Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson have been toiling away at augmented reality for years at their startup, CastAR. Their ambition to make a fun AR product has been cooking for a while, and they’re taking a very different approach to the next-generation gaming platform. And given Ellsworth’s background as an underdog, it’s no surprise she’s…
via How CastAR’s Jeri Ellsworth will use augmented reality for fun tabletop gaming — VentureBeat
This post was like a bolt of lightning for all sorts of reasons – it’s about gaming, it’s about everyday people and it’s the vision of an amazing young woman.
Women in technology are still rare enough to make me sit up and take notice. Women in technology who may be creating the very next big thing? Phenomenal!
Go girl. 😀
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May 17th, 2016 at 10:31 am
Love her! She’s confident and ballsy and everything a woman should be 🙂
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May 17th, 2016 at 11:07 am
Amen. High Five!
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May 16th, 2016 at 10:47 am
One day soon—I hope—it will no longer be remarkable when a woman is making remarkable contributions to technology. But until then, let’s celebrate her achievements and encourage more young women to start careers in “male-centric” arenas.
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May 16th, 2016 at 10:56 am
Hear, hear! I refuse to call myself a feminist, but it really doesn’t make sense for 51% of the population to live under a rock forever.
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