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Denny Unger @Cloudhead

@dennycloudhead.bsky.social
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* CEO/CCO VR/XR person www.cloudheadgames.com (2013-present) * tinyurl.com/Pistol-Whip , Valve Aperture Hand Lab, Call of the Starseed, Heart of the Emberstone

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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Some short thoughts on Steam Frame from a developer perspective (not a tech heavy review)...with some groaning about the industry. youtu.be/UxFVc07rFww
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SteamFrame Developer Thoughts
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So sorry to hear this Polyarc folks. My heart goes out to all of you 💜 Being bludgeoned in the head repeatedly by this industry gets old. There's little doubt that the people in the reverse recruitment doc are worth every bit of your time if you have the room for them in your studio. Good luck all.
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Polyarc Reverse Recruiting Tracker | Polyarc
Today is the end of an era for Polyarc. After nearly 12 years riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that is making video games, our time together has come to an end. As we wind down active deve...
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 12/08/2026
Joined CNBC's Squawk Box to talk about how 70% of AI revenues are coming from Anthropic and OpenAI, NVIDIA's vendor financing by proxy, and how outside of unprofitable AI labs, there's single-digit billions of dollars of demand for AI compute and software. youtu.be/8GWPjTDPVIM
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Ed Zitron on CNBC Squawk Box talking NVIDIA, unprofitable AI labs, and the Greater AI Bubble
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"My talent & plagiarism filter is broke! Send help!".
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
As our studio builds its first flat & VR cross-play title, this is highly relevant. But VR's new “trough of disillusionment” happened because it did not exceed console-level sales. Chasing Smartphone level adoption isn't VR's fault. kotaku.com/moss-console-not-same-vr…
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I'm Glad That Moss Is On Console Now, But It's Not The Same
There's a wall built up between us
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada day! In a world that continues to blow our collective minds in its stupidity, I've never been more proud to be Canadian. Imperfect but pretty damn close...especially by today's standards.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is rad. A super cheap miracle computer using an adjacent bubble popped fomo industry against itself & ram that can't be harvested for AI... aftermath.site/bc250-steam-...
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Bless The BC250, The Budget E-waste Steam Machine
The Steam Machine is expensive due to evil freaks. Let's make a miracle computer out of garbage.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Would love to see an independently wealthy gaming fixated corporation *cough*, design & manufacture a gaming focused GPU for PC gamers, WHICH CAN ONLY BE SOLD TO PC GAMERS. I know that's a set of impossible circumstances but I can dream.
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
[Scene is an office with OpenAI logo on the wall. SAM ALTMAN is talking to his other founders]. 

ALTMAN:
Well done guys…
 We’ve built a robot that might take everyone’s job, steal all the art,
boil the seas, turn everyone thick, and drag the world into a posthuman nightmare!

FOUNDER 1:
Er - Sam…
Why is that… good?

ALTMAN:
Because if we don’t, then someone else will make it, but be a bit less sad about that.

FOUNDER 1:
Right.
So! What shall we tell the public ahead of the IPO…?

ALTMAN:
Well, I think I should do this face:

 [Altman makes his dolorous slow-loris-looking-at-the-ceiling-in-sad-reflection face]

...And then talk a lot about AI destroying the world. 

FOUNDER 2:
Yes that’s good that sounds nice.

FOUNDER 1:
And that will make the public give us $60 billion?

ALTMAN:
Ah - here’s the clever bit. Just before the IPO I’ll say…

“Don’t worry everyone, I think I might be talking bollocks.” 

FOUNDER 1:
Will they still give us the money?

ALTMAN:
Yes.

[Ends]
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Can Bluesky bite me already with the character limits? Trying to post something heartfelt or meaningful is really fucking hard within these constraints.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Just want to highlight Ian Hamilton's www.goodvirtualreality.com . Always a pro, Ian delivers a grounded take on the VR industry. Support him and help him grow!
goodvirtualreality.com
Good Virtual Reality | Ian Hamilton | Substack
Good places to visit in virtual reality and the people who make them. Click to read Good Virtual Reality, by Ian Hamilton, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
$400,000,000...a half Billion dollars, for a so-so fitness Beatsaber. Just let that sink in. This may be the Alpha of "bro-culture" deals. I clearly didn't do enough Cocaine. VR valuations over-indexed. Thx Chris Milk!
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
73% of the US population supports "heavily regulated" AI development. Ethical AI, pro-human outcomes, not robbing us of our arts, domain expertise, & deeper purpose isn't just a movement, it's an anti-grift reality. UBI isn't the answer. If you work in this area DO BETTER!
betterpathfor.ai
A Better Path for AI
The biggest AI companies are racing to replace humans. A different, better path is possible.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Congrats to Anton and the team at Rust for the big announce! Seeing peers build success upon success in VR speaks to the power of the medium. It is VERY difficult to kill an entire medium just because it has been de-prioritized by other fomo markets. The market still exists.
goodvirtualreality.com
H3VR2 Revealed By RUST LTD. For Quest And Steam
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2 can sell VR headsets for years.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This isn't just a gut feel, its an unpopular but highly likely trajectory. AI's unsustainable future...
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Why AI's Future Is Unsustainable
Nathan Huening discusses why current trajectories for AI development may be unsustainable and what that could mean for industry and society. This clip is part of a longer conversation.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Ironically, I can't tell you that! Because even though it would likely not be a "market success" It's still a unique/novel idea. And there you have the paradox of the gaming industry & Hollywood. So many great ideas will never be made because of outsized capitalist ideals in general.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I've said it for years, but VR massively dropped the ball on FOV. This one tradeoff should never have taken a back seat to other features. At the end of the day VR is about immersion/presence. The more you can demonstrate that vision, the more friction consumers will tolerate. tinyurl.com/2p9jyvsd
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Meta Boba 3 Prototype Hands-On: Ultra-Wide Field Of View Without Compromise
We went hands-on with Boba 3, Meta's practical ultra-wide field of view prototype headset, and it has us more optimistic than ever about the future of VR.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"AI as a plagiarism service" pretty much nails every aspect of the ethical problem with AI. And why its so blindingly confusing that grifters are "ok with it!".
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Pirating VR games has to be the lowest thing you could do to developers/studios already dealing with epic levels of bullshit & market turmoil. If these people only knew the half of it.
uploadvr.com
Meta's Lawyers Shut Down The Primary Source Of Pirated Quest Games
Meta's lawyers successfully shut down VRPirates, which was by far the largest and most prominent source of pirated Quest VR games.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Doubling down on AI has never made less sense...and yet certain companies are doing exactly that. A strategic de-escalation of AI investments would seem prudent before the bubble violently pops & consumer disinterest/angst continues to accelerate & overwhelm the grift (LinkedIN not withstanding).
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The defining statement of our times both technologically and geopolitically;
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Horizons developers in an uproar. Gazillions invested. Corporate pivots to calm the noise... Meanwhile in VR gamedev land, where the cold wind blows, we're all like:
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Until there is a major upheaval or change in the power dynamic within the US; we will continue barreling towards our own irrelevance and ultimate destruction as a species. I don't care how bro-rich you are; how can we be so utterly stupid and reckless?
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
And...it was a maximum grifting AI con. Shocker! That bubble can't pop soon enough.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
So Teamspeak I guess? Massive overreach from Discord that ZERO people should tolerate.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
A.I is stagnation.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
It's been 2-weeks since our forced downsizing due to external forces. Rather than shy away from that, I'd like to re-amplify our reverse-recruitment list. Some have found new homes but let me again stress that I would work with each one of them again in a heart beat. HIRE! bit.ly/49RJtav
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Cloudhead Reverse Recruitment - 01.2026
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
My heart goes out to all the people at Twisted Pixel, Sanzaru, Reality Labs, and others recently impacted by "industry forces". I have no doubt all of these people are the cream of the crop & deserve work in XR. If you see them, hire them! Hoping for brighter days.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Upload VR's "Best PCVR Games: 2025" features 3 of our titles (Pistol Whip, Call of the Starseed, & Heart of the Emberstone) amongst some absolutely incredible company. It is truly an honour to have a place there amongst so many visionary, successful, & heartfelt titles.
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Best PC VR Games: Top 25 Titles On Steam And Oculus
After the 25 best PC VR games on Steam, Viveport, and Rift? We’ve got you covered with our top 25 list.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Yes and equally, when Generative AI "creates" an image, song, or video, it makes something it assumes represents that thing. Which as a consequence creates souless, obvious, boring, repetitive, slop with zero perspective or value.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
What many get wrong about XR (VR, MR/AR) is that any one aspect of it set to disappear. In the "pan-ultimate XR wearable", the distinction between VR, MR/AR will be a gradient of experience based on user preference. Each modality will become MORE important, not less. The how & when are footnotes.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I would be remiss not to highlight today's announcement from Valve :) Essentially a Steamdeck on your face, for VR & Flat (with PC streaming). Hits many of the right notes & should make many Enthusiasts very happy. I'll offer more insight in the shorter-term future ;)
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Steam Hardware Announcement
Learn more and wishlist now: https://steampowered.com/hardware Announcing new Steam Hardware from Valve: Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame are coming in 2026. Just like Steam Deck, all three devices are optimized for Steam and designed for players to get even more out of their Steam l
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
To celebrate our 6th year of Pistol Whip, 40+ Scenes, 2 Campaigns, and 500+ Community Remixes (and counting!), we're giving away some swag! gleam.io/FNMAb/happy... www.youtube.com/watc...
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Favorite day of the year is here! Happy Halloween all :)
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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 30/10/2025
Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement • Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright • OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Oh look, even more GROSS. It will be interesting watching the systemic backtrack as the bubble bursts, the fomo quiets, and the cultural zeitgeist around anti-human, unaligned AI usage peaks.
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Krafton is now an 'AI-first company,' will spend $70 million on a GPU cluster to 'serve as the foundation for accelerating the implementation of agentic AI'
The new strategy represents "a complete reorganization of the company's operational development system, placing AI at the center of problem solving."
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Gross.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The end result of not including VR developers/studios/titles (the domain experts of the last decade). A VR device pretending to be an AR device with no incentives, market, or cohesive strategy to bring XR expertise into a future Apple XR landscape. Tail chasing at its worst.
uploadvr.com
Apple Reportedly "Pauses" Vision Air To Prioritize Smart Glasses With Display
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claims Apple has moved staff off the cheaper and lighter Vision headset project to prioritize shipping smart glasses with a display sooner.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
This weekend was a great time to reconsider a number of streaming services (& alternatives) and save some cash. I'm not sure where the inspiration came from...
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Got my Covid consolation prize today :) #bigscreenbeyond2
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Sadly Covid hit me ahead of connect but the Cloudhead team is still there! Catch the below folks if you're around & have a great Connect! ➡️ Jo Dunlop 🚀Meta Connect🚀 (CBO) ➡️ J. Tyler McCulloch (Game Director) ➡️ Anna Shane (Senior Producer) ➡️ Mike Wuetherick (Technical Director)
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A sobering interview with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy regarding AI safety (or lack thereof) & some VERY near future impacts/predictions. A good primer for those who don't understand the deeper existential outcomes. And a stark warning to those pursuing Super Intelligence. youtu.be/UclrVWafRAI?...
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The AI Safety Expert: These Are The Only 5 Jobs That Will Remain In 2030! - Dr. Roman Yampolskiy
YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Eeesh...I mean, I've been through periods of "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all" but this is getting ridiculous!
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
People...its simple: 1. There's only 2 modalities; VR & AR (MR will be thrown away when devices lose that distinction). 2. Reality is malleable, users will move between these 2 modalities based on wants/needs in-the-moment. 3. Both are complimentary mediums, one no less important than the other.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Awesome! This team landed so many fundamentals in VR. So happy it's coming to Steam and don't miss out! 💕
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UploadVR @uploadvr.com · 29/08/2025
Co-op action hit Dungeons of Eternity reaches Steam in two weeks with upgraded visuals, and it's joined by a major content update. Details here: www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-...
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
So...if Universal Basic Income is the antidote to "strong AI" & robotics taking over all human activities, lets do an experiment! Of the small handful of corporations looking to control this space; would you be willing to pay users to use your current models? Its basically the same social agreement.
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
www.roadtovr.com/spa... This is cool but can someone tell me why I want to see my dirty dishes in the sink while I play? Reskinning my home entirely in a spatially aware way is always going to be cooler imho. Everything else just feels gimmicky.
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Mixed Reality's Best Laser Tag-style Multiplayer Gets Better Spatial Stability, New Enemies & More
Spatial Ops (2024) is a bit like laser tag for Quest, letting you set up barriers and squad up with your friends for everything from room-scale to arena-scale mixed reality shootouts. Now, developer Resolution Games released an update today that brings more stability to co-located gameplay, more enemies, support for bHaptics gear, and more. Called ‘Pulse […]
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Denny Unger @Cloudhead @dennycloudhead.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
"Augments" won't really be a thing until we're wearing all-day peripherals (or close to it). And even then, as utilitarian/necessary spatial widgets are for MR/AR, they just aren't that sexy imho.
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UploadVR (@uploadvr) on Threads
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth gave an update on the progress of the long-delayed Quest 3 'Augments' persistent mini-apps feature:...
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