Benjamin Vance

Ben is a VR veteran and director who explores art and design through emerging technology. He has worked with Electronic Arts, independent game studios, VR startups, museums, galleries, and with hummingbirds on back patios surrounded by succulents. He is a founding member of Glitch City, a pioneering art and game collective based in LA, and Buffalo Vision, his studio dedicated to games and interactive VR. He is Co-Founder at FLOAT, an XR studio, and has played a key role on various high-profile projects such as Stranger Things Mixed Reality for the Meta Quest 3, and The Harry Potter “Wizards Take Flight” and “Chaos at Hogwarts.”

Ben is currently Chief Technology Officer of Windup Minds, which recently raised $1.6 million in seed funding to launch new pet-centric games and experiences for Virtual and Mixed Reality.