HTC VIVE, a leading virtual reality (VR) platform and ecosystem, has announced the launch of a new webinar series called The Practicality of VR, exploring what virtual reality can actually do today vs. the possibilities.
Top technologists and VR pioneers will be interviewed as they go over the challenges and opportunities in employing VR in places like the operating room, the battlefield, and location-based entertainment venues.
Episode one features expert panel
The first episode of this new series features location-based virtual reality entrepreneur, Bob Cooney, who will interview a varied panel of location-based VR game creators, operators and distributors. Together, they will dive into the topic of the Practicality of VR in Location-Based Entertainment.
Speakers include Armando Lanuti, president and owner of Creative Works; Ben Davenport,
CEO of VRsenal; George Smith, president and CEO of Family Entertainment Group and Jim Bennington, vice president of games & entertainment at Lucky Strike Entertainment. They will give their insights into the current state of the location-based VR market and discuss measures to steer broader VR adoption in the entertainment space.
Key points will include:
- Challenges when moving end-users from 2D screens to VR
- Changes needed to take VR mainstream
- Attended vs unattended VR; the good, bad and the ugly
- Why some VR attractions are not profitable
To watch the webinar, please click here.
Last year, HTC VIVE also released an ebook, helping location-based VR developers and resellers to understand how various elements interlink to create a successful location-based VR experience. This publication brings together the most essential best practices in order to put location-based VR creators on the best foot forward for making attractions that will resonate with both operators and players alike. The ebook can be downloaded for free online from the HTC VIVE website.
The HTC VIVE team provided insight into the past, present and future of VR experiences at IAAPA Expo 2022 in Orlando.
