Design Technology

152: ‘Left to My Own Devices’, with Kean Walmsley

A conversation with Kean Walmsley.

Kean Walmsley joins the podcast to talk about his background both in computing and in his career journey leading to and while at Autodesk. We also talk about the development and applications of the VASA (voxel-based architectural space analysis) toolkit for Dynamo, the impact of AR and XR in the AEC industry, the significance of real-time feedback during the design process, and much more.

Episode links:

Kean on LinkedIn
Kean on Twitter/X
Kean on Instagram
Autodesk Research
Kean’s blog - Through the Interface
Kean’s Floppy Fridays on YouTube
VASA on Kean’s blog
Kean’s 2023 Autodesk University class - Channeling Minecraft to Analyze Architectural Spaces with VASA and Dynamo
Shaan Hurley’s blog - Between the Lines
Commodore 64 (Wikipedia)
TRS-80 (Wikipedia)
Commodore PET (Wikipedia)
Autocad history (Wikipedia)
Related episode: TRXL 106: ‘Aligning Ambitious Ideas’, with Gabe Paez

About Kean Walmsley:

Kean is a Software Architect & Senior Manager focused on the research area of human-centric building design. He has previously worked on projects exploring the integration of IoT data with BIM (Digital Twins) using Autodesk Platform Services, as well as Generative Design in the AEC space. He has worked in various roles—and in various countries—during his career at Autodesk, including building and managing teams of software developers in Europe, the Americas, and Asia/Pacific. Kean engages regularly with Autodesk’s developer and computational design communities, providing technical content and insights into technology evolution.

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