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Sandbox VR Receives $11M Investment From Film, Music, And Sports Celebs

VRScout

Immersive entertainment: Hollywood goes holodeck. For decades, the film and entertainment industry has helped us visualize and imagine worlds unknown. It’s been predicted that by 2023 LBE (Location-Based Entertainment) will make up about 11% of the VR industry. ” Progressive Technology and Experiences. .

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Atari to Open Game-themed Hotels Across the US with “the latest in VR and AR”

Road to VR

Additional hotels planned in Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and San Jose. SEE ALSO Amazon Promises "single-digit latency" for AR/VR Streaming Over 5G with AWS Wavelength. offering gamers of all ages the ultimate in immersive entertainment and in every aspect of gaming.

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IAAPA Update from Location-Based VR Expert, Bob Cooney

XR for Business Podcast

Let’s talk about what you saw, and what are the trends coming in out-of-home entertainment. They merged it with a D-Box motion base and they created a VR ride for family entertainment centers, arcades, and theme parks. We find the broadest market for VR is casual impulsive entertainment. You were there.

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IAAPA Update from Location-Based VR Expert, Bob Cooney

XR for Business Podcast

Let’s talk about what you saw, and what are the trends coming in out-of-home entertainment. They merged it with a D-Box motion base and they created a VR ride for family entertainment centers, arcades, and theme parks. We find the broadest market for VR is casual impulsive entertainment. You were there.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.03): HTC prepares the launch of its headset, Facebook acquires Onward devs, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Before I start telling you the news, let me tell you that if you want to join me in my upcoming events, I’ll have a nice fireside chat today (evening CEST time, morning PST time) at the amazing Univirtual event organized by Educators in VR; and on Wednesday at VR AR Chicago where I’ll be in a panel about virtual events. Top news of the week.

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