Month: April 2020

Blooloop just published a new article I wrote about the possible extinction of the movie theater.  It’s worth a read if you love movies, are in the entertainment business, or are in any market that is being threatened by the coronavirus lockdown. The thought of the movie theater’s extinction fills me with sorrow.  We go…

HP location-based VR global head Joanna Popper and Bob Cooney discuss the current and future state of location-based VR and VR arcades, the impact of COVID-19, HP’s product roadmap and upcoming Reverb 2 headset. They also touch on Joanna’s experience as a speaker and moderator in virtual conferences and how that compares to showing up…

Location-based virtual reality was the hottest segment of virtual reality up until the coronavirus pandemic. Companies from consumer games, military, and other tech segments all rushed into the location-based VR market so they could monetize their expertise in virtual reality while waiting for remote collaboration, virtual conferences, training and education, and consumer games to become…

Virtual reality expert Bob Cooney conducts a deep dive interview with entrepreneur, author, and human-centricity expert Melis Senova, who consults with governments and corporate clients on how to be emergent to deal with complex challenges, talks with Bob about how to show up in this time of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity).

Virtual Tours were a breakout search term on Google since the coronavirus lockdown. Virtual tours have been around since the original ViewMaster debuted at the 1939 World’s Fair. Bob takes his audience on a virtual tour of Sydney Harbour, reliving a recent trip there from November 2019. This highlight clip is from The Being Virtual…

Virtual workplaces and working from home has exploded, and CEO’s are already making plans to keep at least some of that in place post-pandemic. Research shows 37% of jobs in America can be done from home, and 34% of people who previously commuted to work are now working from home. After single-digit growth for the…

Virtual esports continues to find new fans. Bob shows how profession tennis and football (soccer) have embraced esports and aligned it with staying home and playing together messages to help support people in isolation. Esports keeps growing, and the gaming industry is the top-performing financial sector over the last 3 months according to ETF ranking…

Virtual events continue to move into the mainstream. Burning man announced they’re going to create a virtual version of Black Rock City, with plans for online orgies, local art car drivebys, and some kind of burning ceremony which has yet to be defined. Senior Prom went virtual thanks to the generosity of actor John Krasinski…

Location-based virtual reality developer Spaces leverages their knowledge of free-roam VR, avatars, and multiplayer gaming to create a new bridge between virtual reality and collaboration tools like Zoom, Skype, and Google Hangouts. Co-founder and CTO Brad Herman joins Bob from the Spaces app in VR to discuss their pivot, and how the new app can…

Entrepreneur, author, and human-centricity expert Melis Senova, who consults with governments and corporate clients on how to be emergent to deal with complex challenges, talks with Bob about how to show up in this time of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity). This clip is an excerpt from an interview with Melis on being emergent…