Ryan Karpf
President at High Fidelity
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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SeniorRyan Karpf is a seasoned technology executive and founder with over two decades of experience blending creative media and immersive technology. He co-founded High Fidelity and led its evolution from a VR platform to a market-leading spatial audio API, and currently serves as its President. Earlier roles at Linden Lab included building the company’s PMO and running content and executive operations for Second Life, giving him deep expertise in virtual worlds, product strategy, and scaling cross-disciplinary teams. A former professional recording artist and producer, he leverages audio-first sensibilities to drive social, presence-focused applications across mobile, web, and VR. Known for repeatedly turning creative ideas into practical developer tools and businesses, he thrives at the intersection of community, media, and real-time systems.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (11)
openvr10
client-server10
render10
openxr10
oculus10
oculus-quest10
gltf9
virtual-reality9
swiftui2
swift2
ios2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
highfidelity/hifi
Aug 2015 - Jun 2019
Open source client/server software for creating shared VR environments. Docs at http://docs.highfidelity.com We are hiring: http://highfidelity.com/jobs Also, PT work available at http://worklist.net
Contributions:67 PRs, 62 pushes, 282 comments in 3 years 10 months
hiringoculus-questvirtual-realityworklistclient-server
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