This is the last part of the “VR in Japan” Series, for 2018 at least. If you haven’t followed so far, then I recently went to Japan on a work-vacation, work-cation, trip and have done my very best to sample all the country has to offer in terms of virtual reality. Needless to say, I…
We all have that one friend who tries something and instantly dismisses it, instantly. It’s fair to say that each group or team has their own naysayer. And contrary to what you may think, they are extremely important to group dynamics as long as they don’t bring everyone down.
Education is a big part of the future of Virtual Reality and since our past article on the matter was some time ago it was time for a refresher with a more future focused outlook. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, as a quick recap, Virtual Reality provides the user(s) with a simulated world…
This one is dedicated to those of you who are more into marketing, but even if that may not be your cup of tea, it may still expand your view of VR and how it can be used. And of course if fun is what you’re after everything below revolves around fun things that get…
While the word ‘Startup’ was what I wanted in the title, I realized it would not define all the companies touched upon in this post. This is not due to the lack of innovation that they bring to the industry but in some cases, we will be talking about big companies with small innovative uses…
You may be familiar with the fact we talk about gaming a lot by now, however, VR has many sides to it that take on multiple forms of content! One of the more interesting sides in cinematic experiences in VR. Immersing yourself fully in the content is second to none and really takes the experience…
We’ve talked many times about what makes a great VR Experience, but what about VR in a real use-case scenario? How does it do in real world environments? We are going to quickly go through a list of times where VR can really help in 3 particular scenarios.
The VR jewel of Tokyo. The uniqueness of this space makes it entitled to its dedicated blog entry. As briefly mentioned in Part 1 VR ZONE is Bandai Namco’s vanguard in the realm of Virtual Reality.
From an outside perspective, Japan seems, or it did for me, like a technological Mecca. Tokyo specifically was almost completely destroyed, twice! Last time being bombed to ash in the 2nd World War. While other war-stricken countries resign themselves to rebuild what was, Japan made a point to build better and smarter. It did so…
One of the things I’ve noticed from working in Virtual Reality is the number of people that are surprised at how much they work up a sweat in certain VR experiences. It’s quite funny actually. You come in thinking “It’s just like playing some video games at an arcade, right?”, and leave a couple hours…