Step into the Future: Exploring the World of VR Casinos
The gambling industry is on the cusp of a technological revolution. Virtual reality (VR) casinos are emerging as the next big thing in online betting. This cutting-edge technology promises to transform how we play and interact in digital gambling spaces. …
Aces in Cyberspace: How VR is Reshaping the Poker Landscape
The poker landscape has evolved dramatically since the days of smoky backrooms and high-stakes casino tables. Online poker brought the game to our fingertips, and now, virtual reality is taking it a step further. VR poker combines the convenience of …
How will technological developments influence VR travel?
There has been an ongoing debate concerning the topic of Virtual Reality as a substitute for real travel. The topic has been widely discussed by both academics and practicioners. For example, at a discussion at the ITB 2016 the common …
Infinitus Prime tVR – a B2B HMD?
While most people are excited that the first proper consumer HMDs are finally hitting the markets, it was easy to forget that they are – as the name implies – mainly meant to be for the final consumers. At least …
Hardware for 360-Degree Video Creation
To derive overall tendencies, available cameras for 360-degree content production can be clustered into three sections: budget cameras, often used by beginners, middle range cameras for ambitious amateurs and high-priced ones that are used by professional agencies or filmmakers.
Qualitative …
Try before you buy with Expedia
It is nothing new anymore that destinations and hotels as well as tour operators and travel agencies are using Virtual Reality to showcase their offers. Most content is 360° content that allows only limited interaction and therefore restricted immersion. An …
Chapter 1: Introduction
Virtual Reality (VR) is a topic that advances at a very rapid speed. It is important to stay up to date and know some basic information about the technology if one plans to grab hold in this fast-paced industry. This …
Chapter 6: VR in other Areas of Tourism
During the research for this article, the author identified several additional uses of VR in tourism. This chapter highlights a selected few of these projects grouped by categories.
Attractions
The Europapark theme park in Germany has opened a VR roller-coaster …
Chapter 5: VR in Tourism Destinations
As explained previously, VR is a simulation of the real world, or sometimes an imaginary world. In the touristic context, the simulated real world is of more importance. Especially the sense of sight is very important in tourism, where a …
Chapter 2: History of VR
While VR has only recently gained immensely in mainstream popularity (Metz, 2015a), it is a concept that has actually been around since the 1960s. The ‘Sensorama’ by Morton Heilig incorporated a contraption that showed a pre-recorded 3D slideshow (such as …