John Gwinner is a chief technology officer with nearly 2 decades of experience in VR. He developed a VR interface for CompuServe during the last wave of VR. He helped develop Virtual Reality Markup Language (VRML) and Web3D with a focus toward PCs and put early versions of XML on the web. While VR got quiet, as the Director of Technology, later CTO, he helped build a consulting company from 16 people to over 350. He was a returning speaker at the Game Developer Convention on 3D toolkits, AI, and VR. He was an early kick-starter of a new VR Headset in 2014 when VR started taking off again. Now that Virtual Reality is definitely real, John is once again at the forefront, with Vontic-developing VR interfaces to data, and a bowling game that pits you against garden gnomes. He is among the most-viewed writers on virtual worlds and Augmented Reality on Quora, answering questions about VR and its future direction.