Posts Tagged ‘VR Games’
Boxblaster and Elaut Changing the Game for Kids VR
VR simulators are great moneymakers for amusement operators. LAI Games set the bar high with Virtual Rabbids. It took a couple of years for operators to really buy into the value proposition of an unattended VR ride, but Rabbids quickly became a standard fixture in FECs. Then Raw Thrills entered the market with King Kong…
Read MoreDeep Dive with Brent Bushnell from Two Bit Circus (59:59)
Take a peek inside the mind of a true creative genius. Brent Bushnell is the co-founder of Two Bit Circus, an award winning and category busting entertainment business that combines virtual reality, live and virtual events, food and drink, and games into an immersive entertainment venue like no other. His latest creation will be Revelers’…
Read MoreDeep Dive with George Smith who operates 23 different VR Arcade games (37:11)
George Smith has been operating arcade games for more than 40-years. He runs the largest variety of VR attractions of anyone I know. And he does it at high-profile locations like Great Wolf Lodge, Great Wolf Lodge, and Kalahari Resorts. Join me in a deep dive conversation where we discuss: – bundling and pricing strategy…
Read MoreNew Supply Chain Chaos for VR Arcade Game Suppliers
If you’re considering adding virtual reality arcade machines to your family entertainment center in the next year, keep reading. This post will save you time and money. The supply chain has created real headwinds for VR arcade game suppliers. For the last year or more, finding headset cables for an HTC Vive Pro was like searching…
Read MoreWhat’s Better Than Beat Saber Arcade Cabinet?
VRsenal, inventor of the original Beat Saber Arcade Cabinet, continues to innovate in the VR music rhythm genre. When Facebook acquired Beat Games, the studio behind Beat Saber, they pulled all the arcade licenses. VRsenal then partnered with Blackwall Games to bring the arcade hit Rhythmatic to family entertainment centers. Housed in a new arcade…
Read MoreVR Esports Games: Competitive Recipe for Growth
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. They are watched by hundreds of millions of fans, both in stadiums and on Twitch. Billions are being invested in esports. Major league sports teams…
Read MoreHow to Get 100K Players Shooting Each Other – VR Arcade Esports (35:36)
Virtuix Omniverse VR Arena – Replay Cut the Crap the Truth about Exports (22:06)
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 at FECs for more than two years, and Todd Maunsell, VP of Operations at Cinergy, who recently held their first “local” esports competition using the…
Read MorePlayer Interview with E-man – Replay Cut the Crap the Truth about Esports (15:24)
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 for in an Esport, and what it takes to get them off the couch and into your locations.
Read MoreUnis Ultra Moto VR and the Reimagined Arcade
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 of our businesses and lives than we can count. But it’s also leading to an unprecedented spike in innovation across manufacturers, suppliers, and operators. One…
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