Alex Coulombe
Studio Head
Agile Lens

Designer, developer, and educator, Alex Coulombe runs the NYC award-winning XR creative studio Agile Lens: Immersive Design.

Alex has always had a passion for purposing emerging technology for creative visions. In 2010 he graduated from Syracuse University with a B. Arch (and Drama minor!) and after working for several architecture firms, when the Oculus DK1 hit the market, immersive tech became his focus. In 2013 while at the theatre planning consultancy Fisher Dachs Associates, he pioneered the world's first use of VR for accurately testing sightlines and adjusting room design based on the results. Other early immersive creations include an equipment clearance checker for Hudson Yards' The Shed, a projection mapping tool for Bravo Media and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and design mockups for the Park Avenue Armory's production of Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth. His work in highly-custom solutions grew and culminated in the formation of Agile Lens.

Recent architecture projects include NEOM, Four Seasons Private Residences Lake Austin, David Geffen Hall, Brockman Hall for Opera, the Statue of Liberty Museum, and the Yale Schwarzman Center.

Recent theatrical projects include the award-winning ghost speed-dating experience Ghosted AR, the OnBoard XR One Act Festival, The Orchard Off-Broadway starring Mikhail Baryshnikov & Jessica Hecht, La Pasion segun San Marcos with the Gateway Chamber Orchestra (now on Steam!), Body of Mine (now on Meta Quest!), Your Mind Girls with Hope Hutman, a VR collaboration tool with The Royal Shakespeare Company, and the annual Agile Lens production of A Christmas Carol VR, originating from a collaboration with Actors Theatre of Louisville.

An established XR thought leader, Alex and his work features in conferences around the world. He taught VR performance at NYU Tisch, Unity3D at the Syracuse University School of Architecture, and currently teaches Unreal Engine as an authorized partner of Epic Games, from which he also runs the only authorized training center in Manhattan. Alex has helped organize such events as the RealTime Conference, TCG National Conference, and the 5th Wall Forum.

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