Virtual Reality is developing at such a fast pace – the technology behind, available apps and content, different congresses and fairs are evolving as well as the application in various industries is expanding. This comes along with the emergence of new jobs. As we are based in Austria, we checked out the…
“A life is too short to experience everything the world has to offer.” Therefore you can go on virtual discoveries with YouVisit. YouVisit is a Virtual Reality company based in New York City, offering VR production as well as VR content. Their goal is to empower the world to create and share…
With almost 8,850 meters, the Mount Everest is the highest mountain of the world. If you have always wanted to go on an adventure and climb up the peak of this gigantic mountain, you will soon have the possibility to do that from your living room. There are currently two different companies working on…
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, also known as Coachella, collaborates with Vantage.tv to provide Virtual Reality experiences. If you could not make it to California, you can experience the festival also from your living room with the Coachella VR app.
If you are living in Austria and you would like to get familiar with Virtual Reality in a comfortable setting, you should check out vrei. vrei is a virtual reality lounge, a combination of a hub for VR and a bar. “A bar enabling you to try virtual reality and leave…
In a way, the American sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” features our topic, Virtual Reality in Tourism. “It’s nice to get back to nature. Why don’t I do this more often?” With a HMD, more specifically a ZEISS VR ONE, the character Sheldon goes on a virtual trip into the woods. To…
As we have already mentioned and discussed in different posts, one field of application of Virtual Reality in the tourism sector is tourism promotion. VR offers the viewer the possibility to get a 360° sneak peek of a destination. VR is already a popular promotion tool at fairs, but there…
We have already had a look at Augmented Reality and Microsoft HoloLens. Today we are looking at holoportation and its application in tourism. As in VR, development in AR is constant and provides new fields of application. In a recently released video, Microsoft Research is explaining what holoportation is and how it works. 3D…
“Seeing the world is a powerful thing.” Expedia.com launched a campaign with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to make travel and seeing the world also available to those who cannot. The Dream Adventures initiative made it possible for four children who suffer from cancer to travel virtually to their dream…
VR was a highly discussed topic at the ITB conference, so on Friday we decided to visit the keynote panel discussion “Virtual Reality – Marketing Power Tool Or Industry Threat?”, moderated by Dr. Michael Gerards (Founder and Executive Director, present4D). After Dr. Gerards gave a general overview about VR, how it…