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Anatomy of a builder.

Founder & CTO. Since 2014, taking AI, VR and SaaS products from prototype to platforms used in 70+ countries.

Pedro Thomaz — Founder & CTO

Black and white portrait of Pedro Thomaz, arms crossedScroll ↓

01 · THE VISION

Sees the product before it exists — then turns the sketch into a roadmap, a stack and a launch date.

02 · THE ARCHITECTURE

Founded amplified creations in 2014. Owns the stack, the architecture and the quality bar.

03 · THE HEART

CTO of RVer — VR registered as a Class I medical device (INFARMED · EUDAMED), used in hospitals, clinics and care homes.

04 · THE WRIST

Shipped in 2026: Coffee, a native Markdown text editor, and Vitra, a local-first Oura companion.

05 · THE HANDS

Still writes the code. Want proof? Scroll to the terminal.

$ ./ASK-PEDRO

The changelog, the projects, and a few things I'm not going to tell you about. Type help. Then go looking.

zsh — pedro@thomaz — 80×24

$ GIT LOG --GRAPH

My career as a repository. Every company is a branch; tap a commit.

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HEAD -> main: pedrothomaz.pt, the site you are on
  1. init: picked up a camera at 20. automotive, brands, people
  2. init: founded amplified creations
  3. cto: VRBox.io — 3D & 360° virtual tours
  4. cto+cco: Delicious Diamonds — luxury bonbons from Leiria
  5. branch: amplified automotive — Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW
  6. merge: amplified automotive back into main
  7. cto: started RVer — VR as a Class I medical device (INFARMED + EUDAMED)
  8. press: NEXXT Leiria stage, Sábado, Easy Medical Device, Último a Decidir
  9. feat: Vitra · lateapex · Sill
  10. feat: Coffee — native Markdown editor with MCP. released this week
  11. -> main: pedrothomaz.pt, the site you are on

$ LS ./PROJECTS

My company, the businesses I help run, my camera, and the things I ship on the side.

studio
since 2014
HEAD → MAIN

amplified creations

Founder & CTO — my company.

Independent digital studio. I own the architecture, the stack and the quality bar — HealthTech, virtual tours, employer branding, AI automation and RAG assistants. Everything else on this page grew out of here.

amplifiedcreations.com ↗ $ cd amplified-creations →
medtech · since 2021

RVer

CTOImmersive VR registered as a Class I medical device with INFARMED and EUDAMED — used in hospitals, clinics and care homes.rver.ptplatform · since 2017

VRBox.io

CTOAn internationally recognised platform for 3D and 360° virtual tours.vrbox.ioluxury · since 2018

Delicious Diamonds

CTO & CCOPremium bonbon brand from Leiria. I run the tech and the creative — from the boutique and configurator to every campaign.deliciousdiamonds.ptphoto & video · since 2007

Pedro Thomaz Photography

Photographer & directorWhere the camera work lives — automotive, brands and people, stills and motion. Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW among them. I still take the jobs worth taking.photo.pedrothomaz.pt

Products & side quests

text editor
since 2026
ADDED

Coffee →

A native Markdown text editor. Fast, zero dependencies, built-in MCP server — and a native Windows version on the way.

desktop
since 2026
ADDED

Vitra →

A calm, local-first desktop companion for the Oura ring, in six languages.

web
since 2026
ADDED

lateapex →

A clean map of great driving roads. An algorithm seeds the map, drivers rate the roads, and the real ones rise to the top.

studio
2019 – 2024
MERGED

amplified automotive

Visual content for Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

side
ALSO

Sill → · LoupePLUS · Pathstock

A desktop load wave, a Loupedeck takeover and 3D warehouse routing.

$ LS ./MEDIA

Stages, mics and the occasional camera pointed the other way. 10 on the record.

LP · SIDE AÚltimo a Decidir09 Nov 2026
Podcast09 Nov 202601 / 10

Último a Decidir

EP 31 — Pedro Thomaz, CTO da RVer. FI Group Portugal's podcast on leadership, innovation and the big decisions.

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  1. 09 Nov 2026PodcastÚltimo a DecidirNEWEP 31 — Pedro Thomaz, CTO da RVer. FI Group Portugal's podcast on leadership, innovation and the big decisions.
  2. 05 Nov 2026PodcastDigitalidadeEnvelhecer em Portugal: a transformação digital dos lares — how VR and tech can improve life in care homes.
  3. 29 Oct 2026PodcastEasy Medical DeviceEP 413 — "We didn't know we needed to be a medical device": RVer's road to Class I CE marking under the MDR.
  4. 28 Oct 2026StageNEXXT Ideas LeiriaOne of ten projects picked by the jury — RVer on stage at Teatro Miguel Franco, Social, Health & Environment panel.
  5. 27 Oct 2026PressSábadoA Inteligência Artificial (já) está a mudar a Saúde — RVer in the story on how AI is reshaping healthcare.
  6. 15 Oct 2026OpinionThe Next Big IdeaQuinze dias, não trinta — why nobody should get more than 15 days to test a product.

$ LS ./WRITING

What I write for the RVer blog and the amplified journal: medical VR, health tech, AI and building products. all 252 →

  1. 10 Nov 2026RVer«Último a Decidir»: what we said about RVer on FI Group's podcastRVer's CTO Pedro Thomaz was the guest on episode 31 of «Último a Decidir». How RVer started, why it is filmed on a tripod, its medical device registration and why the headsets stay ours.
  2. 10 Nov 2026RVerPain scales: VAS, numeric, faces and PAINAD, which to use and whenThe most used pain scales, how each one works, who it suits, and what to do when the person can no longer say they are in pain.
  3. 10 Nov 2026RVerAfter the ICU: what a 344-patient trial showed about virtual reality and mental healthA trial in 11 hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium tested a 360° ICU video in discharged patients. It did not reduce post-traumatic stress. Why that is useful to know too.
  4. 10 Nov 2026amplifiedDigital twins in Portugal: what they are, what they are for and what they costA digital twin is a model connected to the real thing and kept up to date. What separates it from BIM, a 3D survey or a virtual tour, real examples in Portugal from Lisbon to the Escoural Cave, uses, costs and where to start.
  5. 27 Oct 2026amplifiedPhotography for car dealerships: a system for everyday stock, special content for special carsEveryday cars get photographed in-house, with a system of your own; only special cars call for special content. The 15 photos, in order, the spot, the rules, and a printable A4 guide.
  6. 26 Oct 2026amplifiedPhotography agency or freelance photographer? How to choose, and when it isn’t worth paying moreThere are photo shoots for €30 and for €600 or more, and both exist for a reason. When a freelancer is enough, when an agency pays off, who owns commissioned photos in Portugal, and what to ask before you hire.

$ ls ./writing --all → 252 articles

$ build --stats

status · datasheet · now · uses · hi-scores · writing · llms.txt · mcp