In this episode, Imran Hussain talks with Dr. Suleman Shahid about the first VR Facebook Innovation Lab in Pakistan based at LUMS, the Lab’s vision for creating a VR ecosystem and community, and the first and biggest Facebook developer conference outside Facebook HQ which was held at LUMS, Lahore. Also, don’t forget to check out the behind-the-scenes segment at the end of the podcast episode and the show notes below.

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KEYWORDS

suleman shahid, lums, vr, facebook innovation lab pakistan, nic lahore, national incubation center, cohorts, igda, abbas khan, experience design, maheen sohail, entrepreneurship, vr ecosystem, vr community building, vr capacity building, vr meetups, ignite, hci, usability lab, big immersive, quixel, tintash, facebook developer circles, ux pakistan

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LINKS

• Facebook opens its FIRST Innovation Lab in Pakistan at NIC Lahore
• Opening of the Facebook Innovation Lab Pakistan
• Post Innovation Lab launch workshops by Facebook at LUMS
• Facebook Developer Circles Conference at LUMS
• Facebook Developer Circles Pakistan
• The Pakistan chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
• LUMS
• National Incubation Center (NIC) Lahore
• IGNITE

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ABOUT DESIGN BAITHAK

Design Baithak is a community initiative to promote design, experience and usability in Pakistan through local meetups and a podcast. The Design Baithak podcast features in-depth conversations with experts from different fields of design. Our guests candidly share their stories, insights, opinions and experiences. We believe that by using a design thinking and human-centered design-led approach people can create better products, services and customer experiences.

You can learn more about Design Baithak on Twitter and Instagram.

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

Design Baithak is organized and curated by Imran Hussain , Managing Partner at Cordoba, and Dr. Suleman Shahid, Assistant Professor at LUMS.

Imran Hussain: Twitter | Instagram

Dr. Suleman Shahid: Facebook | Instagram