Matti Gruener on matti - Personal Blog and Research Notebook

Stuart

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

An MIT hackathon prototype that turns the Community AI idea into an actual apartment-building librarian.

Risks of XR

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How ad-driven incentives could turn AR into an immersive echo chamber — and what economics and regulation might do to prevent it.

Community AI

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

AI agents as positive community members — Stuart, the apartment-building librarian who shares Mary’s drill and tells you Alice wants a rematch.

glyph

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A physical wallet with an embedded e-ink display for XR and AI.

Glyph 2.0

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The next iteration of glyph. Now with a manufactured PCB.

Gestures on Objects

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A fingertip NFC sensor that turns any everyday object into a touch surface for XR.

Posthuman

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Contributing to Bloomberg’s Posthuman docuseries on Perspective-Aware AI.

Brain Dome

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A VR demo built at Flybits Labs that lets users explore knowledge and diverse AI-driven perspectives in an immersive environment.

FNX - Fashion Tech

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Led technical initiatives at FNX Technologies, building a cloud-based rendering pipeline that transformed digital fashion workflows for designers worldwide.

Open Dome

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

An XR framework I architected at Flybits Labs that lets non-technical users create immersive, data-driven extended reality experiences.

A Decade Of Visual Effects

Mon, 25 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A decade in visual effects — writing the shaders and pipeline tools behind films like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Iron Man, before pivoting into design and research.

about

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:58:36 -0500

I work across software, graphics, and physical systems, with a focus on building and understanding interactive technologies. Right now: graduate research at the MIT Media Lab, thinking about immersive experiences and platforms, calm devices and ambient AI.

Earlier I worked in visual effects for films like Harry Potter and Iron Man, as well as shows like Game of Thrones. I transitioned to real-time graphics, then experimental system design. I worked across Germany, Australia, Canada, Portugal, and now the United States.

signup

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:59:10 -0500

I occasionally send out short notes about what I’m working on — projects, experiments, and ideas at the intersection of technology, design, and research. Less than one a month.

I’m not interested in building a community or selling products.