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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. VUCA is the hallmark of the XR market. Emerging tech is inherently complex. Rapidly accelerating technology and constantly shifting applications attempting to meet emerging consumer…
Virtual reality games for the home have struggled to get traction. That all changed this year when Half-Life:Alyx set the bar for VR games, earning more than $40 million in…
VR games keep getting better. Half-Life: Alyx became the highest-earning VR game so far, earning $40MM for developer Valve. There are some big VR games coming out this year that could…
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…
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…
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…
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…
