Tahnee Gehm is a graduate of CalArts' Character Animation program, where she drew lots of cartoons and made award-winning films. After a career in advertising as a senior motion graphics lead for many big-name brands, she transitioned into the XR space, making AR filters for brands, Kickstarting her own AR household items (CoastARs), delighting folks at AWE with AR monsters (RC Kaiju) and recently art directed Pillow, a lay-down relaxation MR app. She is always experimenting with combining art and tech, with the spirit of character-driven stories as her guiding light.