Bernard Yee
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Bernard Yee
Co-Founder and CEO
Windup Minds, Inc.
As part of the original Oculus team at the time of Facebook’s acquisition, Bernard Yee led the team who created seminal VR reference experiences for Oculus hardware: Dreamdeck (showcasing final shipping optics and tracking), Toybox (exploring the idea of social presence in a shared VR space), Farlands (a launch game for the Rift), Prologue (an introduction to VR experience for the GearVR), First Contact (an introduction to hand presence via the Oculus Touch controllers), Bogo (to prove out Quest’s untethered VR value proposition) and First Steps (a consumer introduction to Quest). He most recently worked on consumer software for Project Nazare (AR Glasses). His prior experience includes PopCap (Plants vs Zombies 2 and Peggle 2), Bungie (Destiny), Harmonix (Rock Band), Atari, Disney Interactive and Sony Online Entertainment (EverQuest). He also taught game design and production at the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.