
Today’s podcast was a panel discussion about VR arcades, recorded at the 4th Annual VR Summit at Amusement Expo International held in Las Vegas on June 30, 2021.
VR Arcades started with enthusiasts renting consumer equipment by the minute or hour. Hear from the leading minds in the industry how experienced developers and operators are creating destination attractions and innovative experiences people cannot replicate at home. With our panel of experts, we’ll take a look at the future innovations of VR Arcade 2.0.
The panel was moderated by Bryan Severance. The panelists were:
Tommy Goodkin, consultant in the lb VR space and former head of content at VR World in New York City who is in charge of programming one of the best arcade 1.5 models.
Chuck Taylor, VP of entertainment for Main Event in Dallas. He was out here in Vegas working for Caesars Entertainment, running experiential entertainment, development, testing technology work across the enterprise.
Brooke Chapman, consultant in the virtual production and Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) spaces. She’s from nomadic and has been at junk VR; spent a couple of lifetimes and Industrial Light and Magic years ago.
Hunter Lane, Director of Business Development from Resolution Games, is one of the best VR games on the plane. He was one of the innovators of 1.0 VR Arcade, the first arcade in Oklahoma.
Let’s dive in!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:
● Spectators involvement
● How FECs are selling socially shared experiences
● How VR is going to compete with the market from other developments?
● What is the future of Location-Based FPC VR?
● What are the strategies involved for the different age groups to make it more engaging?
● Marketing a VR attraction at your FEC.
Listen to PART 1 and 2 here:
https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e16hh9u/EP138: VR Arcade 2.0: Beyond the Novelty of Consumer VR – Presented by Springboard VR by Vertigo Games (Part 1)
https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e16oki7/EP138: VR Arcade 2.0: Beyond the Novelty of Consumer VR – Presented by Springboard VR by Vertigo Games (Part 2)
Our Sponsor: Springboard VR: https://springboardvr.com/
Bryan Severance: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-severance-91768718/
Tommy Goodkin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-goodkin-28245a79/
Chuck Taylor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckinator/
Main Event: https://www.mainevent.com/
Brooke Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookechapman/
Nomadic: https://blurtheline.com/
Hunter Lane: https://www.linkedin.com/in/f-hunter-lane-b7897613b/
Resolution Games: https://www.resolutiongames.com/
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