Salzburg University of Applied Sciences hosts the first VR Summit Salzburg 2016 that takes place on 5th of October. The event starts at 2 pm and offers besides different speeches and panels also various exhibitions. The summit is characterized by its’ interdisciplinary program – the main topics being VR and entertainment, VR and health…
For Aaron Puzey it was too boring to just sit at home on his exercise bike. As he is a game developer, he thought of an idea to make the monotonous workout more fun and exciting, without having to deal with bad weather, scary traffic or bugs flying into his mouth.…
In April we introduced you to two different companies working on virtual Mount Everest experiences. If you are ready to climb up to the top of the world, you can now do so and join the expedition – virtually! “Everest VR” by Sólfar Studios and RVX has been released today and is now…
Shortly after we wrote about Statistics about VR in travel and tourism, Greenlight VR released their latest statistics about VR in the 2016 Virtual Reality Consumer Adoption Report. For the purpose of the study, almost 1,300 U.S. consumers got surveyed. The report deals with topics such as experiences and attitudes towards…
Have you ever dreamed about traveling to space? For a lot of people this is one of the biggest dreams. However, various restrictions such as financial resources, health conditions or simply the fact that it is not possible/available yet to travel to space make the realization of that dream impossible. This is where…
After discussing the use of VR in (tourism) marketing, VR as travel inspiration or VR as a way of enhancing visits to a museum or other experiences, it’s now time for some numbers. A lot of statistics and estimations regarding investments and revenues, hardware and content development as well as about…
What to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon? Why not discover a museum on the other side of the world virtually or visit a museum in reality and dive into the provided virtual experiences? Not only are there already a lot of examples existing for VR and museums, but they also…
Airlines and the application of Virtual Reality is nothing new. Lufthansa or Emirates have already showcased their offer in VR and Qantas was the first airline to offer an in-flight VR experience to their customers. Now, another player is stepping in the game and puts VR for airline promotion on a new…
This time we are not presenting you a new VR travel related app or any new developments regarding VR and tourism. This time we traveled for the purpose of VR. We went to Vienna to visit vrei – the first Virtual Reality lounge in Austria. There we met Florian Sam and…
Yes, another player who creates VR content 😉 Today we are introducing you to VR Gorilla. Under the motto “We want to take you places you have never been” VR Gorilla creates VR experiences. The company is based in the Netherlands and started their way into VR in May 2015. They…