Bringing Games to Holographic Life with Jeri Ellsworth of Tilt Five

The Here's Waldo Podcast

May 17 2024 • 54 mins

Join host Lizzie Mintus as she interviews inventor and entrepreneur Jeri Ellsworth, co-founder of Tilt Five, the world's first augmented reality tabletop gaming system. 🏁 From building race cars and owning a computer store chain to creating toys for millions, her early achievements set the stage for a groundbreaking career. She then moved on to creating an entire Commodore 64 into one of its iconic joysticks 🕹️, played a pivotal role in creating components found in most VR headsets today, and even convinced the legendary, Gabe Newell at Valve to sell her the technology that is now Tilt Five.

Driven by grit and a passion for tech innovation, Jeri continues to enhance gaming experiences worldwide by pushing boundaries in AR. Listen in to this week's episode of the Here's Waldo Podcast to explore Jeri's early adventures to breaking into Silicon Valley and her take on the future of AR in games.