[INVENTION]
I like inventing things. Inventor on 19 granted US patents (45 published filings) across AR communication, digital humans, 3D visualization, cloud gaming controls and media.
- US 12,705,847 ↗Meta · 2026
Spawning augmented calls with photorealistic digital humans
- US 12,212,705 ↗Meta · 2025
Controlling an augmented call with the user's gaze
- US 10,825,247 ↗Zillow
Integrated building information — the foundation of IMX
- US 11,097,188 ↗OnLive / Sony
Virtual touch controls for streamed games on tablets
- US 7,987,459 ↗Microsoft
The Windows Update API for finding, downloading and installing updates
[ALSO]
[WRITING]
Building with AI, from the inside. A series on making Wild Atlas solo with AI as my engineering team.
- The Birds We Couldn't Name ↗June 15, 2026
Part 1: why I built Wild Atlas. A bird in Botswana I couldn't identify, growing up with wildlife-filmmaker parents, and what four months of building solo with AI really cost.
- The Decision Nobody Made ↗June 29, 2026
Part 2: the decisions AI quietly makes for you while you're not looking, and why they matter more than the code it writes.
A field guide: the workflow, the scale, and everything that went wrong taking Wild Atlas into five languages with narrated audio.
[ABOUT]
I'm Josh. I live in Seattle and I've spent 25 years building products, always at the point where a new technology becomes something people actually use.
[OFF THE CLOCK]
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DJ
30+ years behind the decks with a wide palette that moves with the room, from sunrise sets on the playa to peak-time club nights. I publish mixes on SoundCloud as Josh Vincent. Listen ↗
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Art for the playa
I build large-scale interactive art, hardware and software, for Burning Man, and help lead my camp, Sundowners. One example: Rexan, our solar-powered safari art car and sound system. The Rexan story ↗
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Endurance
Triathlete. I've raced the Ironman World Championship in Kona.