The Story Behind Walkabout Mini Golf, by David Wyatt of Mighty Coconut!

IMPORTANT: This month's meetup WILL be held in the Nexus space at The Ion, but the location for August and later meetups will be different-- stay tuned.

Join HoustonXR at The Ion as we welcome David Wyatt, head of communications and business strategy from Mighty Coconut, the 100% independent studio behind Walkabout Mini Golf! He will tell the story (and answer questions) about how the small team started in animation then came to develop one of the best rated and most popular experiences in VR globally, how they have organically grown their community and brand, how the team collaborates to create immersive places, and where the world of Walkabout may be headed. Bring your questions, ideas, and sense of possibility!

In addition to Walkabout Mini Golf, Mighty Coconut is the studio behind films such as Pigeon Impossible and The OceanMaker. David oversees brand, reputation, platform relationships, earned media, licensing, and partnerships. As the 9th person on the Walkabout team, he’s led the launch of 25 DLC courses, 3 platforms, soundtrack albums, 28 podcast episodes, and 10 licensing deals.

As always, we'll cover the latest AR and VR news, and get progress reports from members' XR works-in-progress. If you have things you'd like to present or review, reach out to us so we can get you on the schedule.

Everyone is welcome!