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Join Bob and his guest Brent Bushnell in this Deep Dive interview. Take a peek inside the mind of a true creative genius. Brent Bushnell is the co-founder of Two Bit Circus, an award winning and category busting entertainment business that combines virtual reality, live and virtual events, food and drink, and games into an immersive entertainment venue like no other. His latest creation will be Revelers' Resort, an immersive hotel experience coming to Denver and Connecticut.

 

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The VR Bobble Awards recognise people and companies that contribute to the development and inspire others in to drive innovation in LBVR.

There have been several winners who were surprised when Bob Cooney turned up on their doorstep to present their VR Bobble Award.

 

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An 8X entrepreneur with thirty-five years of experience launching emerging technology companies, Bob Cooney is widely referred to as the world's foremost expert on location-based virtual reality.

 

An Inc. 500 CEO with a successful NASDAQ IPO, Bob is the go-to-market strategist behind many of the world's most successful immersive entertainment products. Cooney mentors founders and executive teams of some of the top VR companies and helps operators choose the best VR products for their locations.

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Hope for Suppliers Amidst Amusement Expo 2021 Continued Rescheduling

December 13, 2020

Amusement Expo, the largest arcade-focused trade show in the US, has postponed for a second time due to COVID-19. Normally held in March, the show was moved to early May,…

Let’s Get Social

November 11, 2020

I miss your smiling face. By the time the week of IAAPA gets here it will have been 8 months of no travel for me. Six of those months have…

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Did Covid-19 Kill Location-Based Virtual Reality?

November 5, 2020

When I talk to manufacturers, distributors, and operators, there’s a clear sense they’re afraid of opening up their location-based VR attractions due to risk of consumer blowback. It feels like…

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Star Wars VR: The Arcade Strikes Back

November 2, 2020

A new Star Wars VR Arcade game just hit the market, which has been searching for the ideal use of virtual reality in a compact, unattended package. ILMxLAB, VRsenal, and…

Unis Ultra Moto VR and the Reimagined Arcade

October 19, 2020

Constraint drives innovation. A recent Harvard Business Review story covers 145 empirical studies that show individuals, teams, and organizations all benefit from constraints. The current pandemic has constrained more aspects…

World’s First Star Wars VR Arcade Game is Coming

September 18, 2020

There’s a disturbance in the force. The menace of the coronavirus wasn’t a phantom, but a threat to the very existence of our galaxy. Under this perilous existence, an unlikely…

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