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

7 Keys to Designing VR Arcade Games that Don’t Suck

Bob Cooney October 27, 2023 No Comments

Virtual Reality (VR) has transformed the world of gaming, offering immersive experiences that take players to new dimensions. VRArcades, in particular, have gained popularity for providing a social and engaging…

Bringing People Together: The Power of Shared VR Experiences

Bob Cooney May 19, 2023 No Comments

Competitive socialization is the new hot buzz in the location-based entertainment industry. New concepts are popping up everywhere. People love to socialize, and lighthearted, fun competition creates an experiential framework…

Esports Igniters: Empowering Employees to Boost Customer Engagement

Bob Cooney May 15, 2023 No Comments

The VAR BOX was unveiled at the Amusement Expo International last year, and operators immediately saw its potential, awarding it the AMOA Innovator Award. But it wasn’t just the game…

Lights, Camera, VR: Hollywood Streams into Virtual Reality Arcades

Bob Cooney May 11, 2023 No Comments

The relationship between Hollywood and video games is a long and complicated one. Fans want more ways to interact with their favorite characters and storylines. Studios want to create more…

Unleashing VR’s Potential: The Integrated VR Arcade

Bob Cooney May 7, 2023 No Comments

One of the biggest challenges facing VR in family entertainment centers is that operators treat these products like arcade games. They’re pricing them like arcade games, placing them on the…

The VR Time Crunch: Crafting an Experiential Occasion

Bob Cooney May 3, 2023 No Comments

There’s a reason that movies are 90 minutes or longer, escape rooms run for an hour, a line of bowling takes 45 minutes to an hour, and the average restaurant…

Redefining Esports: Inside Jean Marriotte’s VR Game Plan

Bob Cooney April 30, 2023 No Comments

For the last few years, I’ve been interested in the intersection of virtual reality, esports, and location-based entertainment. There’s been much hype around esports and LBE. Hundreds of millions of…

Reviving the Game: How VR and Mixed Reality Are Transforming Laser Tag

Bob Cooney April 26, 2023 No Comments

Laser tag has endured in the FEC industry for one reason. Throughput. It’s one of the most space-efficient anchor attractions you can have. A 3000 square foot laser tag arena…

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…

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