Meta Reality Labs

In late 2021 Facebook changed their name to Meta and embraced the concept of the Metaverse. Having had my eye on Augmented and Virtual Reality for a few years, I saw this as a sign that the industry and market were starting to align with examples from Ready Player One and Free Guy. In early 2022 I left my friends at fubo in order to pursue this adventure within Reality Labs at Meta.

The race is on for the next computing platform. Are there doubters? Of course. I wouldn’t be trying to build it if I knew the road would be easy. Now it’s time to change the world on the biggest scale of my career so far.

The Future - Delivered Weekly

AI. Spatial Computing. Robotics. Biotech. Self Driving Cars. The stuff of sci-fi is turning real, and Vision Quest is your weekly dispatch from the frontier. We break down the biggest breakthroughs, why they matter, and how they’re shaping the future—before the rest of the world catches up.

Portfolio

Meta HorizonOS

In Reality Labs (such a cool name) I work on the core navigation of the operating system that runs on all the Quest headsets. The latest device was released in October 2024 called the Quest 3S. I’ve contributed to the launch of 3 devices in total - Quest Pro, Quest 3 and now the Quest 3S.

It’s been fascinating switching into a different operating model going from TV streaming and Web applications to building an operating system that powers a virtual and mixed reality device.

From 2018 to 2022 at fuboTV we were blurring the lines of old school cable television with the interactive and immersive capabilities of streaming. While the world was ditching traditional cable, we were pushing the limits of the devices that support our applications.

Looking forward to seeing how the company and product is doing in 2030.

NBA League Pass

One of my favorite experiences was building the International NBA League Pass Roku Channel. Basketball is one of my favorite sports. Through code and design we connected millions of people around the planet to content created by and for the NBA.

Roku Apps

Websites

ProjectNightOwl.tv

This was my first project. It helped me get the job I have today. My love for video games inspired me to build a community around Esports entertainment.

Watch. Share. GG.

Freelance

Dennis Chalkin - Professional Photography