Month: May 2020
VR Games Tipping Point, New Sony PSVR Controllers, Tipatat (6:16)
Virtual Reality Investor, Tipatat, co-founder of the Venture Reality Fund, called 2019 the tipping point for VR gaming. More than 100 games earned more than $1 million. The release of Half-Life Alyx has added almost 1 million new headsets to the Steam platform, showing the largest spike in VR usage ever. Sony also…
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The Metaverse Episode, The Being Virtual Show Ep6
The metaverse is the most important topic almost nobody is talking about. There’s a race on to create the metaverse: a computer world where we can be whatever and whomever we want. We can play, work, and learn. We can have a “Second Life“. Virtual reality technology was the precursor to building a viable metaverse…
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Magic Leap Layoffs, General Magic Movie (2:04)
Magic Leap haters abound, but what they tried to create was hard. They were inventing technology and creating an entire stack that didn’t previously exist. For a startup company, it’s reminiscent of General Magic, who created the first handheld computer in the ’90s. Magic Leap laid off half their workers last week, reported to be…
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How Epic Games is Building the Metaverse (10:44)
Metaverse is a term that describes an always-on computer world that people can flow in and out of as avatars. A metaverse has an economy, with jobs, merchandise, education, entertainment, and any other aspect of what you might consider the “real world.” The term was coined in the 1992 novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.…
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Peter Csathy: The Future of Virtual Media (1:02:26)
Peter Csathy, digital media expert, discusses the future of movie theaters, esports, synthetic humans, virtual nightclubs and more in this fascinating deep dive interview with Bob Cooney. Peter is a recovering attorney specializing in all aspects of the media business. He now advises entertainment and technology companies on how to navigate the complex and…
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Resistance is Futile
Are you resisting the circumstances thrust upon us by the coronavirus pandemic? Are you struggling to accept the new reality of our situation? Have you thought about why? I realized this week I’ve been resistant to our situation. I feel like the freedom to choose my way of life was stripped away from me. As…
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Social Movie Viewing with Netflix Party and BigScreen VR (3:34)
BigScreen VR lets people share while viewing movies. More than 40% of people use more than one screen when watching TV. Unlike movie theaters which ban any social interaction, watching from home enables people to stay connected while they enjoy their favorite film. New platforms are making social viewing better and easier. A new plugin…
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Leading and Managing in Complexity with Dave Snowden (5:54)
Being emergent is the key to succeeding in the inherently complex XR market. Rapidly accelerating technology and constantly shifting applications attempting to meet emerging consumer and business needs makes the business highly unpredictable. Dave Snowden lays down a roadmap for leadership and management for anyone operating in an emerging tech market, during and after the…
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AAA VR Games with nDreams Patrick O’Luanaigh (7:26)
Phantom: Covert Ops is being finished now by nDreams and Oculus Studios. Bob spoke with nDreams CEO Patrick O’Luanaigh about how his team is handling the coronavirus lockdown, the inspiration for their kayak locomotion mechanic, what it’s like developing a AAA game for Oculus Quest, and more. Half-Life: Alyx set the bar for VR games,…
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Theatre Wars – Todd Maunsell (8:50)
Theater wars have broken out between Universal, AMC and now Odeon Cinemas. Movie studios are laying the pipeline to deliver their content direct to consumers at home. Disney+, NBCUniversal’s Peacock and WB’s HBOMax are increasing the pressure on the movie exhibition business. The tension boiled over this week when Universal stated they intent to continue…
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