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Did Covid-19 Kill Location-Based Virtual Reality?

Bob Cooney November 5, 2020 No Comments

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…

Star Wars VR: The Arcade Strikes Back

Bob Cooney November 2, 2020 No Comments

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

Bob Cooney October 20, 2020 No Comments

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

Bob Cooney September 19, 2020 No Comments

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…

I Miss Our Trade Shows – So I’m Doing Something About It

Bob Cooney September 4, 2020 No Comments

If you’re like me, you’ve been to a few virtual events this year. I guess that most were just ok—lots of webinars, too many PowerPoints, and hardly any real meetings.…

All About the Feels – Give Them An Experience They’ll Talk About

Bob Cooney July 29, 2020 No Comments

Too often, when designing experiences, we focus on what people will be doing. In-game design, lots of effort goes into balancing and core loop design. UX designers want to make…

Why Asking Why is the Key to Innovative Experience Design

Bob Cooney July 28, 2020 No Comments

In my last blog post on how to design entertainment experiences, I wrote about the importance of a holistic approach to experience design where you consider all of your stakeholders.…

5 Critical Components of Successful Experience Design

Bob Cooney July 27, 2020 No Comments

In a time when everything is changing, we all need to innovate the design of experiences we offer our customers. What we did last year is unlikely to work today.…

Innovate or Die

Bob Cooney July 20, 2020 No Comments

Everything has changed, but at the same time, nothing has changed. That’s the paradox of the times. The rules of being in public are changing. Consumer habits, parent’s risk profiles,…

Relaunch, Reboot, Reinvent with Bob Cooney, The Being Virtual Show Ep 8 (26:35)

Bob Cooney July 17, 2020 No Comments

Innovation is an existential skill for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet most business owners are focusing on everything but. Bob explains the innovation framework that he’s used for 7…

How to Deliver Social Experiences to Your Guests

Bob Cooney July 14, 2020 No Comments

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…

What Do People Want? Social vs Shared Experiences.

Bob Cooney June 30, 2020 No Comments

When I spoke to Randy White this month, one of the areas we touched on was the need for more social experiences. Why do people want to be entertained? Why…

Author: Bob Cooney

Did Covid-19 Kill Location-Based Virtual Reality?

Star Wars VR: The Arcade Strikes Back

Unis Ultra Moto VR and the Reimagined Arcade

World’s First Star Wars VR Arcade Game is Coming

I Miss Our Trade Shows – So I’m Doing Something About It

All About the Feels – Give Them An Experience They’ll Talk About

Why Asking Why is the Key to Innovative Experience Design

5 Critical Components of Successful Experience Design

Innovate or Die

Relaunch, Reboot, Reinvent with Bob Cooney, The Being Virtual Show Ep 8 (26:35)

How to Deliver Social Experiences to Your Guests

What Do People Want? Social vs Shared Experiences.

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