, boarding, lift-off… and you have a virtual camera!
Even the management of your time allowance is a seamless part of the experience.
Even the management of your time allowance is a seamless part of the experience.
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The whole experience is really nicely done. Avatar photos at check-in, smooth transition from MR→VR walking to the rocket, boarding, lift-off… and you have a virtual camera!
Even the management of your time allowance is a seamless part of the experience.
Even the management of your time allowance is a seamless part of the experience.
Both Genie 3 and Hunyuan’s GameCraft are opening the door for a potential metaverse more than anything we’ve seen so far.
The ability for anyone to easily create compelling personalised worlds will amplify the draw to consumer #XR. Any "metaverse" adoption will be #AI driven.
It's holodeck tech.
The ability for anyone to easily create compelling personalised worlds will amplify the draw to consumer #XR. Any "metaverse" adoption will be #AI driven.
It's holodeck tech.
August 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Back at TOKYO NODE LAB tonight, this time getting to use their Volumetric Video Studio as part of their resource offerings for their #XR hackathon.
Getting access to this kind of setup is insane.
Getting access to this kind of setup is insane.
August 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Back at TOKYO NODE LAB tonight, this time getting to use their Volumetric Video Studio as part of their resource offerings for their #XR hackathon.
Getting access to this kind of setup is insane.
Getting access to this kind of setup is insane.
This email's sender and subject give me mixed messages.
January 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
This email's sender and subject give me mixed messages.
PSA: This analogy doesn’t scale to days, weeks or months at all. But it’s great for procrastination. 😆
I know many of you can relate to that in one way or another.
I know many of you can relate to that in one way or another.
January 20, 2024 at 4:02 AM
PSA: This analogy doesn’t scale to days, weeks or months at all. But it’s great for procrastination. 😆
I know many of you can relate to that in one way or another.
I know many of you can relate to that in one way or another.
Being the only one in a Figma team and having a notification come up that your library components have an update is like something from a horror movie.
Who is in here with me!?
👺🔪👨💻
Who is in here with me!?
👺🔪👨💻
January 17, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Being the only one in a Figma team and having a notification come up that your library components have an update is like something from a horror movie.
Who is in here with me!?
👺🔪👨💻
Who is in here with me!?
👺🔪👨💻
Walking around Asakusa at night there are so many strange and liminal spaces to get lost in.
This abandoned love hotel stands out, shrouded in glass but in total darkness, the entrance blocked off with cones and the prices on the outside each covered with a single strip of tape.
This abandoned love hotel stands out, shrouded in glass but in total darkness, the entrance blocked off with cones and the prices on the outside each covered with a single strip of tape.
November 19, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Walking around Asakusa at night there are so many strange and liminal spaces to get lost in.
This abandoned love hotel stands out, shrouded in glass but in total darkness, the entrance blocked off with cones and the prices on the outside each covered with a single strip of tape.
This abandoned love hotel stands out, shrouded in glass but in total darkness, the entrance blocked off with cones and the prices on the outside each covered with a single strip of tape.
When I'm in creative mode, this cartoon from webcomicname.com is never far from my mind...
October 4, 2023 at 12:58 PM
When I'm in creative mode, this cartoon from webcomicname.com is never far from my mind...