Peter Thor
CTO at Vicator Labs
Växjö, Sweden
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Top SchoolPeter Thor is a CTO and founder with a decade-long track record of blending mechanical engineering, research-driven product development, and immersive technologies to build next-generation AR/VR systems. Based in Växjö, Sweden, he has led technical development at W5 Omnifinity on omni-directional treadmills and immersion platforms while founding Vicator Labs to prototype and integrate AR/3D interaction technologies into real-world applications like a Gear VR experience. His background includes a Licentiate in Functional Product Development and years improving engineering toolchains and automation at Volvo Aero, giving him a rare mix of formal research, hands-on systems engineering, and product-focused prototyping. He’s comfortable bridging hardware and software domains, spotting emerging market opportunities, and turning academic insight into practical interaction technologies.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Licentiate degree Functional Product Development, Licentiate degree Functional Product Development at Luleå University of Technology
Swedish, English
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Github Skills (12)
steamvr10
htc-vive10
sdk10
openvr10
kinect10
controller10
hardware9
api9
virtual-reality8
steam8
steamworks8
unity3d4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Omnifinity/Unity-Omnideck-API
Jun 2023 - Dec 2024
Contributions:5 releases, 35 pushes, 17 tags in 1 year 5 months
Omnifinity/OpenVR-Tracking-Example
Sep 2016 - Dec 2022
A small c++ example on how to access OpenVR tracking data and controller states using IVRInput system
Contributions:67 commits, 3 pushes, 1 tag in 6 years 3 months
controllervirtual-realitykinectopenvrc-example
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