Product Manager, Presence Platform at @Meta. Opinions here are my own. Do The Thing.

Joined February 2008
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Aashay Desai retweeted
๐Ÿ“ฃ Today Iโ€™m excited to share an IMPORTANT update on where weโ€™re headed with VR & Worlds. Over the past year, weโ€™ve listened to feedback from developers and creators. One thing was clear: both communities needed more focus and clearer direction. Starting in 2026, VR & Worlds will operate as two distinct platforms: - VR is focused on third-party developers, with the Meta Horizon Store restructured around apps and games instead of Worlds. - Worlds is going mobile-first, with dedicated tools to build for mobile. We remain the largest investor in VR, and weโ€™re building both platforms to support the long term success of our creator and developer communities. ๐Ÿ“Œ Read the full details in Samantha Ryanโ€™s post developers.meta.com/horizon/โ€ฆ
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We just heard from Meta Product Managers Aashay Desai and Meenal Nalwaya how MR is allowing users to see, capture, augment, and connect with the real and virtual worlds in new and exciting ways. One key capability you can use to build MR experiences on Meta Quest is Scene ๐Ÿงต
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Big XR News ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿ“Œ Today we get a step closer to realistic hand & controller interactions with the New Interaction SDK from Oculus, part of the v37 SDK released today. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Full introduction to the SDK available at: youtu.be/O5o-q9odUB4 RTs are very appreciated ! #VR #Meta ๐Ÿฅฝ
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7 Dec 2021
Presence Platform updates in v35 - Devs can try out Spatial Anchors experimental, ship Voice SDK experiences to users and build Passthrough apps on Unreal. Lots of goodness and more to come! #presenceplatform #OculusQuest2 @oculus @Oculus_Dev developer.oculus.com/blog/prโ€ฆ

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18 Oct 2021
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Getting spooky good results with physical wall occlusions in my room mapper solution for #Quest2 passthrough #XR #VR #MR #AugmentedReality #Oculus
15 Jul 2019
Me: * Obligatory Twitter check after the usual 3 month break * Twitter: 10XXX ENNGINEEERS RRREEEEE Me:
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22 Mar 2019
Panna cotta is just adult pudding. Donโ€™t @ me.
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Aashay Desai retweeted
11 Jun 2018
brb changing my name to Netflib
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11 Jun 2018
It isnโ€™t difficult. Say it... BART...just BART. Easy peasy. x.com/_anishad/status/100597โ€ฆ

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25 Aug 2017
It's been almost three years and this still holds true ๐Ÿ˜ญ x.com/aashay/status/51049080โ€ฆ

12 Sep 2014
September 12, 2014 will forever be known as the day I made an omelette without breaking it for the very first time. #notsogreatinthekitchen
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10 Jun 2018
I did it! Today is the day! One piece.
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15 Mar 2018
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Itโ€™s bout to be so lit @drake @ninja
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Aashay Desai retweeted
15 Mar 2018
No matter your personal feelings about Fortnite or @Ninja and Drake, tonight is a momentous victory for all of Twitch, streamers, and the entire world of gaming. This happened because people from all walks of life just truly love video games.
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Aashay Desai retweeted
15 Mar 2018
playing fort nite with @ninja twitch.tv/ninja
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25 Feb 2018
Looking forward to a few hours of awkward elbow placements and โ€œding ding ding ding dingโ€ for the entire flight. This is why design matters.
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25 Feb 2018
Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary
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13 Feb 2018
black mirror is a documentary
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I feel bad for kids who are currently learning to program by moving shapes and animating dogs as they're gonna be hit with the cold reality of real development which is copy/pasting linux commands and resolving git merge conflicts.
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Aashay Desai retweeted
18 Jan 2018
Algorithm that helps large companies pick an optimal city for a corporate office instead of running a publicity game show.
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