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Jay Silvas · Ryftworks LLC
I am a designer and engineer specializing in experiential immersive audio, interactive spatial sound, and product ecosystem development.
Through Ryftworks, I explore the convergence of digital logic and analog aesthetics, creating tools and environments that challenge how we perceive and interact with sound.
Currently specializing in:
- • Experiential Audio
- • Spatial Sound
- • Signal Processing
- • Interactive Design
- • System Architecture
- • Creative Coding
PROJECTS
THE THIRD PILL
A VR game based on the legend of the Minotaur set in a computational universe.
COMMAND THE STACK
A mobile augmented reality tactical flight game built for the United States Air Force.
KINDRED
An embodied, player-driven narrative VR experience developed for Oculus Launchpad 2021.
REALITY QUEST
An original XR podcast co-created and co-hosted by Jay Silvas and Kelly Campelia.
SIGNS OF LIFE
Original Composition for Short Film coming out of a 48-hour film jam.
LANGUAGE CREATOR EVENT
A front-end build Jay owned for a programming community event at The Collective in South Lake Union.
ARTISTREE
A web app generating a k-ary tree visualization of related artists from the Spotify API.
WE MAKE REALITY
An XR Community Platform co-founded as a space for independent XR projects.
ENPAGE
EnPage was a team collaboration tool built directly into Chrome's new tab page.
HEAVY HITTERS MUSIC
Songwriting and Studio Recording for Picture.
TRACE
A first-person game about rogue AI and synthetic daydreams.