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Taylor Swift Concerts made for VR. TikTok & other social media platforms, videos of #Swifties singing along while wearing #VR headsets have gone viral.  Taylor Swift content may help to make the technology ubiquitous. #taylorswiftfans #swiftie #taylorswift #taylorswifttheerastourmovie #virtualrealityexperience #virtualrealitygames #vrgaming

In honor of week 3 for #MetaverseMonday I am taking the liberty to talk about my idol for over a decade, Miss Taylor Swift, who is truly a force to reckon with. Taylor Swift's impact on the US economy has been massive since the infamous #ErasTour 's kick-off. I had the privilege to attend the opening night of the Eras Tour. After the personal awakening, understanding, and cherishing of what exactly I had just witnessed, I could not stop thinking about the global impact of the Tour, the scope of digital innovation within it, and how it could exponentially transform many, many industries. Experts in the VR industry are seemingly hopeful that the Eras Tour's popularity and demand will encourage Taylor's fans to adopt VR technology, to stream the concert from their personal visual theatres, such as Amazon Prime's VR video app. VR industry leaders believe that for Taylor Swift fans, the $400 price tag for a VR headset is a reasonable investment to experience the Eras Tour in an immersive way, compared to the high cost of concert tickets. "In recent years, live sporting events in VR have been met with similar excitement. In March 2023, for example, ESPN shared a TikTok video of a fan enjoying a courtside perspective of a live National Basketball Association (NBA) game from their living room." Thus, the Eras Tour and many other blockbusters in the music industry have the potential to immerse themselves in the Virtual Reality experience and continue to innovate beyond the boundaries of the second dimension. Read more at

sportsmedia.com have reported that US sports broadcaster ESPN is working with tech giant Meta to bring a sports-themed virtual reality (VR) experience to the Meta Quest platform. It has been confirmed that immersive sports highlights from ESPN's portfolio will be accessible on the Xtadium app. You can read more about this exciting update here: https://lnkd.in/eQxWCaYH How do you think the world of VR will impact broadcasting experiences? #icpsearch #talentsolutions #technology #executivesearch #sportstech #broadcastmedia #espn #meta #broadcastnews

Is Taylor Swift the "killer app" for virtual reality? 🎤 TikTok user @doctrzombie posted about his wife finding out you can watch Taylor's epic "The Eras Tour" on Amazon Prime VR and it made her a VR believer. The comments of the post, which has climbed to nearly 200K likes since yesterday, are filled with Swifties grabbing their VR headsets from their kids to head virtually to the concert. 👉 Two takeaways from this post. Content is king. And the power of Taylor is undeniable. 🍏 Media and entertainment is sure to be a huge focus for Apple's Vision Pro. I suspect that when the consumer version of Apple's device is ready, they will pull out all the stops, leveraging their growing music, film, and television ecosystem, as a major reason to put on their headset. Another VR concert to watch the consumer reaction from is "BLACKPINK: A VR Encore" which will premiere on Meta’s Music Valley on Tuesday (Dec. 26) at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.  https://lnkd.in/gTr2J4SU #virtualreality #concerts #entertainment #apple #meta #metaquest #visionpro

Disney unveils ‘HoloTile’ floor tech for omnidirectional VR experiences The modular floor panels can expand infinitely in any direction. People can explore massive virtual worlds together, while the floor automatically adjusts to keep everyone safely on the surface. Applications could include VR theme park rides, interactive theatre productions with virtual sets, brand activations, and more. HoloTile can even convert theatrical stages - performers could dance and move in new ways, while sets shift virtually around them. As a Disney fan, I'm thrilled to see them pushing boundaries in creative tech, and I can't wait to see how they apply this in the parks. #Creativity #Innovation #Technology #VR #Metaverse

Meta is now open sourcing it's VR operating system. Nice that everyone can now build hardware on Metas platform. Not so nice that Meta will be able to hijack out personal data on all those VR headsets. Just another example of the problems with a business model that rely on hijacking our collective personal data. https://lnkd.in/d7GNd8VR

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My opinions incoming.. VR is diverging into two arms: 1) The consumer entertainment space and 2) The robotics/machine control space. Let’s talk about both. 1) The consumer entertainment space - Tom is right in this post when he talks about Taylor Swift being the killer app. “Immersive Entertainment” should become a huge industry moving forward with live performances and location based events. Most of the time, I don’t want to go to gigantic sporting events, BUT if a VR headset gave me “exclusive access” (that’s the key!!) then I’m potentially very interested in that experience. 2) The machine control space - along with the advancement of robotics, we will no longer need to put people in harms way for dangerous projects, and more advanced technology can find its way to rural and third world settings. Construction, industrial, and medical uses abound. It also leads to a more inclusive workforce where people with disabilities can practically work in roles that they could only dream of previously. Curious if anyone will see this, given the proximity to the holiday season, and what your own thoughts are. #virtualreality

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The future of immersive experiences is closer than ever, and it might just be inspired by Disney - renowned for its imaginative leaps. Meet Lanny Smoot, a visionary Imagineer who's been crafting groundbreaking experiences for decades. His latest creation? The HoloTile floor – a potential game-changer. Imagine a floor that transforms your living room into a limitless VR playground. This HoloTile is a multi-person, omnidirectional marvel that lets you and your friends walk, run, and explore virtual worlds together – all without ever bumping into each other or stepping off its surface. Could this be the key to unlocking mainstream VR adoption?  #VR #Virtualreality #Podcast