Alan Foster

Experience

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  Lore Media Inc

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  Founder, The LoreBooks Project

  LoreBooks was the first VR/AR/MR publishing platform for literature. We modified e-books or PDF documents by processing them into 3D holographic books, optimized for consumption on SmartGlasses and VR/AR medium devices (such as the HoloLens / Magic Leap). LoreBooks has been discontinued until consumer smartglasses achieve mainstream adoption.See the demo video at http://www.lorebooks.com

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  EscapeLabs Inc

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Co-Founder and CEO

  EscapeLabs was the world's first mixed reality game publisher. We partnered with escape room companies around the world to help them utilize their space more efficiency by replacing 1 traditional escape room with an infinite number of immersive experiences (similar to the HoloDeck).During the summer of 2017, EscapeLabs participated in the MIT PlayLabs Accelerator with the goal of using augmented reality to create room-scale puzzle games for the HoloLens and other mixed reality devices. The platform helped MR developers create multiplayer games using the HoloLens's Spatial Understanding functionality and dynamically generate interactive, contextually relevant content around the players. Show less

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  Boston EdTech Foundation

  Jan 2018 - now

  Founding Director

  As one of the founding directors of the Boston EdTech Foundation, Alan supports Events Planning, Marketing and Partnerships that drive primary activities such as hosting the Boston EdTech Meetup Group. The Boston EdTech Meetup Group hosts monthly events that support educators, technologists, researchers, librarians, entrepreneurs, investors, reformers and learners looking to explore, discuss and improve technology in academia, K-12 education, higher education, and the private sector.Learn more about our new events at https://www.bostonedtech.org/ Show less

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  Lore Media Inc

  Mar 2018 - Aug 2020

  Founder, ArcLive

  ArcLive is a remote visitation service that helps historians access non-digitized documents in real-time, replacing physical travel at half the cost. This method significantly reduces traditional digitization costs while staying within the legal requirements of copyright and fair use. ArcLive has pivoted into GLAM Grants due to unsustainable customer acquisition costs.Learn more at https://www.arclive.org

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  Mod University

  Jul 2020 - May 2022

  Research Project Lead

  The Mod University is a content production and support network providing guidance and teaching best practices to community moderators. As the primary researcher and product manager, Alan oversees the creative design, production and management of the Mod University Udemy Course, the community Discord, website and livestream interviews.

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  GLAM Grants

  Aug 2020 - Sept 2022

  Product Manager

  GLAM Grants was an online database for awards, grants, fellowships, and other opportunities in cultural heritage for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums. Advanced custom search and filter technology allowed members to identify opportunities most relevant to them and manage the application process, deadlines and documents required for each submission.Learn more at https://www.glamgrants.org

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  Discord

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Writer

  I was invited by Discord to write articles for the Discord Mod Academy Program, writing and editing dozens of articles that now act as the backbone for their Safety and Moderation Library. The DMA library has since received tens of millions of pageviews from aspiring Discord users who wish to develop their skills in community management.

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  Hillsborough Web Development

  Feb 2022 - now

  Senior Product Marketing Manager
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  Reddit, Inc.

  Aug 2023 - now

  Community Moderator, r/NFT

  As a community moderatorfor the subreddit r/NFT, I assist in managing over 2 million members and promote discussion on cryptocurrency, blockchain and NFT events and projects.