Invisible Thread

Invisible Thread is an independent creative technology and immersive experience studio founded in 2018 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Its work connects cinematic storytelling with spatial computing, combining creative direction, experience design and software engineering to develop interactive experiences for commercial, cultural and social-impact projects.

The studio develops augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality experiences, alongside interactive installations, virtual environments, mobile applications and browser-based WebXR projects. Its capabilities span concept development, world building, real-time 3D, character animation and visual effects. Projects range from physical exhibitions and location-based experiences to social AR effects and native applications for Apple Vision Pro.

Selected work

Invisible Thread's portfolio demonstrates how these capabilities translate across different settings. Intel XR Fab Tour, developed with Stimulant for the Intel Museum, uses mixed reality and augmented reality to visualize semiconductor fabrication at nanometer scale. Migrations, presented at the 2024 Portland Winter Light Festival, combines interactive light, sculpture and physical-digital elements to explore human connection.

In healthcare, Breathe Peace is a virtual reality application developed for Stanford Children's Hospital that uses guided conscious breathing to help alleviate pediatric anxiety and acute pain. The studio also created custom augmented reality group effects for Meta Messenger and developed Spatial Bubbles and Frame Hanger Pro for spatial computing environments.

Storytelling and audience engagement

Social-impact work forms a recurring part of the studio's practice. #NoKidsInPrison is an interactive 3D web experience and youth justice campaign created with Performing Statistics, the Youth First Initiative and Columbia Justice Lab. A collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Foundation brought a teenage cancer survivor's pet dragon into an immersive augmented and virtual reality experience.

Alongside these projects, Invisible Thread undertakes creative technology engagements for enterprise, entertainment and brand clients. Its broader work includes museum installations, interactive digital art, corporate and community experiences, and tools that invite audiences to participate in stories through emerging technology.