aaqib usman
Founder at Light Pong
founder light pong - deceptively simple game system !
hi ! 'm aaqib , co-founder light pong . guess 'm serial entrepreneur , second company . team say good capitalizing opportunity , feel like 'm someone experiment tinker lot . imo , true expertise finding talented people organizing work towards specific goal . light pong newest baby . 're building 1-dimensional game console , giving people ability play lot different game beam light ! light pong way bring gamers non-gamers together ! 's super inclusive . launched light pong around 9 month social medium . around launch time , strategy place build social medium audience/following time , day 3 went viral ! since , 've garnered 50 million view tiktok instagram , raised ~ $ 150,000 kickstarter , featured featured mashable , gizmodo , yahoo finance . content big part , love 're documenting process journey building light pong youtube channel . 're interested seeing inner working organization , would place ! . . . . . 's list recent speaking engagement . list n't really , n't figured move yet , 's lol : 2019 , seedcon , moderator : changing perspective ar/vr 2018 , chivr , panelist : vr & ar startup 2018 , chivr , panelist : vr arcade location based entertainment 2017 , archi , speaker : creating mixed reality video 2017 , general assembly , panelist : nothing ventured , nothing gained : get want go 2017 , fintank , speaker : future finance feel like ? 2017 , 2112 immersive tech summit , speaker : state vr industry 2017 2016 , dx collective conference , panelist : ar & vr producer 2016 , chicago international movie & music festival , trend virtual reality storytelling
Light Pong
https://www.linkedin.com/company/playlightpong
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Founder
Midwest Immersive
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mwimmersive
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Founder
Georama
https://www.linkedin.com/company/georama-inc-
Greater Chicago Area
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VP, Production
Georama
https://www.linkedin.com/company/georama-inc-
Chicago, IL
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Interactive Producer
Films & Commercials
Chicago & Mumbai
Assistant Director
The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) is an assembly of leading professionals dedicated to recognizing the rapidly evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. A diverse group of 600+ members from all 50 states and 15 countries worldwide, the AIVA’s mission is to honor, promote and encourage creativity by providing a benchmark standard of excellence for evaluating media design, production and distribution.

Members of the Academy judge the Communicator Awards, the W3 Awards, and the Davey Awards.
Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts
Jury
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences was founded to help drive the creative, technical & professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of digital media. The Academy selects the Nominees and Winners for The Webby Awards and The Lovie Awards—the leading honors for the Internet and individual achievement in technology and creativity.

Presented by The Academy, The Webbys and The Lovies recognizes excellence in digital creativity, establishing best practices on a yearly basis—continually pushing the standards of web development higher.

Membership is by invitation only. Members include: 
-Scott Adams, cartoonist, Dilbert
-Björk, musician and actor
-Richard Branson, chairman and founder, Virgin Atlantic Airways
-Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle Corporation
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Jury
The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents, Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers from around the world.

With the recent evolution and rise of digital video (web series, VR, 360 and beyond), the Telly Awards today also reflects and celebrates this exciting new era of the moving image on and offline.
The Telly Awards
Jury
Comprised of leaders in technology, journalism, business and culture, the Real Time Academy of Short Form Arts & Sciences plays a vital role in recognizing the top content creators, influencers and organizations on social media. The Academy is responsible for shaping the criteria and rules of the Shorty Awards and for selecting winners and honorees.
Real Time Academy
Jury
The Shorty Social Good Awards is an awards program created to raise global awareness around the positive impact brands, agencies and nonprofits can have on society.
The Shorty Social Good Award
Best Use of Augmented Reality
The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, graphic design shops web and digital creators and freelancers.
Hermes Creative Awards
Gold Winner: Best Digital Experiential Campaign
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