Bob Cooney, Author at The VR Collective - VR Attractions and Arcade Games

Blast from the Past: Merging Laser Tag and Virtual Reality in the Quest for Immersive Entertainment

Bob Cooney April 22, 2023 No Comments

I was a penny-stock broker in the Wolf of Wall Street days in the mid-1980s. Many of my clients were invested in a company called Worlds of Wonder. They had…

The Cable Nightmare is Over

Bob Cooney April 18, 2023 No Comments

It’s been the industry’s bane since this VR wave showed up in 2016. It’s extremely rare for operators to agree on anything. But if I ask 100 VR operators for…

What is “Location-based Entertainment”?

Bob Cooney April 10, 2023 No Comments

Written by ChatGPT The first reference to the term “location-based entertainment” (LBE) is challenging to pinpoint precisely, as it likely emerged gradually over time as a way to describe a…

Escaping Reality: Next Gen Puzzle Adventures

Bob Cooney April 7, 2023 No Comments

VR escape rooms have been around since the early days of VR arcades. They typically allow up to 4-6 players, and the games are designed to be completed in less…

From Boom to Bust to Revival: The Transformation of VR Arcades

Bob Cooney April 3, 2023 No Comments

The first VR arcades started popping up in China in 2015. Internet cafés had been all the rage for the last decade, and local entrepreneurs figured virtual reality was the…

The VOID Unraveled: 7 Factors Behind the Downfall of a VR Revolution

Bob Cooney March 25, 2023 No Comments

I get asked all the time what happened to The VOID. The narrative created by their management team was that the combination of the pandemic and the hefty license fees…

Here are the tech trends shaping the VR industry

Bob Cooney March 22, 2023 No Comments

HTC VIVE XR Elite: Hands-on Review In February of this year, I was invited to speak about why the metaverse is inevitable at the launch of the VIVE XR Elite…

VR for Trampoline and Adventure Parks

Bob Cooney November 25, 2022 No Comments

It was only in 2004 that the first indoor trampoline park opened under the SkyZone banner. Since then, over 600 parks have opened in the United States alone. As the…

Cut the Crap: VR Laser Tag

Bob Cooney November 21, 2022 No Comments

As the founder of Laser Storm in 1989, I know a thing or two about laser tag. While I am not an expert on the state-of-the-art of laser tag hardware,…

Build Community and Recurring Revenue with VR Esports

Bob Cooney November 17, 2022 No Comments

Esports is exploding. It’s expected to grow past $2 billion in annual revenue by the end of 2022, from only $500 million in 2016. Professional sports see the future: the…

Paradrop VR Profile

Bob Cooney November 14, 2022 No Comments

Matt Wells is a badass. A former British army paratrooper, mountain climber, expedition leader, and entrepreneur with a passion for helping people experience adventure. After his career jumping out of…

Hologate Profile

Bob Cooney November 10, 2022 No Comments

If there’s one company to credit with the beginning of the VR arcade revolution for family entertainment centers, it’s Hologate. They burst on the scene at IAAPA in 2017 with…

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