Cliff Plumer: finding the next big thing.

AuthorGoodsell, Brittny
PositionAround Utah: Spotlight

If you're the man who got to work on Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean and Star Wars, you might not find many other experiences that measure up. But Cliff Plumer says his first experience with a virtual reality startup company in Utah is close.

In 2015, Plumer visited THE VOID on his way to the airport after a trip to Sundance, where he presented a film.

"I was coming from a high point," he says, "and I always say that I thought I was already working in VR until I experienced THE VOID."

With his wife in tow--someone Plumer says is a tough sell for a virtual reality experience--both of them experienced THE VOID for the first time. "She hates when I tell this story," he says. "But she doesn't really like the stuff I do and she didn't want to do it--my wife loved it."

So from there, his career path morphed: He became THE VOID'S CEO during February 2017.

"I've always been attracted to the next big thing," he says. "In my film career I was fortunate to work on milestone Hollywood movies that always required innovation. I see that here."

This VR company based in Lindon can create any time period or location in the world. Want to visit Egyptian pyramids and feel the warm wind tousle your hair? Done. Want to climb to the base of a waterfall with one of your friends and feel the cool mist? No problem. Maybe visit Mars or land on the moon? Plumer says he's working on that experience becoming a reality.

"Most people would expect this coming out of Hollywood or Silicon Valley but it's not," he says. "So there's obviously a lot of local pride with the team here that they know they're building something special for a global market. These people really stuck to their vision and created something unique and special that I...

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