Elbert Perez

Senior Partner Engineer at Unity. 20+ years shipping games, VR platforms, and AI-powered experiences. BAFTA voting member. 2 patents held. 2.5M+ game downloads.

Former HTC Vive senior developer (2015–2016), Xbox One launch TPM at Microsoft (2013), Co-founder & CTO at Doghead Simulations (2016–2019). Based in Seattle, WA.

Flagship work

Unity Engine (Partner Engineer, 2023–Present)
Xbox One Console launch (Technical Program Manager, Xbox Game Studios, 2013)
HTC Vive (Senior VR Developer, prototypes and Vive Home / Viveport storefront, 2015–2016)
Rumii (VR collaboration platform, Co-founder & CTO at Doghead Simulations, 2016–2019)
Ryse: Son of Rome (Xbox SmartGlass companion experience, 2013)

Building in public

Wasteland Arena, live AI combat simulator in the browser
Selfie the Spire, AI-generated roguelike deckbuilder
Banana Sama, AI plant identification and care
Hataw, free web hosting built for AI agents
PriceGuess, live multiplayer price-guessing game

Speaking & press

GDC Showcase, Unite (São Paulo, Seoul, Montreal, Abu Dhabi), NPR Marketplace Tech, FITC CAMP Festival, VR/AR Association Podcast. Conference Associate at GDC 2005–2018.

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