Shirly Spikes

Video games composer👽🤖🎮🕹️🎶🎵
Sound Designer🔊🗯️💢
Interactive Audio Designer at @MagicLeap 🦄🐋🦖👨‍🚀
I love XR, and music, and music in XR.

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

Hi #AudibleWomen !
Im Shirly. Im a musician, composer, and mainly a sound designer. My current job is an interactive audio designer at @magicleap, working on composing an operating system for enterprise AR. On my free time I build weird stuff and take care of plants.

[Bryana Kortendick @bkortendick]

Good news: Cambridge weather forecast is significantly better in @passageio 🌞

Ready to welcome hackers for @mitrealityhack!

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

@danielamram3 https://t.co/xSf1AgxQve

[GAZAWOOD - the PALLYWOOD saga @GAZAWOOD1]

I didn't really plan to address this video too much, but after seeing that even ministers shared it, I realized the situation is more serious than I thought.
Is the game rigged from the start?

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

https://t.co/mXbArSROhW

Many tutorials only show how to do 1 small thing, assuming you know the greater system or that you just don't need to know it at all.
So - I started my own tutorial series for Unreal Engine, to help beginners understand how to navigate the engine. Enjoy!

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

@JewsFightBack Easy. I stand with Shai.

[OFF EQUALS OFFICIAL @HosooParadise]

I'm Yours (covered by Hosoo)

뚜루뚜 -
뚜루뚜...
듬드르r르 뚜!

...🎹

#hosoo #jasonmraz #imyours #호수
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https://t.co/X3E5OblRIX

[Jonathan Elkhoury- جوناثان الخوري @Jonathan_Elk]

As a Lebanese, this is one of the happiest days in Lebanon’s history.
As a Middle Easterner, this is one of the most transformative days for the Middle East.
As a human being who holds peace before my eyes, this is the most important day for our region.

Nasrallah and Hezbollah have terrorized the Lebanese people since the 1980s. He is responsible for the continuous downfall of Lebanon’s economy and sovereignty. He bears responsibility for countless assassinations of fine Lebanese men and women, solely for opposing his grip on our precious country.

Nasrallah is also responsible for the slaughter of thousands of Syrian children, women, and men, as well as for other atrocities across the Middle East.

Every Lebanese and every decent human being should feel joy at the downfall of one of the greatest evils of our time.

Now, we have a real chance to look forward, ensuring Hezbollah’s weapons are handed over to the Lebanese authorities, and sitting down with Israelis and the West for genuine negotiations on normalization and peace between our countries—Israel and Lebanon.

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

@Cluffalo I totally agree. Therapy can be great for very specific cases, where there's something specific to solve, but I know too many people who became dependent of their therapist that now can't make any decision without first asking their therapist.

[Mitchell Lucas @MitchellSLucas]

Some badass sound design here all around

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

@danielkutz אוי זה מעולה

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

@Demruth it takes practice, to be ok with the silence :)

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

@BenReichstein Yes it’s cool. But every company now gets to claim it’s the most advanced thing you’ve ever seen. Ive been hearing it since 2018

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

Before you go looking for where to buy a foley sword - they don't exist in stores. you have to create it yourself.

@BenReichstein

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

Tough day at Magic Leap today. Lots of talented colleagues were laid off as we move to a new market approach for Magic Leap 2. It’s hard to see such great people go, but I know they’re true ninjas at what they do. Sending hugs and support to all my friends who were laid off today

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

@michae1becker The biggest problem of spatial audio is still the same as it was 7 years ago : no one gets it because the visualization is pretty bad, and understanding how sound moves it hard for people to grasp without good visuals. Google was the closest in terms of visuals.

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

How much can a mic-change affect your recording? apparently - a lot! Thank you @BenReichstein for this awesome demonstration. It's insane how much character this microphone has....
#sounddesign

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

I started a Discord community. It was successful for a while but I had to take a break for a couple of months and now it's pretty quiet. How do you revive and sleeping community?

[Shirly Spikes @ShirlySpikes]

Sound design is more than just noise. It’s a symphony of carefully crafted elements that bring stories to life. When you start listening to sounds around you, you slowly develop the skill to understand the difference between what you hear and what is causing the sound.

[Andrew Fox @afoxdesign]

Underrated VR controller design of the day