VR is pretty hot right now. And, to be honest, it’s probably gonna get even hotter as new technology continues to come out and major industry players throw huge dollars into the space.
These cats are consistently pushing cutting edge content and playing with the newest and most innovative toys. If you think there’s anyone we missed, please ping greg@uploadvr.com as we hope to make a follow-up article to this in a couple of months.
Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) | Founder @ Epic Games
Timoni West (@Timoni) | Lead designer @ Unity Labs
Alan Yates (@Vk2zay) | Engineering bad-ass @ Valve
Chet Faliszek (@chetfaliszek) | Game Developer and Community @ Valve
Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) | Worldwide President @ Sony Interactive
Brad Herman (@brad3d) | Head of DreamLab @ Dreamworks Animation
Jesse Schell (@JesseSchell) CMU Professor of Game Design + VR Enthusiast
Tipatat (@tipatat) | Prominent VR investor, influencer, and creator
Robert Scoble (@Scobelizer)| Global VR Evangelist + Futurist
Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) | Founder, Oculus
Will Smith (@WillSmith) | Tech Expert
Brandon J Laatsch (@BrandonJLA) | VR YouTube/Twitch Celebrity + Co-Founder Stress Level Zero
Bruce Wright (@heybrucewright) | CGI + VR Expert from Disney
John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) | CTO Oculus
Robert McGregor (@ID_R_McGregor) | | Influential VR Blogger
Helen Situ (@helensitu) | VR Evangelist @ NextVR
iestyn lloyd (@yezzer) | VR Consultant + Unity Expert
Tony Parisi (@auradeluxe) | Co-creator of VRML, VP @ WeVR
Chris Milk (@milk) | Founder @ VRSE
Vi Hart (@vihartvihart) | Mathemusician and virtual reality philosopher
Liv Erickson (@misslivirose) | AR/VR @ Microsoft
Kent Bye (@kentbye) | Podcaster @ Voices of VR
Cymatic Bruce (@CymaticBruce) | Head of Developer Relations @ Altspace
Rick King (@RickKing16) | Expert Unity VR programmer and consultant
Jean-Marc Denis (@jmdenisme) | VR Design @ Google
More and More VR news is happening each and every day and following these influencers is a great way to stay on top of it all!
