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About ego
Ego is a startup building an Infinite Game—a persistent virtual 3D world with embodied AI agents. Founded by Vishnu Hari, who has AI applied research experience at Facebook and product roles at Horizon, with a background in Meta Reality Labs and astrophysics from the University of Toronto. The team is small, consisting of game developers, designers, and technical artists, and operates in a fast-paced startup environment. Ego leverages a tech stack that includes Unreal Engine, C++, AWS, Azure, and Roblox. The company also maintains a YC Launch page, indicating involvement with Y Combinator.
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The team is described as a tight-knit, small cross-disciplinary group of game developers, designers, and technical artists.
The environment is described as a fast-paced startup.
The company values shipping fast.
There is an emphasis on trying new technologies.
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