Category: Highlights

Apple Vision Pro and The Inevitability of the Metaverse: Embracing a New Reality (21:54)

Bob Cooney January 17, 2024 No Comments

In this keynote, VR expert Bob Cooney addresses Metaverse skepticism, illustrating it as an unstoppable force in shaping our future. He explores human resistance to new realities and emphasizes the…

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Is JUMP The Most Immersive VR Arcade Experience Ever? (10:55)

Bob Cooney August 3, 2022 No Comments

Ever dreamed of flying? Yeah, us too. Ever wanted to try BASE jumping but don’t want to risk your life? Now you can experience the next best thing with this…

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Work From Home in VR Save and the Planet? (9:15)

Bob Cooney May 16, 2020 No Comments

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…

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Meet the Loomies, Doug Griffin (4:12)

Bob Cooney May 16, 2020 No Comments

Zoom fatigue is already setting in and we are only a few weeks into the work from home era. For remote work to be sustainable we need better tools for…

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The Real Reason Apple Acquired Next VR (4:35)

Bob Cooney May 15, 2020 No Comments

Why did Apple buy NextVR? Apple’s been rumored to release AR glasses for years now. Rumors about about dates starting back in 2019 and now extending out to 2023. They…

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How to Eat a Tim Tam, Bob Cooney (2:39)

Bob Cooney May 9, 2020 No Comments

Tim Tam Slam is one of the most unique Australian food experiences. Experiencing foreign cultures through food is one of the joys of being a global nomad. Sometimes we just…

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Is Virtual Reality the New VCR Rental? (4:34)

Bob Cooney May 9, 2020 No Comments

VR rental pivots are creating new revenue streams for arcade operators renting equipment for parties during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 1980s Blockbuster Video and other video rental companies…

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VR Games Tipping Point, New Sony PSVR Controllers, Tipatat (6:16)

Bob Cooney May 9, 2020 No Comments

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…

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Magic Leap Layoffs, General Magic Movie (2:04)

Bob Cooney May 9, 2020 No Comments

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…

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How Epic Games is Building the Metaverse (10:44)

Bob Cooney May 9, 2020 No Comments

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,…

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Social Movie Viewing with Netflix Party and BigScreen VR (3:34)

Bob Cooney May 1, 2020 No Comments

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…

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Leading and Managing in Complexity with Dave Snowden (5:54)

Bob Cooney May 1, 2020 No Comments

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…

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