Jason Lawrence

Co-founder and engineering and research lead for Google Beam (formerly Project Starline), working on the future of travel.

[Jason Lawrence @jlawrence176]

This is what I've been working on at Google!

[Google @Google]

Imagine a magic window, and through that window you see another person, life-size and in three dimensions.

Project Starline is a technology project that combines advances in hardware and software to help people feel like they're together, even when they're apart. #GoogleIO

[Andrew Nartker @anartker]

Project Starline is breaking new ground in personal communication. See our findings below. It's still early, but very exciting to see how this could help us all.
https://t.co/t27rzrBJaY

[Peter Hedman @PeterHedman3]

+1 to this. These folks are working on cutting edge view-synthesis! Apply if you're into that kind of thing.

[Google @Google]

In May, we introduced Project Starline — a "magic window" that lets you see another person, life-size and in 3D, thanks to advancements in imaging, real-time compression and spatial audio. Six months later, here's what we know about how it's working ↓ https://t.co/S5bw8US5iq

[Jiayang Zhang @JiayangZhang]

50% more non-verbal behaviors
30% better memory recall
15% more focused on meeting partner

read about how we're testing Project Starline and the promising feedback
https://t.co/KCZ3NyTm7N

#projectstarline #telepresence #3d @Google

[Jason Lawrence @jlawrence176]

I'll second that! Thanks and congratulations to the many people who made this work possible. It's been the journey of a lifetime!

[Dan Goldman @danbgoldman]

Thanks to Ricardo and all the other co-authors and other contributors to this epic work! This paper is a career highlight for me!

[Ricardo Martin-Brualla @rmbrualla]

My group at Google, Project Starline, is looking for interns for summer 2022! Please consider applying!

Application link: https://t.co/YXNCnt3uTn

Project Starline announcement: https://t.co/iIV7r2V9XN

[Jason Lawrence @jlawrence176]

@M_Hanny17 @Mariners Where should I send a fan letter my 7 year-old son wrote for Mitch Haniger? Is there a central office address? Thanks!

[Jason Lawrence @jlawrence176]

@Mariners my 7 year old son wrote Mitch Haniger a letter, but we aren't sure how to address it. Can you help?

[Jason Lawrence @jlawrence176]

Vote!

[Google @Google]

Which of these #GoogleIO moments made your 👀 pop this week?

[Fredo Durand @fredodurand]

Jim Kajyia famously said in 1991 that "in ten years, all rendering will be volume rendering." Will neural rendering make it true more than twenty years later? Ray marching remains a huge pain though. To be continued.

[Google @Google]

What is Project Starline? It combines research in computer vision, machine learning, spatial audio and real-time compression with a breakthrough 3D display.

The effect is the feeling of a person sitting just across from you, like they are right there. https://t.co/yLN7CCwFLr

[Jeff Dean @JeffDean]

I got a chance to try Project Starline about a year and a half ago, and was really blown away. The 3D experience and the way in which everything seamlessly worked as you moved your head or changed your viewpoint was really amazing. A magic window is a great descriptor!

[Roni Sengupta @SenguptRoni]

Excited to share "A Light Stage on Every Desk". We learn a personalized relighting model by capturing a user watching a YouTube video.
Joint work with Brian Curless, @kemelmi, and Steve Seitz from @uwcse @UwRealityLab
Project Page: https://t.co/6jBwfvHlJI
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[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

At #GoogleIO today we shared how advances in AI are making our products helpful in moments that matter, from safer routing in Maps, to breakthroughs in natural conversation, to technology that makes us feel like we’re in the same room even when we’re not.
https://t.co/0QvwKfM7KU

[Andrew Nartker @anartker]

I'm so proud to finally unveil what my team and I have been working on over the last few years. Project Starline -- a magic window that brings you together with friends, family, and coworkers, anywhere. I can't wait for you to experience it! https://t.co/UNkn9IHjHv

[Paul Debevec @debfx]

An exciting 3D telepresence project I've been excited to be a part of at Google, just announced at Google I/O: Live 3D Scanning + Light Field Displays = the next best thing to being there https://t.co/sYN3Y8qP9L

[abhi @abhvious]

Sundar just explained what my former UVA colleague @jlawrence176 been up to at Google! Check out the short YouTube clip at the end. #starline https://t.co/SoZSJ9bYXV

[Urs Hölzle @uhoelzle]

So many news today at I/O, but if you have time for just one, check out Starline. It's real (though not quite affordable yet) and *incredibly* lifelike, you really feel like there's a 3D person on the other side. Jaw dropping.

@google https://t.co/YyVswcbEwl

[Rajan Patel @rajanpatel]

It's been a privilege to get to work with the Starline team and test early prototypes to meet with colleagues across the country. THE most transformative tech experience I've ever had and I'm pumped they get to show it to the world. Congrats @claybavor, Steve Seitz, and team!

[David Lieb @dflieb]

When my Bump cofounder @andyhuibers (one of the founding engineers on this) first showed me the demo, it was (and still is) the single most amazing tech demo I’ve ever seen. Congrats @claybavor and the entire team!