Alex Chuang

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Alex Chuang is the managing partner of Shape Immersive, a leading VR/AR agency that drives innovation for the world’s top brands and enterprises.

Alex Chuang

The so-called retail apocalypse may seem inevitable, but in these challenging times, it is more important than ever to look at how technology can turn the tide.

AR is the answer to plummeting retail sales during lockdown

Augmented reality has the potential to instill awe and wonder in us just as magic would. For the very first time in the history of computing, we now have the…

Reality Check: The marvel of computer vision technology in today’s camera-based AR systems

Last year was a big year for unicorns. According to Venture Beat, there are now 229 unicorn startups, with $175 billion in funding and $1.3 trillion in valuation. In 2015…

The fall of the unicorns brings a new dawn for water bears

Compass recently published its second report on the global startup ecosystem. The report is the result of more than 200 interviews with entrepreneurs from 25 different countries, 11,000 startup surveys…

Where Vancouver’s Tech Ecosystem Goes From Here