Interviews, quotes, blog posts & more…
I am Sam Watts, Director of Immersive Technology at Make Real in Brighton, UK. We create and make exciting xR (VR/AR/MR) experiences that bring serious fun to learning & development, training and simulations.
Clients and partners include EDF Energy, McDonald’s UK and Vodafone, to name a few, deploying applications in the areas of health & safety, maintenance, utilities, construction, and more. We also create consumer gaming products and location-based experiences for the out-of-home sector.
Our first self-published, studio-developed game, Loco Dojo featuring Brian Blessed, released on Oculus, Steam and Viveport Stores, bringing fun party game mentality to VR, for Oculus Rift + Touch, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. We are currently working on bringing the game title to Sony PlayStation VR and Vive Focus Plus in late-2019.
(I also act as Game Producer for Tammeka, a VR game studio co-owned by Make Real. Our team developed and published arcade sci-fi racing VR game title Radial-G : Racing Revolved, available now on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Sony PlayStation VR.)
Our first self-published, self-developed VR training application, Rear Guard, is designed to improve training of vehicle reversing assistants, loaders and banksmen, within the waste management and two-person delivery sectors. Available now for Oculus Rift S & Oculus Quest as part of a hardware bundle.
Below is a collection of links to all the interviews, podcasts, quotes, blog posts and more that I have created, taken part in or contributed to since early 2014, as part of my journey becoming an evangelist of Virtual Reality. This will continue to be updated as more are added. (Last updated: 28th Nov 2019)
2020 — Partnership Power
Talks _given
PGConnects London — Augmenting Your Business for Reality:
https://www.pgconnects.com/london/
2019 — From Projects to Products
Interviews _written
Platform9 — How Are Modern Businesses Using VR: https://www.platf9rm.com/blog/how-are-modern-businesses-using-vr
Interviews _video
Digital Catapult — 5G Testbed Accelerator Programme: Make Real
Podcasts
John Helmer: The Learning Hack — Virtual Reality Check w/ Sam Watts:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fRNsOfCJIAxOp6ABoQcSJ?si=EmQwToDzQjG5G0Po3EOaDg
Quotes
VRFocus —Developers Give Their Reactions to Nintendo Labo VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2019/03/developers-give-their-reactions-to-nintendos-labo-vr-attempt/
Learning News — Make Real to Unveil New Learning Products at LT19uk: https://learningnews.com/news/make-real/2019/make-real-to-unveil-immersive-learning-products-at-learning-technologies-2019
Virtual Reality Marketing — The Risks of VR Marketing: https://www.virtualrealitymarketing.com/blog-posts/the-risks-of-vr-marketing/
Blog Posts
Medium — The End of Mobile VR Doesn’t Mean VR is Dead: https://medium.com/@vr_sam/the-end-of-mobile-vr-doesnt-mean-vr-s-dead-22e4e202fa59
Make Real — Oculus Connect 6: It’s Business Time: http://www.makereal.co.uk/oculus-connect-6-its-business-time/
Make Real — 2019 Quarterly Review #3 (Jul — Sept):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2019-q3-review/
AIXR — VR for Education, Learning and Development — Valid Use Cases:
https://aixr.org/insights/use-cases-vr-for-education/
Make Real — 2019 Quarterly Review #2 (Apr — Jun):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2019-q2-review/
Make Real — 2019 Quarterly Review #1 (Jan —Mar):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2019-q1-review/
Talks _given
Coder Dojo: Brighton (Winter ’19) — What is VR? & Demos
Blind Veterans UK, Technology Day (Winter 2019) — What is VR? & Demos
DV8 Careers Day — Games Industry / Studio & VR 101
Northampton University — Merged Futures — VR Symposium (Keynote):
https://www.digitalnorthampton.com/mergedfutures
Brighton University — VR Games Design 101
VR Brighton Meetup — Multi-User Immersive Experiences: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vr-brighton-meetup-multi-user-immersive-experiences-tickets-58785152975
IntoGames — The Future of VR/AR Beyond Gaming: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/into-games-present-the-future-of-vr-ar-beyond-gaming-tickets-59759823240
Panels _beenOn
EGX — Fringe Theatre: PC Exclusivity & Store Curation:
https://www.egx.net/egx/2019/fringe-theatre
Ukie — Mixed Reality sub-Group: Where Next for VR?:
https://ukie.org.uk/event/2019/09/04/ukie-members-day
EGX Rezzed — Fringe Theatre: Making VR Comfortable:
https://www.egx.net/rezzed/2019/fringe-theatre-2019
Events
Microsoft — HoloLens 2 Announcement Reveal & Private 1–2–1 Demo
2018 — The Year of Growth and Positive Changes
Interviews _written
Virtual Reality Marketing — Interviews, Sam Watts, Make Real: https://www.virtualrealitymarketing.com/interviews/sam-watts-make-real/
Digital Catapult — Creative Tools & Workflows Immersive Content Creation: https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/news-and-views/publication/workflows-immersive-report
Virtual Reality Consultancy — The Super Worker ebook: https://www.virtualrealityconsultancy.co.uk/the-super-worker-ebook
Dell — Making VR Real: 2018 Report on Business Impact of VR:
https://marketing.dell.com/Global/FileLib/VR/Making-VR-Real-report-2018.pdf
The Virtual Report.biz — Speaker Profile: Sam Watts, Make Real:
http://www.thevirtualreport.biz/profile/64903/speaker-profile-sam-watts-make-real/
Interviews _video
Google [Daydream Impact]— ‘Stay Up Late’ #VR4Good Documentary
University of Sussex — Media Studies VR Case Study
The Disruptors — Interview with Sam Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtZoiiC0vWU
VRFocus — Make Real Sam Watts Discusses Developing VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/09/what-makes-good-vr-make-real-gives-some-insider-know-how/
Immersivity — ParadropVR Brighton Palace Pier LBEVR Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPLff2pICB8
Creative Technology — Innovation Partner CT Open Days 2018: https://vimeo.com/272592891
LatestTV — Brighton-made VR & GOVR Show & Tell Event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWHeQizclZ8
Future Tech Now Show — Jonathan Tustain LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6382964480367828992
VRFocus — Make Real Announce New VR Game Pastimes for Pirates: https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/01/make-real-announce-new-virtual-reality-videogame-pastimes-for-pirates-at-xr-connects/
Podcasts
The VR Barrel — Make Real Sam Watts Talks State of VR
The VR/AR Association — Introduction to Make Real: http://www.thevrara.com/podcast-posts/samwatts
Future of Learning — w/ Lloyd Dean, #16 Scaling VR: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-future-of-learning/id1390253895?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
StoryHackXR — TOMTech podcasts: #3 A View From the Other Side: https://anchor.fm/storyhackxr/episodes/3-Sam-Watts-Make-Real-with-a-view-from-other-side-e2bgkh/a-a5m8uk
Digital Jam — Narrative Immersive Storytelling:
http://digitaljamsessions.com/-the-stories-we-tell
Digital Jam — Getting Social and Collaborative with #VR: http://digitaljamsessions.com/getting-social-and-collaborative-with-vr
Techjini — What Every Developer Needs to Know About Immersive Tech: http://www.techjini.com/blog/every-developer-needs-know-immersive-technologies-sam-watts/
Quotes
VirtualiTeach — 100 Voices of AR/VR in Education: https://www.virtualiteach.com/single-post/2018/11/28/100-Voices-of-ARVR-in-Education
Virtual Reality Marketing — What Is It About VR That Gets You Excited? https://www.virtualrealitymarketing.com/blog-posts/what-is-it-about-vr-that-gets-you-excited/
The Re-Emergence of Virtual Reality — Leighton Evans (author, book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Re-Emergence-Virtual-Reality-Routledge-Digital/dp/1138542253/
BrioVR — Top 50 AR/VR Influencers (Sam Watts 21/50): https://briovr.com/blog/top-ar-vr-influencers/
Wired Sussex — Talent Talks: A Chat With Make Real: https://www.wiredsussex.com/blog/talent-talks-a-chat-with-make-real/
Venturebeat — Recession-proof Gaming
Hack & Craft — How AR Can Build Efficiencies in Construction: http://hackandcraft.com/insights/articles/how-augmented-reality-can-build-efficiencies-into-the-construction-industry/
Special Effect — Make Real on-board for One Special Day 2018: http://onespecialday.org.uk/make-real-on-board-for-one-special-day/
UploadVR — Make Real Secures Investment to Expand Operations: https://uploadvr.com/loco-dojo-dev-secures-investment-to-expand-operations/
Bastion PR — Submissions Open ‘Develop:Brighton Indie Dev Showcase’: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/bastion-uk/pressreleases/submissions-open-for-develop-brightons-eighth-indie-showcase-2494068
The Virtual Report.biz — Focal Point: What Does Blockchain Mean for XR?:
http://www.thevirtualreport.biz/focal-point/65038/focal-point-what-does-blockchain-mean-for-xr/
LearnerLab — “Transforming Training in Healthcare Through Immersive Technology White Paper 2018”
Virtual Umbrella — How to Run a Successful VR Event:
http://www.virtualumbrella.marketing/how-to-run-an-successful-event/
The Virtual Report.biz — Focal Point: Will RPO Prompt a VR Sales Boom?: http://www.thevirtualreport.biz/focal-point/65012/focal-point-will-ready-player-one-prompt-a-vr-sales-boom/
The Curve / Lumesse — Learning’s New Realities:
https://www.lumesselearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Curve-issue_6_thank-you-5.pdf
The Virtual Report.biz — Focal Point: Is Standalone VR the Cure: http://www.thevirtualreport.biz/focal-point/64976/focal-point-are-standalone-headsets-the-cure-for-what-ails-vr/
VRFocus — The State of Immersive Reality in 2018: https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/01/the-state-of-immersive-reality-in-2018/
Blog Posts
Medium — Exploring Google Earth Studio:
https://medium.com/@vr_sam/exploring-google-earth-studio-33e4a8a70288
Medium — Putting Blind Veterans UK into VR:
https://medium.com/@vr_sam/putting-members-of-blind-veterans-uk-into-vr-3c3e84f7af63
Medium — 2018 VR/AR Predictions Review & Reflections:
https://medium.com/@vr_sam/2018-vr-ar-predictions-review-reflections-e7da7ff807a3
Make Real — 2018 End of Year Review:
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2018-end-of-year-review/
Make Real — 2018 Quarterly Review #4 (Oct — Dec):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2018-q4-review/
Make Real — 2018 Quarterly Review #3 (Jul — Sept): http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2018-q3-review/
Medium — 2018 VR & AR 20 Predictions — Halfway Review (Pt.2, 11–20): https://medium.com/@vr_sam/2018-vr-ar-predictions-halfway-review-pt-2-d86f03639f1f
Medium — 2018 VR & AR 20 Predictions — Halfway Review (Pt.1, 1–10): https://medium.com/@vr_sam/2018-vr-ar-predictions-halfway-review-pt-1-689801d76c11
Make Real — 2018 Quarterly Review #2 (Apr — Jun): http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2018-q2-review/
Make Real — 2018 Quarterly Review #1 (Jan — Mar):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2018-q1-review/
Medium — 2018 VR & AR 20 Predictions:
https://medium.com/@vr_sam/2018-vr-ar-predictions-336fa45dc79b
Developer Diaries
VRFocus — Pastimes for Pirates Dev Diary #3: Tacking Where Necessary: https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/07/pastimes-for-pirates-developer-diary-3-tacking-where-neccessary/
VRFocus — Pastimes for Pirates Dev Diary #2: Navigating Early Waters:
https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/04/pastimes-for-pirates-developer-diary-2-navigating-the-early-waters/
VRFocus — Pastimes for Pirates Dev Diary #1: In The Beginning: https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/02/pastimes-for-pirates-developer-diary-1-in-the-beginning/
Talks _given
DV8 Careers Day — Games Industry / Studio & VR 101
Coder Dojo: Brighton (Winter ‘18) — What is VR? & Demos
Realities Centre — Standalone VR Development
Blind Veterans UK, Technology Day (Autumn 2018) — What is VR? & Demos
IT Weekend Ukraine 2018 — What Will Drive XR Adoption Forward:
https://itweekend.events/event/it-weekend-ukraine-2018/
VRFocus — VR Gaming Showcase w/ Gamescom Review: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vr-gaming-showcase-with-gamescom-review-in-association-with-vrfocus-tickets-45551446603
Bristol VR Lab — Afternoon Seminars 8.0: Museums:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bvrl-afternoon-seminars-80-immersive-tech-in-museums-galleries-tickets-48687258902
Dublin Games Summit — The Future of VR:
https://dublingamessummit.ie/
#VRBrighton Meetup #15 — Games and Gaming
Coder Dojo: Brighton (Summer ‘18)— What is VR? & Demos
Blind Veterans UK, Technology Day (Spring 2018) — What is VR? & Demos
What Is VR? & Demos— The Elephant & Castle, Lewes
EICSummit, Venice — New Realities of the Learner Experience: http://eicsummit.com/team/sam-watts/
MET/CCBH College — Games Industry / Studio & VR 101
Sussex Downs College — Games Industry / Studio & VR 101
XRConnects London — Sustainable Immersive Tech Business:
http://www.thevirtualreport.biz/feature/64951/dont-miss-this-essential-seminars-at-xr-connects-london/
Panels _Hosted
Dublin Games Summit — Reality or Fantasy: Boundaries Being Destroyed
Panels _beenOn
#VR4HE — VR & AR to Enhance Learning and Teaching in HE Conference
HTC Vive Dev Day & Mixer — Lessons From the Frontline & Future
Bristol VR Lab — Afternoon Seminars 8.0: Museums:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bvrl-afternoon-seminars-80-immersive-tech-in-museums-galleries-tickets-48687258902
#CPDinVR #ARVRinEDU — Experiential VR Learning w/Steve Bambury
Future Tech Now — The Super Worker/Future-proofing Your Workforce:
https://futuretechnow.co.uk/
2017 — Reality Check Year, Bedding in for the Future
Interviews _written
Onalytica — #InfluencerInterviews:
http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/interview-sam-watts/
The Curve / Lumesse — Q&A Sam Watts of Make Real:
http://www.lumesselearning.com/curve-issue-3/
Interviews _video
VRFocus — Loco Dojo Developer on Make[Real] & #GreatBritishVR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/12/loco-dojo-developer-sam-watts-on-make-real-and-british-vr/
Harry Coulson — Oculus Connect 4 Report
Develop: Brighton Conference — Exhibitor Testimonials 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-nBYZnCci4
Podcasts
Big Red Barrel #268.5 — Develop: VR Special: http://www.bigredbarrel.com/blog/2017/11/brb-uk-268-5-develop-vr-2017/
Cliff Notes Ep#8 — Practical Use of VR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpB2SAFtI18
Big Red Barrel #241.5 — Sam the VR Evangelist: http://www.bigredbarrel.com/blog/2017/05/brb-uk-241-5-sam-vr-evangelist/
DigitalJam Sessions — Exploring the #VR Wonderland, VR World Congress: http://digitaljamsessions.com/exploring-the-vr-wonderland-live-from-vrworldcongress
The Drax Files — Show #140: GDC17, The Week After:
https://draxfiles.com/2017/03/11/show-140-gdc-the-week-after/
Quotes
VRFocus — Boxed Editions of Radial-G Coming to North America: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/11/boxed-editions-of-radial-g-and-vr-karts-coming-to-north-america/
Engadget — Oculus’ Standalone Headset Point to Changing VR Landscape: https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/13/oculus-standalone-headsets-changing-vr-landscape/
VRFocus — Radial-G Dated for PlayStation VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/08/radial-g-racing-revolved-dated-for-playstation-vr/
VRFocus — Radial-G Getting Boxed Edition on PlayStation 4: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/08/radial-g-racing-revolved-getting-boxed-edition-on-playstation-4/
Special Effect — Make Real On-board for One Special Day 2017:
http://www.onespecialday.org.uk/2017/07/27/delighted-to/
VRFocus — Radial-G Set for Summer Launch on PSVR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/06/radial-g-racing-revolved-set-for-summer-launch-on-playstation-4/
TheSixthAxis — Radial-G Lands on PlayStation VR This Summer: http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2017/07/04/radial-g-racing-revolved-lands-on-playstation-vr-this-summer/
What is Virtual Reality — Yoni Binstock (author, book):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071DZ6PJK
VRFocus — It’s Time to Party as Loco Dojo Launches for Oculus Touch: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/04/its-time-to-party-as-loco-dojo-launches-for-oculus-touch/
VRFocus — Radial-G Now Supports Oculus Touch: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/04/radial-g-now-support-oculus-touch/
Inara Pey: Living in a Modem World— Whither Goes VR?: https://modemworld.me/2017/04/15/whither-goes-vr/
PC Zone— VR Check-In: Where Are We Now?:
https://www.pczone.co.uk/vr-where-are-we-now/
Medium — Full Develop Q&A — Current, Future & Much More: https://medium.com/@vr_sam/q-a-vr-current-future-much-more-3d89ab2ad50a
VRFocus — Madcap Party Title Loco Dojo Coming to Oculus Touch: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/04/mad-cap-party-title-loco-dojo-coming-to-oculus-touch/
Upload VR — What Brexit Means for the UK VR Industry: https://uploadvr.com/what-brexit-means-for-the-uk-vr-industry/
VRFocus — Devs Reveal Thoughts on 1st Year of Consumer VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/03/devs-reveal-their-thoughts-on-consumer-vr-one-year-in/
Develop — What Needs to Happen for 2017 to be the Year VR Monetises?: https://www.develop-online.net/analysis/what-needs-to-happen-for-2017-to-be-the-year-virtual-reality-monetises/0228331
Blog Posts
Medium — 2017 VR/AR Review & Reflections:
https://medium.com/@vr_sam/2017-review-reflection-9d794a197c1c
Make Real — 2017 End of Year Review:
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2017-end-of-year-review/
Make Real — 2017 Quarterly Review #4 (Oct-Dec):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-2017-q4-review/
MCV #930— Why Develop a VR Game Now? (p8): https://issuu.com/newbayeurope/docs/mcv930_24th_november
Make Real — A Series of Events (2017):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/a-series-of-events/
Medium — The Pitfalls of Platforms:
https://medium.com/@vr_sam/the-pitfalls-of-platforms-4eb94be05ad8
Medium — How to be Seen Demoing VR in Public: https://medium.com/@vr_sam/how-to-be-seen-demoing-vr-in-public-aad89853706c
Make Real — 2017 Quarterly Review #3 (Jul-Sept):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/make-real-q3-review/
Medium — Indie Game PR, Marketing & Community Guide: https://medium.com/@vr_sam/super-mega-indie-game-pr-marketing-community-guide-ultra-turbo-edition-64-f887bbf580a5
Make Real — 2017 Quarterly Review #2 (Apr — Jun):
http://www.makereal.co.uk/2017-q2-review/
Make Real — 2017 Quarterly Review #1 (Jan — Mar): http://www.makereal.co.uk/2017-q1-review/
Talks _given
#BDF17 Codebar.io Brighton — Intro to Virtual Reality
VR Manchester VII — “Adventures in VR Babysitting”: https://www.meetup.com/VRManchester/events/239749361/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXPTajO-e0o (360º)
Brighton SEO 2017 — Intro to VR: http://www.brightonseo.com/speakers/sam-watts-make-real/
Learning Lounge 2017 / Lumesse — Learning DisrupTED Talks:
http://www.lumesselearning.com/learning-lounge-2017/
Panels _hosted
Future Games Summit 2017 — AR Vs. VR: What’s Best for Your Business:
https://www.nbmevents.uk/futuregamessummit/agenda2017#daytwo
TfM’17 — Beyond the Hype: Measuring Success VR Marketing: http://www.technologyformarketing.co.uk/agenda?query=20170928&session-title=beyond-hype-measuring-success-vr-marketing-makereal
Panels _beenOn
Total Telecom Congress 2017 — Developing VR & AR Services: http://www.terrapinn.com/conference/total-telecom-congress/Day-2.stm
VR World 2017 — How Do We Build Next Gen Training Systems: http://www.vrworldevent.com/full-schedule.html
VR World Congress — Challenges Faced in VR: Past, Present & Future: http://vrworldcongress.com/speakers/speaker-list/#Speaker_105
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNJwWPaUDxc
Learning Lounge 2017 / Lumesse — Future Technologies and L&D
Meetups & Events _organised
#BDF17 The Old Market — #vrLAB #TOMTech Showcase: http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk/events/vrlab
Digital Media Strategies 2017 — Make Real VR Lounge:
http://digital-media-strategies.com/
https://twitter.com/MakeReal3D/status/833980990406217729/photo/1
2016 — The Year of Consumer VR Hardware Releases
Interviews _written
PocketGamer.biz — Looking Ahead to the Year of VR: http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/62550/speaker-spotlight-sam-watts-tammeka/
Interviews _video
Storyhack — The Old Market, #TOMTech #vrLAB #BDF16: http://www.tomtechblog.com/storyhack
Develop Conf — 2016 Testimonials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l8P5keRgOw
Develop Conf — 2016 Highlights — Sam Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfiOgQg53jQ
Develop Conf — VR at Develop 2016 : Mini-Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXn9H3S_Dcs
VRFocus — VRTV#8 — McDonald’s “Follow Our Foodsteps” VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/06/vrtv-8-imagination-technologies-mcdonalds-season-finale/
Eurogamer — Why Does VR Give Some People Motion Sickness?: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-02-watch-why-does-vr-give-some-people-motion-sickness
Maximum PC — Oculus Media Game Days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHgMxspAlMw
Podcasts
What’s The Craic? — 2016: The Year of VR pt.3: https://audioboom.com/boos/4613161-2016-the-year-of-vr-part-3
What’s The Craic? — 2016: The Year of VR pt.2: https://audioboom.com/boos/4572012-2016-the-year-of-vr-part-2
What’s The Craic? — 2016: The Year of VR pt.1: https://audioboom.com/boos/4542625-2016-the-year-of-vr-part-1
Quotes
VRTech — Top 10 AR & VR Predictions for 2017:
http://www.virtualreality-news.net/news/2016/dec/21/vrtechs-top-10-augmented-and-virtual-reality-predictions-2017/
Games Industry.biz — 2016: Did the “Year of VR” Deliver?: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-12-09-did-the-year-of-vr-really-happen
VRFocus — PROCAT Partners With Make Real on VR Learning Suite: https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/12/procat-college-of-advanced-technology-partners-with-make-real-on-vr-learning-suite/
Games Industry.biz — Dean Hall Says There’s No Money in VR: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-12-08-rocketwerkz-ceo-dean-hall-on-vr-there-is-no-money-in-it
TechRadar — How VR Needs to Evolve to Become Mainstream: http://www.techradar.com/news/how-vr-needs-to-evolve-before-it-can-really-be-for-everyone
Alphr — When It Comes to Horror in VR, How Scary is Too Scary?: http://www.alphr.com/games/1004678/when-it-comes-to-horror-in-vr-how-scary-is-too-scary
Develop:VR — VR Indie Zone Showcase Shortlist Revealed: http://www.developvr.co.uk/developvr-announces-eight-games-to-feature-in-first-vr-indie-zone/
MIT Tech Review — This Accessory Makes VR so Precise Surgeons Could Train With It: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602514/this-accessory-makes-vr-so-precise-a-surgeon-could-train-with-it/
PocketGamer.biz — How Does VR’s Unique Challenges Affect Games: http://www.pocketgamer.biz/mobile-mavens/63978/sponsored-vr-mavens-virtual-realitys-unique-challenges/
Upload VR — VR Devs Get Chance to Try Touch Early at UK Hackathon: http://uploadvr.com/vr-devs-get-chance-try-touch-early-uk-hackathon-week/
GI.biz — Brexit: UK Devs Share Their Concerns: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-06-24-brexit-uk-game-developers-share-their-concerns
VRFocus — McDonald’s Tours UK With Make Real VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/05/mcdonalds-tours-uk-with-makereal-giving-insight-into-food-production-using-vr/
EDGE, Issue#293 June 2016 — Oculus Touch Feature: http://www.pressreader.com/australia/edge/20160429/282480002976493
Time — 10 Incredible Experiences I Had Playing Oculus Rift: http://time.com/4259799/oculus-rift-virtual-reality-games/
Chartboost — Daydream: Can Google’s New Mobile VR Headset Woo Gamers? https://www.chartboost.com/blog/2016/06/daydream-google-new-mobile-vr-headset-mobile-gamers/
VRFocus — VR Developers React to Google Daydream VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/05/googles-daydream-vr-developers-react-to-the-high-quality-mobile-vr/
Guardian — PlayStation 4.5 (Neo) and PSVR: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/21/playstation-4-5-rumours-upgradeable-games-consoles
Indie Games — The Complete Intro to Indie Gaming (by Mike Diver): http://www.mombooks.com/books/indie-games-9781910552094/
Guardian — Sony Announce October Release for PSVR: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/15/sony-october-playstation-vr-virtual-reality-headset
MSI Blog — Is it Possible to Run VR on Gaming Laptops?:
https://www.msi.com/blog/is-it-possible-to-run-virtual-reality-on-gaming-laptops
Rock Paper Shotgun — VR Gaming Laptops: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/16/virtual-reality-gaming-laptops/
VRFocus — Developers React to HTC Vive Price: https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/02/developers-react-to-htc-vive-pricing-reveal/
PocketGamer.biz — VR Devs Discuss Do’s & Don’ts of VR: http://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/62596/vr-developers-discuss-dos-and-donts/
Blog Posts
CinematicVR — 100+ Women in #VR:
https://medium.com/cinematicvr/50-women-in-vr-fcf6108ac1c7
Make Real — 2016 : End of Year Review:
http://www.makereal.co.uk/2016-year-review/
Polygon — How to Make a Blazingly Fast VR Racing Game: http://www.polygon.com/2016/10/5/13148472/radial-g-virtual-reality-comfort-racing
Develop:VR — Hosting a VR GameJam/Hackathon: http://developconf.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/guest-blog-hosting-vr-gamejam.html
Gamasutra — Developing Mobile VR w/ Samsung Gear VR: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SamWatts/20160914/281338/Develop_Mobile_VR_w_Oculus__Gear_VR.php
Apps World — Developing for Mobile VR pt.5:
https://apps-world.net/2016/09/16/developing-for-mobile-vr-pt-5-store-submission/
Apps World — Developing for Mobile VR pt.4:
https://apps-world.net/2016/09/06/developing-for-mobile-vr-pt-4-performance-optimisation-testing/
Apps World — Developing for Mobile VR pt.3:
https://apps-world.net/2016/08/22/developing-for-mobile-vr-pt-3-general-best-practice-design-considerations/
Apps World — Developing for Mobile VR pt.2:
https://apps-world.net/2016/08/15/developing-for-mobile-vr-pt-2/
Apps World — Developing for Mobile VR pt.1:
https://apps-world.net/2016/07/22/developing-for-mobile-vr-pt-1-a-brief-overview-of-the-current-landscape/
Medium — How to Demo VR:
https://medium.com/@vr_sam/demoing-vr-1098fa197750
Apps World — 1st There Was Google Cardboard: A look at Daydream VR: https://apps-world.net/2016/05/23/first-there-was-google-cardboard/
giffgaff — Top 10 Samsung Gear VR Apps: https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Blog/Top-10-Samsung-Gear-VR-Apps/ba-p/18284121
giffgaff — Get Into Gear VR: An Intro to Mobile VR: https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Blog/Get-into-Gear-VR-An-intro-to-mobile-VR/bc-p/18286543
Develop:VR — Demoing VR Guide: http://developconf.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/guest-blog-demoing-vr-guide.html
Talks _given
#BDF16 The Old Market — Storyhack 2016 #TOMtech Speaker Line-up: http://theoldmarket.com/shows/storyhack-2016/
http://www.slideshare.net/SamWatts11/introduction-to-vr-past-presence-future
Introduction to VR & Demos — Elephant & Castle, Lewes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUMSZNEtZlw
Meetups & Events _organised
#BDF16 The Old Market — #vrLAB #TOMtech Showcase: http://theoldmarket.com/shows/vrlab/
#BDF16 The Old Market — #TOMtech Oculus Touch 24hr Hackathon: https://www.vrfocus.com/2016/09/hacking-in-the-vrlab-brightons-season-of-tech-celebration-births-two-unique-vr-experiences/
Gear Boggles, Craft Beer Co. Brighton, UK — A night of VR: https://www.facebook.com/events/287444674949260/
2015 — The Year VR Wasn’t Released to Consumers
Interviews _written
Develop — Unity Focus: How Tammeka Brought Sci-fi Racing to VR: http://www.develop-online.net/news/unity-focus-how-tammeka-games-brought-sci-fi-racing-to-vr/0204823
GI.biz — Virtual Reality Bites: Uncertainties of VR Development http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-02-19-virtual-reality-bites
Interviews _video
The Guardian — How VR Porn Could Bring About World Peace: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/09/how-virtual-reality-porn-could-bring-about-world-peace
VRFocus — EGX Rezzed and PlayStation VR: https://www.vrfocus.com/2015/04/radial-g-dev-talks-update-2-third-person-view/
Podcasts
Big Red Barrel #138 — VRoom VRoom! http://www.bigredbarrel.com/blog/2015/04/brbuk138/
Quotes
Kickstarter — VRGO: The Chair That Redefines Movement in VR: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vrgo/vrgo-the-chair-that-redefines-movement-in-virtual
VRFocus — Developers React to HoloLens Dev Kit Price & Date: https://www.vrfocus.com/2015/10/developers-react-to-hololens-dev-kit-price-date/
Develop — Game Funding Tips:
http://www.develop-online.net/analysis/73-game-funding-tips/0214332
EDGE, Issue#282 August 2015 — VR Experts Roundtable Discussion
Develop — Top Tips: Designing for VR:
http://www.develop-online.net/tutorials/develop-s-top-tips-designing-for-vr/0216407
PocketGamer.biz — VR Mavens on the Most Significant News of 2015: http://www.pocketgamer.biz/comment-and-opinion/62523/2016-in-preview-vr-mavens/
Digital Bodies — Can VR Save Wildlife: https://www.digitalbodies.net/virtual-reality/can-virtual-reality-save-killer-whales-seaworld/
MIT Tech Review — Using VR to Save the White Rhino: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543296/using-virtual-reality-to-save-the-white-rhino/
Motherboard — Why We Keep Coming Back to Game Conventions: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/why-we-keep-coming-back-to-game-conventions
GearVRUK — UK Launch Line-Up Revealed: http://gearvr.uk/archives/74/gear-vr-uk-launch-line-revealed/
VRFocus — UK Devs React to Oculus Rift Launch Date: http://www.vrfocus.com/2015/05/uk-devs-react-oculus-rift-release-date/
TIGA.org — Barbican & TIGA Announce GAME ON 2.0 Winners:
http://tiga.org/news/barbican-tiga-announce-indie-dev-showcase-winners-for-game-on-2-0
Vice — PewDiePie Made Over $7M in 2014 Playing Video Games:
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vdxd8x/pewdiepie-made-over-7m-in-2014-playing-video-games-so-what-are-you-doing-with-your-life-324
TheSixthAxis — Hands on with Radial-G: http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2015/04/24/high-speed-vr-racing-hands-on-with-radial-g/
Develop — Crunch: Devs Shouldn’t Kill Themselves Making Games: http://www.develop-online.net/analysis/crunch-life-why-developers-shouldn-t-kill-themselves-to-make-a-game/0202547
VRFocus — CCP Games, Tammeka and More React to Hololens:
https://www.vrfocus.com/2015/01/ccp-games-tammeka-react-hololens/
Vice — The Future of Video Gaming:
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/the-future-of-video-games-in-2015-905
Rift Arcade — How Indies and Small Teams are Creating a VR Revolution: http://www.theriftarcade.com/how-individuals-and-small-teams-are-creating-a-vr-revolution/
Panels _beenOn
Apps World 2015, London, UK — Future of Mobile VR Development
PocketGamer Connects 2015, London, UK — Developing for Mobile VR 101
#BDF15 Onca Gallery — Digi Fears Part II: http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk/event/digi-fears-part-ii-help-evil-digital-forces-trying-control-messy-body/
2014 — Radial-G KickStarter & Early Access, DK1>DK2
Interviews _written
Dealspwn — Military-Grade Arcade Racing on Oculus Rift & PSVR: http://www.dealspwn.com/radialg-interview-178074
VRGamer.it — The Magic is in the Cockpit: http://www.vrgamer.it/2014/09/25/for-the-creator-of-radial-g-magic-is-in-the-cockpit/
Indie Retro News — Zero-G Racer from AAA Experienced Team:
http://www.indieretronews.com/2014/07/radial-g-zero-g-racer-for-oculus-rift.html
Road to VR — Radial-G Just Earned a Spot in my Oculus Rift Folder: http://www.roadtovr.com/radial-g-just-earned-spot-oculus-rift-demo-folder/
US Gamer — The Futuristic Racer Isn’t Dead: http://www.usgamer.net/articles/radial-g-interview
VR Reviewer — 20 Questions With Sam Watts (Radial-G): http://www.virtualrealityreviewer.com/20-q-sam-watts-radial-g/
Game Watcher — Radial-G Kickstarter Profile: http://www.gamewatcher.com/editorials/kickstarter-profile-tammekas-radial-g/11798
Road to VR — VR and Next Generation Marketing: http://www.roadtovr.com/oakley-rc-components-among-latest-brands-using-oculus-rift-marketing/
Interviews _video
Bored Gamers — Episode 15(12/12/14)
https://youtu.be/QF7H4y7UcLo?t=26m48s
VRFocus — Steam Early Access Launch: https://www.vrfocus.com/2014/12/radial-g-dev-talks-early-access-preparing-consumer-oculus-project-morpheus/
VRFocus — Develop Brighton Conf 2014: https://www.vrfocus.com/2014/07/tammeka-talk-kickstarter-demo-builds-playstation-4/
VRFocus — Radial-G Kickstarter: https://www.vrfocus.com/2014/07/tammeka-talk-radial-g-kickstarter-multi-format-releases/
Podcasts
Voices of VR #51 — Radial-G, Simulator Sickness & VR gameplay: http://voicesofvr.com/51-sam-watts-on-arcade-vr-racing-game-radial-g-minimizing-simulator-sickness-approach-to-level-design-vr-gameplay-kickstarter-strategy-future-plans/
Dutch Game Cowboys — Met Sam Watts (Radial-G): http://www.dutchcowboys.nl/home/2032
Enter VR — Breaking the VR Game Design Rules & Getting Away With It: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cris-miranda/entervr/e/radial-g-is-breaking-all-the-vr-game-design-rules-and-getting-34805840
Indie Haven #53 — Radial-G:
http://indiehaven.com/episode-53-sam-watts-radial-g-the-indie-haven-podcast/
Quotes
Red Bull Gaming — F-Zero 10 Yrs on Retrospective:
http://www.redbull.com/en/games/stories/1331687077973/f-zero-10-years-on-retrospective
20ms — Collisions Cause Motion Sickness: https://www.twentymilliseconds.com/post/collisions-sick/
Polygon — Radial-G is Fast, Beautiful & Shows Mastery of VR Design: http://www.polygon.com/windows/2014/7/16/5904719/radial-g-is-fast-beautiful-and-shows-mastery-of-virtual-reality-design
Blog Posts
Photon — Dev Story: 32-Players in One Race: http://blog.photonengine.com/2014/12/radial-g-devstory/
Gamasutra — Finding Unity with the Rift: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SamWatts/20141218/232687/Finding_Unity_With_The_Rift_A_Rollercoaster_Release_Ride.php
VRFocus — Radial-G Kickstarter Post-Mortem pt.2: https://www.vrfocus.com/2014/08/radial-g-racing-revolved-kickstarter-post-mortem-part-2/
VRFocus — Radial-G Kickstarter Post-Mortem pt.1: http://www.vrfocus.com/2014/08/radial-g-racing-revolved-kickstarter-post-mortem/
Gamasutra — Components of the Rift: Designing for Oculus: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SamWatts/20140409/215112/Components_of_the_Rift_Designing_for_Oculus.php
Makemedia — The Power of Oculus Touch: http://makemedia.com/blog/power-of-oculus-touch/
Makemedia — Dreaming of Crescent Bay: http://makemedia.com/blog/dreaming-of-crescent-bay/
Makemedia — Hands On With the HTC Vive: http://makemedia.com/blog/hands-on-with-htc-vive-hmd/
Makemedia — A Week in the Year of VR:
http://makemedia.com/blog/a-week-in-the-year-of-vr/
Developer Diaries
VRFocus — Tammeka Radial-G: Racing Revolved Dev Diary #3: https://www.vrfocus.com/2014/07/racing-kickstart-vr-tammeka-dev-diary-3/
VRFocus — Tammeka Radial-G: Racing Revolved Dev Diary #2: https://www.vrfocus.com/2014/07/racing-kickstart-vr-tammeka-dev-diary-2/
VRFocus — Tammeka Radial-G: Racing Revolved Dev Diary #1: https://www.vrfocus.com/2014/07/racing-kickstart-vr-tammeka-dev-diary-1/
Meetups & Events _organised
VR Brighton / South-West VR / SWVR Conference / VR in a Bar
and many more…
Misc/Other _stuff
Admix — Top 50 AR/VR Influencers:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12p6aGygTIae2lWAfukdMWFXyj5TsQ70ZZU5bn3VI5-A/edit?usp=sharing
Virtual Perceptions — Immersive Perspective Awards: Pioneer of Immersive Reality 2019 (Sam Watts): https://virtualperceptions.com/2018/12/05/sam-watts-pioneer-of-immersive-reality/
BrioVR — Top 50 AR/VR Influencers (Sam Watts 21/50): https://briovr.com/blog/top-ar-vr-influencers/
Gamasutra — Thomas Bidaux: Gamescom 2018 Media Coverage: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ThomasBidaux/20180907/326060/gamescom_2018_media_coverage_analysis.php
Rise.Global — Top 100 Blockchain Influencers (Sam Watts 78/100): https://www.rise.global/top100-blockchain-infuencers
Onalytica — VR Q1 2018: Top 25 Influencers (Sam Watts 13/25): www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/top-influential-developers-in-ai-cloud-iot-cybersecurity-and-vr-ar-mr
The Virtual Report.biz — Essential Seminars at XRConnects London: http://www.thevirtualreport.biz/feature/64951/dont-miss-this-essential-seminars-at-xr-connects-london/
IZEA — 25 Top VR Influencers:
https://izea.com/2017/12/13/top-vr-influencers/
Breaking Walls — Top VR Influencers (November 2017): http://breakingwalls.co/blog/2017/11/10/top-vr-influencers-november-2017
Pusher Blog — How You Can Become an AR/VR Developer:
https://blog.pusher.com/how-you-can-become-an-ar-vr-developer/
Onalytica — VR 2017: Top 100 Influencers (Sam Watts — 12/100):
http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/virtual-reality-2017-top-100-influencers-brands-publications/
Onebite Blog — BrightonSEO Thoughts from our Digital Director: https://www.onebite.co.uk/blog/brightonseo-thoughts-digital-director/
Equimedia Blog — 5 Things We Learned from BrightonSEO: https://www.equimedia.co.uk/blog/brightonseo-2017/
Develop Conf — Testimonial:
http://www.developconference.com/welcome
Quora — Who Are the Best People to Follow on Twitter?:
https://www.quora.com/Who-are-the-best-VR-people-to-follow-on-Twitter
VU Dream — 15 Must-Follow VR Influencers:
http://www.vudream.com/must-follow-twitter-influencers-for-virtual-reality/
Medium — Mark Metry; Top 10 VR Influencers to Follow: https://medium.com/@markymetry/top-10-vr-influencers-on-twitter-d0ee8f93502e
Virtual Umbrella — 40 People to Follow in VR: http://www.virtualumbrella.marketing/40-people-to-follow/
Develop VR Conf — Advisory Board:
http://www.developvr.co.uk/advisory-board/
Develop VR Conf — Develop VR Advisory Board Press Release: http://www.developconference.com/press-releases/tandem-events-announces-advisory-board-for-developvr
Brightwave Blog — Learning in a Virtual World: http://www.brightwavegroup.com/our-thinking/lrn2024-learning-in-a-virtual-world/index.html
Metrics
Current tally:
Interviews — Word: 19 (2019: 1, 2018: 5, 2017: 2, 2016: 1, 2015: 2, 2014: 8)
Interviews — Video: 26 (2019: 1, 2018: 9, 2017: 3, 2016: 7, 2015: 2, 2014: 4)
Podcasts: 21 (2019: 1, 2018: 7, 2017: 5, 2016: 3, 2015: 1, 2014: 4)
Quotes: 81 (2019: 3, 2018: 17, 2017: 17, 2016: 23, 2015: 18, 2014: 3)
Blog Posts: 52 (2019: 6, 2018: 11, 2017: 11, 2016: 15, 2014: 9)
Developer Diaries: 6 (2018: 3, 2014: 3)
Talks _given: 29 (2019: 7, 2018: 16, 2017: 4, 2016: 2)
Panels _hosted: 3 (2018: 1, 2017: 2)
Panels _beenOn: 15 (2019: 3, 2018: 5, 2017: 4, 2015: 3)
Meetups & Events Organised: 9 (2018: 0, 2017: 2, 2016: 3, 2014: 4)
Misc & Other Stuff: 21
Totals (yearly): 2019: 22, 2018: 74, 2017: 50, 2016: 54, 2015: 26, 2014: 35
TOTAL SCORE: 282
