web01.fireside.fm Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:39:09 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Happy Paths - Episodes Tagged with “Augmented Reality” https://happy-paths.fireside.fm/tags/augmented%20reality Wed, 12 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400 Happy Paths, a series from CommandBar, explores the human process behind some of the most well-known software of the internet era. In each episode, host James Evans dives deep on one iconic product or feature — like Gmail, the hashtag, or Twitter Spaces — with the people who built them. We will pull back the curtain on the little details of how they were made, giving context for our audience on who uses these products, as well as providing practical learnings for other product practitioners. en-us episodic Happy Paths, a series from CommandBar, explores the human process behind some of the most well-known software of the internet era. CommandBar Happy Paths, a series from CommandBar, explores the human process behind some of the most well-known software of the internet era. In each episode, host James Evans dives deep on one iconic product or feature — like Gmail, the hashtag, or Twitter Spaces — with the people who built them. We will pull back the curtain on the little details of how they were made, giving context for our audience on who uses these products, as well as providing practical learnings for other product practitioners. no Happy Paths, UX, user experience, product manager, growth product manager, UX designer, UX engineer CommandBar paul@commandbar.com Snap AR with Stephanie Engle https://happy-paths.fireside.fm/snapchat-ar-stephanie-engle 4c488bc5-ffc7-4e3a-8dfe-7f4c852798db Wed, 12 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400 CommandBar full 1 CommandBar Augmented reality combines computer-generated virtual elements with the real world. Unlike virtual reality, AR enhances a person's perception of the real world instead of replacing it entirely. Snap, the company behind Snapchat, recognized the potential of AR early on. In 2015, they released Lenses, which have been one of the most popular features of the product ever since. In their S-1 document from 2017, they described themselves as a camera company, not a social company or a software company. And their continued investment in AR experiences makes Snapchat probably the most used AR-centric product ever. Today, James chats with Stephanie Engle, a Product Design Lead at Snap who focuses on many of their AR products, including Shopping Lenses, which shipped at the end of 2022. 26:03 no Augmented reality combines computer-generated virtual elements with the real world. Unlike virtual reality, AR enhances a person's perception of the real world instead of replacing it entirely. Snap, the company behind Snapchat, recognized the potential of AR early on. In 2015, they released Lenses, which have been one of the most popular features of the product ever since. In their S-1 document from 2017, they described themselves as a camera company, not a social company or a software company. And their continued investment in AR experiences makes Snapchat probably the most used AR-centric product ever. Today, James chats with Stephanie Engle, a Product Design Lead at Snap who focuses on many of their AR products, including Shopping Lenses, which shipped at the end of 2022. Bio Stephanie Engle is a designer at Snap, where she is working on AR, cameras, and toys. Prior to working at Snap, she was a Product Designer at Facebook, the first Product Designer at Cruise, and an Experience Designer at Airbnb. Links The Art of Unshipping | CommandBar Blog (https://www.commandbar.com/blog/the-art-of-unshipping) Stephanie Engle - Website (https://www.soengle.com/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/Soengle) - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-engle-41bba745/) James Evans - LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-evans-7086b3126/) CommandBar - Follow CommandBar (https://www.commandbar.com/) on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/commandbar/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/CommandBar). snap, snapchat, augmented reality, ar, stephanie engle Augmented reality combines computer-generated virtual elements with the real world. Unlike virtual reality, AR enhances a person's perception of the real world instead of replacing it entirely. Snap, the company behind Snapchat, recognized the potential of AR early on.

In 2015, they released Lenses, which have been one of the most popular features of the product ever since. In their S-1 document from 2017, they described themselves as a camera company, not a social company or a software company. And their continued investment in AR experiences makes Snapchat probably the most used AR-centric product ever.

Today, James chats with Stephanie Engle, a Product Design Lead at Snap who focuses on many of their AR products, including Shopping Lenses, which shipped at the end of 2022.

Bio

Stephanie Engle is a designer at Snap, where she is working on AR, cameras, and toys.

Prior to working at Snap, she was a Product Designer at Facebook, the first Product Designer at Cruise, and an Experience Designer at Airbnb.

Links

Stephanie Engle

James Evans

CommandBar

]]> Augmented reality combines computer-generated virtual elements with the real world. Unlike virtual reality, AR enhances a person's perception of the real world instead of replacing it entirely. Snap, the company behind Snapchat, recognized the potential of AR early on.

In 2015, they released Lenses, which have been one of the most popular features of the product ever since. In their S-1 document from 2017, they described themselves as a camera company, not a social company or a software company. And their continued investment in AR experiences makes Snapchat probably the most used AR-centric product ever.

Today, James chats with Stephanie Engle, a Product Design Lead at Snap who focuses on many of their AR products, including Shopping Lenses, which shipped at the end of 2022.

Bio

Stephanie Engle is a designer at Snap, where she is working on AR, cameras, and toys.

Prior to working at Snap, she was a Product Designer at Facebook, the first Product Designer at Cruise, and an Experience Designer at Airbnb.

Links

Stephanie Engle

James Evans

CommandBar

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