Starstuff
Ari Nykänen is a co-founder and head of product at Starstuff Oy, where Ari focuses on designing engaging digital products and services. Prior to this, Ari served as the head of UX at Speechly and as a senior game designer at Next Games, working on The Walking Dead: Our World game. Ari also co-founded Lume Games and Kuuasema, both of which focused on game development and design. With a background in art direction and web design, Ari has a diverse skill set in the field of digital product development.
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Starstuff
Spatial imaging AI startup for deeper human connection online. We’re on a stellar mission to turn camera rolls into interactive worlds shared with others. Why: We live in a disconnection paradox, where the internet runs wider and faster than ever but social connection is at an all time low. The health effects of social disconnection are comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The loneliness pandemic is one of the most detrimental challenges of our time. How: Turning camera rolls and community activities into interactive shareable experiences with others - a spatial generative internet SGI - as a frictionless, accessible and co-generative platform that works on all devices - in seconds. What: Imagine taking a single picture or a text prompt and generating an interactive multiplayable 3D scene on the fly. You step into the scene, on any device, with your friends, and explore together, endlessly.