UploadVR brings you news, reviews, and analysis from the VR and AR industry. Our distributed team, supported by a pool of passionate freelancers, cover important software and hardware releases as well as the researchers and developers driving this technology into wider use. We strive for fairness, accuracy, and depth in our coverage, and we advocate the safe, ethical, and inclusive use of these technologies.

Staff

Kyle Riesenbeck

Operations Manager

Guiding UploadVR into the future. Manager, journalist, podcaster, early adopter.

David Heaney

Senior Editor & Developer

Writing about XR hardware, technology, and industry trends while developing UploadVR's tech stack.

James Tocchio

Junior Editor - Gaming

Writer published in Game Informer, Retro Gamer Magazine, Debug Magazine, Unwinnable, and in books from Ninty Media, HarperCollins, and Lost in Cult.

Mike Johnson

Junior Editor - Gaming

Writer, video producer, & livestreamer covering VR games & news.

Beck Gibson

Marketing Director

Taking care of UploadVR's partnerships for advertising, marketing and sponsorship opportunities. Producing content for our outlets and loving every minute of it.

Contributors

Pete Austin

Games Contributor

Pete is a writer and avid enthusiast of gaming technology. He reports exclusively on VR gaming and has been publishing reviews as a freelance writer since 2020.

Luna

Tech Contributor

Luna is a VR enthusiast and dataminer mainly specializing in insights related to the operating system powering Meta VR devices.

Laura Mingail

visionOS Contributor

Laura Mingail helps companies navigate the future of entertainment, shaping strategies for content and tools to thrive in an evolving landscape. She also contributes to its evolution as a media contributor, SXSW Advisory Board Member and speaker.

James Galizio

Games Contributor

Craig Storm

Fitness & Variety Contributor

Craig Storm is a freelance VR journalist and creator of NextWave XR. His work explores how virtual reality is changing fitness, culture, education, and everyday life, with a focus on the people, experiences, and technologies shaping the medium.

Alicia Haddick

Japan Contributor

Journalist, Photographer, Scriptwriter. Born in England, living in Tokyo. Capturing life through words and photographs.

Alan Truly