Dr. Michael J. Gourlay
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | Principal Lead Software Engineer |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Dr. Michael J. Gourlay works in the Microsoft Mixed Reality group (formerly Cognition, Analog) on augmented reality and virtual reality platforms such as HoloLens, Windows Holographic and Windows Mixed Reality. He previously worked as the general manager of AltspaceVR. Before that he led teams in the Environment Understanding group of Analog R&D, including the teams that created inside-out tracking, surface reconstruction (a.k.a. "Spatial Mapping") and computer vision-based calibration of environment and human sensors. He previously worked at Electronic Arts (EA Sports) as the Software Architect for the Football Sports Business Unit. He developed curricula for and taught at Northeastern University and the University of Central Florida (UCF) Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA). He was a Subject Matter Expert for Studio B Productions. Prior to joining EA, he performed scientific research in computational fluid dynamics, quantum chaos and stealth. |
| Interests | game engine architecture, scripting languages, computational fluid dynamics, visual effects, Atari, geodesic dome design and construction, SCUBA |
| Favorite movies | Miller's Crossing, Fight Club, Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, Sin City, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hal Hartley movies, Dead Man, Naked Lunch, Harold and Maude, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension, The Big Sleep, The Hunger |
| Favorite music | Soul Coughing, Future Sound of London, Aphex Twin, Orb, Fiona Apple, Juno Reactor |
| Favorite books | Neal Stephenson's work, Understanding Comics, Naked Lunch, The Klutz Book of Knots, Terry Pratchet's work, Tipping Point |
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