Richard Slixton is a creator, comedian, and technologist who builds things that matter. With 8 years as a stand-up comedian, host, and producer — including shows with pros like Steve Hofstetter, Tom Thakkar, and Johnny Beehner — Slixton brings a unique mix of creativity and technical chops to everything he touches.
From building the world's most advanced VR comedy club (LafVR Station One, with neural-network laughter detection and 1,800+ community members) to developing XR games for Meta Quest, massive open worlds in VRChat, and an asymmetrical 30v1 party game on Meta Horizon — Slixton lives at the intersection of entertainment and technology.
Before the virtual stages and game development, Slixton served 9 years as a Firefighter EMT, earning Level 1 Firefighter and Level 1 Emergency Services Instructor certifications. That real-world experience directly fuels Virtually There Training, a VR-based training platform now used by fire departments and colleges around the globe.
And when the goal is bigger than any single project, Slixton takes on the challenge anyway — like Democracy in a Box, a platform working to reshape democracy worldwide for a future of peace and prosperity.
Whether it's making people laugh, training first responders, or reimagining civic systems, the through-line is the same: build things that make the world better.
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