Marvel’s Deadpool VR

Virtual Reality hack-and-slash game where you become the Merc with a Mouth

Released: November 8, 2025

Role: Senior User Researcher - Lead Researcher

Where: Oculus Studios (Meta) for Twisted Pixel Games

When: Throughout 2025

Contributions: Iterative usability testing for the early game experience, larger-scale playtesting for challenge balancing and other perception metrics, a diary-style longitudinal study to identify frictions and blockers throughout the full game, collaborations with Data Science and QA “Dogfooding” teams

Deadpool VR is an immersive first-person game with all the action, agility, and profanity you’d expect from Deadpool. My work ensured smooth player onboarding and identified progress blockers throughout the full game to address prior to release, helping Twisted Pixel launch with positive press reviews, strong store ratings, award nominations, and exceeding player timespent engagement goals in its first 30 days.

Marvel’s Deadpool VR was nominated for several awards, including The Game Awards 2025 “Best VR/AR Game”, 2026 New York Game Awards “Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game” and 2026 D.I.C.E. Awards “Immersive Reality Game of the Year” and “Immersive Reality Technical Achievement”.