Posts Tagged ‘Virtual Reality’
Was Facebook’s Acquisition of Oculus a Bargain?
Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14.5 explains Zuckerberg’s need to own the VR market The VR battlefield has been formed. Facebook has firmly taken control of the consumer VR market share with the Quest headset. And this week, HTC stamped its dominant footprint on the commercial market with the release of the Focus…
Read MoreThe Truth About Star Wars Lightsaber VR Game Earnings
One of the only companies brave enough to launch a product into the teeth of the pandemic was VRsenal. In October, the company announced that the VR lightsaber game would be available globally after delivering to Dave and Busters for their chain-wide deployment. Since then, operators have installed close to 200 units. It’s been challenging to…
Read MoreIs VR Safe for Kids?
With the success of the Oculus Quest 2, and so many AAA games coming to virtual reality, kids everywhere are asking for a VR headset. But Facebook (the company that owns Oculus VR) states that nobody under 14 should use the Quest. Parents might be wondering why can’t kids do VR? Despite the warnings, there…
Read MoreTransformation: JUMP into the Future of the Experience Economy
In 1998 Joe Pine and James Gilmore wrote a now-famous article in the Harvard Business Journal and predicted The Experience Economy. During my lifetime, I’ve watched consumer preferences shift from goods to services to experiences. But Pine and Gilmore went on to predict what’s beyond the Experience Economy. What’s next? Read on…
Read MoreNew Year, New Mind, New Reality
What if we could develop a practice that enabled us to continuously and instantly recognize our cognitive state, determine if it served us, and changed it immediately if we decided to?
Read MoreWorld’s First Star Wars VR Arcade Game is Coming
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 alliance formed to create a new Star Wars VR Arcade game. And it’s bringing new hope to the entertainment centers on the remote planet Earth.…
Read MoreHow to Deliver Social Experiences to Your Guests
When I spoke to Randy White in June of 2020, one of the areas we touched on was the need for more social experiences. Why do they want to be entertained? Why do they go out to movies, or bowling, or restaurants? Randy’s opinion on this is they want to socialize. “People want social experiences”…
Read MoreRobert Scoble – AR vs VR; Will Apple Make The Market? (1:14:46)
Apple in virtual reality? Could it be? Or is it a media device to watch all the new content on Apple TV? Watch this video with seven rounds of XR heavyweight action as Robert Scoble and Bob Cooney battle about whether Apple is working on AR, VR, or both. Apple makes markets, and their entry…
Read MoreWork From Home in VR Save and the Planet? (9:15)
Working from home is the new normal. The coronavirus pandemic has caused more harm than any other event in my lifetime. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives, and hundreds of millions negatively impacted by the global lockdown trying to prevent its spread. Like almost any dark cloud, there’s a silver lining. COIVID-19 has created the…
Read MoreCan VR Save the Planet with Doug Griffin, Jae Maloney – The Being Virtual Show Ep 7 (30:18)
The coronavirus pandemic has caused more harm than any other event in my lifetime. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives, and hundreds of millions negatively impacted by the global lockdown trying to prevent its spread. Like almost any dark cloud, there’s a silver lining. COIVID-19 has created the biggest AB test on our impact on…
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