PinnedInterviews, quotes, blog posts & more…(Last updated: 3rd May 2023) I am Sam Watts, currently Content Partnerships Lead at HTC Vive // Viveport, working with developers on the new standalone Viveport Store content for the Vive XR Elite device, available now with 100+ titles. Previously, from May 2013 onwards, until October 2022, I was Immersive…Virtual Reality27 min readVirtual Reality27 min read
Oct 9, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets (full)tl;dr — a series of posts about things that have happened to me since 2013 in VR. Settle in folks, this could be a long one. As I sit to start to piece this together, it’s mid-July 2022, the weekend after the week I was offered my soon-to-be new role…53 min read53 min read
Oct 3, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.x/xJust some final random thoughts that don’t really go anywhere else accompanied by some photos of fun stuff from over the years Random Thoughts 9 years, 50+ headsets (40 shown here) 9 (well, 7 really with the lockdown) years of events attendance4 min read4 min read
Oct 3, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.9/9The final_v9 part! But be sure to read Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3, Pt.4, Pt.5, Pt.6, Pt.7 & Pt.8 xR4Good Scrolling through some old photos reminded me to write this section and I can’t believe it wasn’t in my initial thoughts of what I’d write about as it’s the most important area…VR8 min readVR8 min read
Oct 2, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.8/9Covering a range of topics to reflect upon over the past 9 years of working in VR, be sure to read Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3, Pt.4, Pt.5, Pt.6 & Pt.7 first… Enterprise Avoiding any “worlds first VR” nonsense, the studio was right at the forefront of educating, introducing and deploying immersive…AR6 min readAR6 min read
Oct 1, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.7/9The almost final part! But be sure to read Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3, Pt.4, Pt.5 & Pt.6 first… Immersive Theatre I first met James, the then events manager for TOM, and organiser for TOMTech, at a VR / immersive tech and arts event in 2016 (we’ve scratched our brains and neither…VR8 min readVR8 min read
Sep 30, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.6/9Be sure to read Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3, Pt.4 & Pt.5 first… Fun & Serious Games (continued) I can continue to talk about some of the other gaming and LBE things we’ve made over the years that have been great fun to work on. One of them being the multiplayer competitive…VR6 min readVR6 min read
Sep 29, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.5/9Be sure to read Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3 & Pt.4 first… Fun & Serious Games So after that crazy China trip to run a four-player networked racing game on DK1, the popularity of that demo sparked a lot of interest internally, with the client, and then the early VR adopters. …VR10 min readVR10 min read
Sep 28, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.4/9Pt.4!? Make sure you’ve read Pt.1, Pt.2 & Pt.3 first as I continue to look back over the past 9 years I’ve spent in and around VR, as I prepare to start a new role. Events One thing I hadn’t ever considered or really wanted to do earlier in my…VR7 min readVR7 min read
Sep 27, 20229 Years of VR — Ruminations & Snippets Pt.3/9Pt.3? Make sure you’ve read Pt.1 & Pt.2 first ideally as I continue to look back over the past 9 years I’ve spent in and around VR, as I prepare to start a new role. Getting Interpersonal Everyone and their dog has made some form of VR prototype around construction…VR6 min readVR6 min read
