Quick answers
Did Rui Lin co-found Mirage VR?
Yes, on the records available. Velocity's own company profile for Mirage VR, checked September 22, 2026, lists four founders: Rui Lin, James Jiang, Chuang Li and Peter Lai. The Canada Company Registry entry for Mirage VR Inc., registered May 20, 2016 under the Canada Business Corporations Act, lists Rui Lin as one of four directors alongside Fan Jiang, Chuang Li and YingSheng Lai. No page states what his specific job inside the company was.
What did Mirage VR build?
Velocity's company profile, checked September 22, 2026, describes Mirage VR as "the first in Canada to offer full-body, free-roam, multiplayer virtual reality experiences". Velocity reported on October 26, 2017 that the company opened its flagship location in downtown Kitchener after working out of the Velocity Garage. The student paper Imprint covered the same opening on November 7, 2017, quoting co-founder Chuang Li on the focus being "social interactions, as well as the highest level of immersion".
Is Mirage VR still operating?
Not in any form that could be verified. The miragevr.ca domain, checked September 22, 2026, returns a permanent redirect that chains through to an unrelated Ontario payday-lending site, and no Mirage VR page loads on it. Velocity's profile still shows the status as "Active" and the federal corporate record still reads active, but neither record tracks whether the venues are open.
What does Rui Lin do now?
Unknown. No page opened for this profile states his current role, employer or city. Rui Lin is a common name and searches surface other people with it, including a software engineer profile on an unrelated recruiting site; none of them could be tied to Mirage VR, so no current role and no social profiles are listed here.