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## Nicholas Butko

VP of Engineering, 8th Wall

## Recent Posts

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## [Building the Next Generation of SLAM for the Browser](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/building-the-next-generation-of-slam-for-the-browser)

 Apr 22, 2021, 11:04:11 AM / by [Nicholas Butko](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/author/nicholas-butko) posted in [Announcements](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/topic/announcements), [For Developers](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/topic/for-developers)

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8th Wall's AR Engine offers developers a world-class SLAM system that runs directly in the browser, powering interactive WebAR experiences. The AR Engine is as fast as it is mighty—reaching desktop benchmarks of *300FPS*. 8th Wall's SLAM system needs to be computationally efficient because it must be versatile, capable of running in any major browser on mobile phones, desktops, tablets, and more. For 2021, our engineering team was asked to take a deeper dive into the AR Engine, kicking off new initiatives this year aimed at making this SLAM system better, faster, and more powerful than ever. 

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## [Solving XR’s biggest development challenges: Why we built the 8th Wall Cloud Editor](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/solving-xrs-biggest-development-challenges-why-we-built-the-8th-wall-cloud-editor)

 Dec 12, 2019, 12:52:00 AM / by [Nicholas Butko](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/author/nicholas-butko) posted in [Announcements](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/topic/announcements), [For Developers](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/topic/for-developers)

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8th Wall equips developers with powerful tools to create extraordinary reality content. With [8th Wall Web](https://medium.com/8th-wall/how-we-engineered-ar-for-the-mobile-browser-with-8th-wall-web-bce26c84682b), we expanded the reach of AR technologies and lowered the friction for end users. We spent the last year helping content owners create their reality and find their audience. Developers stepped up and created [so many web experiences](https://medium.com/8th-wall/a-year-in-webar-celebrating-the-first-anniversary-of-8th-wall-web-d0bae7a6a02a) that people really love, with half of users spending *more than two minutes* engaging with each WebAR experience.

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## [How we engineered AR for the mobile browser with 8th Wall Web](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/how-we-engineered-ar-for-the-mobile-browser-with-8th-wall-web)

 Sep 27, 2018, 6:48:00 PM / by [Nicholas Butko](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/author/nicholas-butko) posted in [For Developers](https://info.nianticspatial.com/blog/topic/for-developers)

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**We recently launched **[**8th Wall Web**](https://8thwall.com/products-web.html)**, the first solution of its kind for augmented reality (AR) in the mobile browser. As the 8th Wall Director of Engineering, I wanted to share with you why I’m so proud of the team, and why I’m really excited about what we accomplished.**

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