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Key facts for developing trustworthy 360 Videos Mars 2117 in VR VR as a Marketing Tool for Destinations

Key facts for developing trustworthy 360 Videos

The challenge marketers encounter, is to develop trusted promotional material that is able to positively influence travelers’ behavior
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Mars 2117 in VR

Traveling to the galaxy and discovering the universe has always been of special interest for humanity. It is interesting to see, how different companies combine the topic of space travel and...
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VR as a Marketing Tool for Destinations

VR is one of the developing technologies that is able to change habits of people. It can be used in tourism organizations for management, marketing, entertainment, accessibility, education and heritage preservation...
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Rejuvenation of roller coasters with VR

Julia Beck 7. March 2016 18. March 2016Attractions 0

More and more theme parks are discovering VR as a tool for rejuvenation of roller coasters or to develop new attractions. In 2015, the Europa Park in Germany introduced the Alpenexpress VR-RIDE and is now opening the Pegasus VR-RIDE in March. For a fee of 2 Euros, visitors can experience the already existing…

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Record investment of 1.1bn in AR/VR in 2 months

Roman Egger 7. March 2016 30. April 2016Augmented Reality, Tech Development 0

Industry advisor DigiCapital sent out a note today indicating that total investment into AR and VR has totaled up to $1.1bn since the start of 2016. This record investment is a whole 400% higher than total investment in the last quarter, and this quarter has not even ended yet. That…

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Survey gives insight about current consumer awareness

Roman Egger 4. March 2016 16. March 2016General 0

Anyone who deals with VR is quickly confronted with the hype surrounding the entire topic. It is omni-present all over the internet and on trade fairs. But what about the general consumer awareness? Horizon Media, Inc., has recently published the result of a representative study for the US population. The…

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Microsoft presents HoloTour for their AR HoloLens

Roman Egger 2. March 2016 16. March 2016Augmented Reality, Destination 0

There is not only development on the VR market regarding tourism. While often regarded as growing slower than VR, Augmented Reality is on the rise. While several AR-type apps for mobile devices have been around for a while, true AR is only now reaching a stage of development ready for…

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Virtual Reality cinema opened its doors today

Roman Egger 2. March 2016 18. March 2016Attractions, General 0

Today, the first virtual reality cinema opened its doors for the first time in Amsterdam. The VR cinema is a concept by &samhoud media that initially started out as a VR cinema popup touring through several European countries, however, they have now decided to get settled in Amsterdam. Customers are…

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