The Walt Disney Company · 2022–2024
Advanced Innovation. AI. Mixed Reality. Interactive Experiences.
Product Advanced Innovation Team. We took an advanced research group and turned it into an applied research team — focused on high-impact initiatives that emerging technology could unlock.
After helping launch Disney+, ESPN+, and Star+, I helped build the Product Advanced Innovation Team — taking an advanced research group and turning it into an applied research team focused on high-impact initiatives that emerging technology could unlock.
Working alongside Walt Disney Studios, ILM Immersive, StudioLab, and Imagineering, we explored what happens when AI, mixed reality, and interactive storytelling converge on Disney's platforms.
Products that encourage active participation. Experiences that leverage mixed reality and spatial data. And products designed to connect everyone and ensure they feel part of the story.
The team operated across the full spectrum — from early-stage prototypes in mixed reality, haptics, and interactive characters to production-ready features in branching narratives, companion products, and experiential retail. Several innovations developed by this team shipped across Disney's platforms.
Multiple projects developed with Walt Disney Studios, ILM Immersive, and Imagineering remain in active development.