Tag: Esports

VR Esports Games: Competitive Recipe for Growth

Bob Cooney May 2, 2022 No Comments

Could competitive VR esports games be part of the future FEC arcade landscape? Esports is wildly popular. Video games like League of Legends and Fortnite pay out millions in prizes.…

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How to Get 100K Players Shooting Each Other – VR Arcade Esports (35:36)

Bob Cooney April 1, 2022 No Comments

Join Bob at the live Esports event, where he interviews Steve Ngu and Benjamin Lee about VR Esports success in Asia.

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Community Management – Replay Cut the Crap the Truth about Esports (25:17)

Bob Cooney March 4, 2022 No Comments

While you can’t have an esport with a great game, you also don’t have an esports business without a thriving, engaged community. Marcus “Esports” Howard talks about building communities, and…

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Esports Gaming Lounges – Replay Cut the Crap the Truth about Esports (29:12)

Bob Cooney March 4, 2022 No Comments

LAN centers have morphed into esports lounges. Some FECs are installing PCs and consoles in an attempt to attract gamers. But the successful operators know that renting out PCs by…

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Virtuix Omniverse VR Arena – Replay Cut the Crap the Truth about Exports (22:06)

Bob Cooney March 4, 2022 No Comments

Learn how a national tournament with cash prizes is driving repeat play and destination traffic. Bob interviews Jan Goetgeluk, founder of Virtuix, who has been running a national esports tournament…

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VR and Esports – Cut the Crap the Truth about Esports (19:57)

Bob Cooney March 4, 2022 No Comments

Where does virtual reality fit in the esports landscape and how might VR play a role in the future? Learn the lessons that emerged from the early foray into this…

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Player Interview with E-man – Replay Cut the Crap the Truth about Esports (15:24)

Bob Cooney March 4, 2022 No Comments

Without players there is no Esport. Bob interviews Emmanuel (E-man) Martinez, a player, community manager and enthusiast to gain an understanding of what motivates players to play, what they look…

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WTF is Esports? Replay Cut the Crap – the Truth about Esports (10:37)

Bob Cooney March 4, 2022 No Comments

Esports is one of the hot buzzwords in the entertainment market. Companies seem to be pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into building esports arenas, gaming lounges, and other location-based…

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Esports: Don’t Miss Out On the Next Big FEC Trend

Bob Cooney January 14, 2021 No Comments

In February 2016 I started covering virtual reality's third wave featuring The VOID, VRcade (now VRstudios), and Zero Latency. A year later I wrote that the third wave was shaping…

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Peter Csathy: The Future of Virtual Media (1:02:26)

Bob Cooney May 5, 2020 No Comments

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…

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Pro Athletes Stay Home Play Together; Esports Stocks Rally (3:46)

Bob Cooney April 25, 2020 No Comments

Virtual esports continues to find new fans. Bob shows how profession tennis and football (soccer) have embraced esports and aligned it with staying home and playing together messages to help…

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The Being Virtual Show – Phil Kaplan of Gameworks Full Interview

Bob Cooney April 10, 2020 No Comments

Esports, Virtual Reality and location-based entertainment CEO Phil Kaplan of Gameworks on how the chain is using building a community of loyal customers, professional athletes crossing over into eSports during…

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