Lewis Ward is a Research Director whose coverage area includes XR hardware, interactive 3D software for XR headsets, and video game hardware and software. In terms of XR hardware and software, his purview includes commercial and consumer virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and extended reality (VR, AR, MR, and ER) users and use cases. In terms of gaming, his purview includes video game console hardware, popular gaming accessories, and console, PC, and mobile games and their users. His coverage also includes the tools and platforms that developers rely on to build and support real-time, interactive 3D apps, games, and metaverse experiences that are accessed on XR and flat-screen hardware.