Lou Ward is an immersive director whose experiences push the potential of extended reality forward with their unique immersive storytelling, interactive gameplay and inventive ways to connect individuals through experience. Ward is a former Microsoft UX Designer who worked on the original hololens with office, twice-selected participant of the Oculus Launchpad Program recent grant recipient with Tinker, the founder of Tinker Studio, and one of the co-founders of the Seattle VR/AR Meetup. In addition to producing multiple award-winning hackathon experiences, Ward also participated in the Oculus Start program, and recently the project premiered Tinker at 2021 New Frontier at the Sundance Film Festival.