Botao ‘Amber’ Hu

Botao ‘Amber’ Hu is a researcher, designer, and creative technologist. He invented the HoloKit, an open-source mixed reality toolkit that turns your iPhone into an affordable optical see-through AR wearable. He founded and leads Reality Design Lab, an interdisciplinary research and design lab that focuses on the intersection of speculative design, spatial computing, and programmable cryptography. He also serves as a guest lecturer teaching “Mixed Reality Design” at the China Academy of Art. His primary focus is on developing intracorporeal interactions within co-located mixed reality, advancing democratized education of mixed reality design, and exploring blockchain as a substrate for artificial life.