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Spencer Hunt

Chief Operating Officer at Ascendant Studios

Spencer Hunt has a diverse work experience in the entertainment industry. Spencer currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Ascendant Studios. Previously, they held the role of President at LookIt, LLC since 2014. Spencer also worked as the Immersive and Games Lead/Executive Producer at Pure Imagination Studios from 2020 to 2021.

In addition, Hunt has served as an Advisory Board Member at PopBase and Specular Theory, Inc. from 2017 to 2021. Spencer worked on Atlas V's R&D team for a brief period in 2019. Hunt also held the position of VP Production at Twentieth Century Fox from 2018 to 2019 and was the Head of Arcade at HTC Viveport in 2018.

Before that, they worked at Periscape, Inc. as the COO from 2017 to 2018 and later served as a Board Member from 2017 to 2018. Their work at Skydance Media as the SVP of Games and Interactive from 2015 to 2017 was particularly successful. During their tenure, they led the formation of Skydance Interactive, the first in-house VR team for a Hollywood Studio. Spencer played a key role in licensing titles such as Terminator Genysis and oversaw the development of Archangel, an acclaimed VR game. Currently, Skydance Interactive is developing The Walking Dead VR.

Overall, Hunt brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the entertainment industry, focusing on immersive technologies, games, and VR experiences.

Spencer Hunt attended Carnegie Mellon University from 1988 to 1990, studying Architecture. Following this, from 1990 to 1992, they attended SCI-Arc, also specializing in Architecture.

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