Stijn Spanhove

Software engineer @itpocket | Sharing my experiments with AI and XR

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

🚫🕶️ I've been building an XR app for a real-world ad blocker using Snap @Spectacles. It uses Gemini to detect and block ads in the environment.

It’s still early and experimental, but it’s exciting to imagine a future where you control the physical content you see.

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@JohannesTscharn @pt_pavlo @specs @huggingface @pollenrobotics @specsfordevs lol 😂

[Johannes Tscharn @JohannesTscharn]

Virtual skins for Reachy Mini!

@pt_pavlo and I are cooking on an AR game using @specs where Reachy is possessed and you have to exorcise him!

This is our character selection screen.

@huggingface @pollenrobotics @specsfordevs

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@Junni @N01ennn Love it!!!

[Lucas Martinic @lucas_martinic]

Full Mario 64 in Mixed Reality! Running in real 3D (no stereoscopic crap) natively at 90FPS and also running on my desk! 😋
Again, Opus 5.5 + PICO CLI combo made it quite straightforward.

Such a bliss to play an oldie at 90 FPS in 3D.

Disclaimer: I own an original physical copy of Mario 64. This project is not associated with Nintendo or PICO.

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@sonirw @specs Amazing work from @pt_pavlo 🙌

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@specsfordevs @specs Looking forward to it 🙌

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@pt_pavlo @OscarFalmer Yes! I agree can unlock some cool new things

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@tokufxug @Andrewbb38 🙌

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@hartspecs Nice Specs ad 😎

[Andrew @Andrewbb38]

@Tesla is this how I'm supposed to commute to the office in NYC in a couple of years?

CLAD for @specs is awesome! Built a game with hand-tracking controls in just a few hours.

#tesla #roardster #specs

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@valeriixai Some people say it takes away creativity; for me, it's the opposite. It gives me a lot more new ideas.

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@Fireandknife @specsfordevs @LensStudioDev Cool 😎

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@pt_pavlo @specsfordevs Yes! 🤩🤩

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

🦖 Gemini 4 Argon looks at your LEGO DUPLO pile, designs from exactly those bricks, and @specsfordevs walk you through building it. Lens built with CLAD.

How it works:

1. Photograph your bricks

2. Gemini 4 Argon counts them and designs one buildable figure, step by step.

3. Press your hand on the table: the model appears as a hologram, instructions and buttons flat on the table.

4. The bricks you need glow on the real pile. Build, press NEXT, repeat.

5. At the end the hologram fades and only the real dino is left.

What surprised me: Argon reads a messy pile from a glasses photo well enough to tell a 2x2 from a 2x4, and the designs actually stand up.

With CLAD, the AI works inside Lens Studio: it writes the code, runs the preview, screenshots it and reads the logs to check its own work. I tested on the glasses and said what felt wrong.

Stack: Spectacles, Lens Studio 5.15 + CLAD, Gemini 4 Argon, a small Node backend.

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@MatthewHallberg @specs @Bitmoji Love it! Was waiting for the occlusion here 😎 . Just turned around in time.

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@RoszykAdam Can you jump in the portal? 🫣

[Gabriele Romagnoli @GabRoXR]

Trying new apps and experiences, and seeing how developers and creatives tackle this new medium, always fascinates me.

In this lens on SPECS, you “scan” an object or surface and turn it into a fictional material sphere that you can leave around for others to find.

When I think about the different variations of this idea, the ability to leave a message, object or note on top of the real world for someone else to discover is fascinating.

I hope more developers experiment with this idea and that we figure out a good moderation layer 🤔

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@GabRoXR Thanks for trying it 🙌🤩 @pt_pavlo

[Stijn Spanhove @stspanho]

@shinbuilder @specs @specsfordevs Fade out for the limited FOV is really nice