Neighbors, Not Knowing: The VR Creator Next Door

⚠️ Gamer warning: this one's got VR headsets, Warzone lobbies, and a genuine Gamescom full-circle moment, but don't skip it if you've never touched a controller. It's really a story about turning a hobby nobody took seriously into a full-time career, staying yourself when it'd be easier to fake it, and what happens when you knock on the right door. He pretended to play Call of Duty in a VR headset as a joke and the joke went viral. Three years later he's eating dinner with the YouTubers who taught him how, sitting there as a peer instead of a fan. Episode 3 of Millennial Mike sits down with Mack Falconer. VR content creator, former Call of Duty guy nobody watched, and (turns out) Mike's own neighbor from the building with the rooftop everybody knew about. This one's for anyone who grew up gaming through a Toronto winter, moved downtown broke and split rent with a buddy who didn't even have a job yet, or wants to hear about celebrity sightings. Whether you're deep in the Mac Pack or you've never picked up a controller in your life, there's a lesson in here about betting on the weird thing nobody else is doing yet.