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Virtual reality is soon coming to the casinos market. But how is the introduction of this technology going to change the industry, if at all? Well, there are many ways to approach and look at the idea. Truth be told, you will probably be thrilled to find out more about it. All aspects of the gaming experience will change, too. Playing roulette, for example, would now feel as if you are in actual land-based property and not constrained to your home. There are more benefits down the pipeline we are going to take a proper look at right now.

1. More Immersive Experience

The evident upside of VR in online casinos is the added realism, or shall we say the immersive level of the experience? Either way, we would be right, and virtual reality will shake up many things on the virtual casino floor.

For starters, you will be given the fantastic opportunity to enjoy one of the most rewarding experiences at an online casino when playing your favourite games whether this is slots or roulette.

And it would all come thanks to the fact that there is virtual reality. VR will also become more accessible in the years to come, meaning that the technology is ready to spearhead and spark a mini-revolution in the segment.

2. New Social Experiences

Developing your account and profile will not just be a matter of winning or losing money, acquiring VIP status and more. No, it'd be about the impression you make on your fellow virtual avatars.

VR will spawn a new generation of players who are not there just for the photorealistic game graphics but rather for the opportunity to chat with other people and exchange banter as well as a few stories of their own gaming exploits. All of that put together makes for a very entertaining experience.

3. Fresh Meaning to Promotions

Yes, promotions are fun, but what if you were getting them in virtual reality. Indeed, the promos you get in virtual reality would not be quite the same ones you use in a traditional casino, or would they?

The fact is that promos are bound to change, and this is all for the best. Instead of having to pant under the weight of demanding wagering requirements, you will find more promos that are akin to the traditional bonuses you get in casinos where you are granted chips and asked to play for free and enjoy yourself.

The VR experiences will vary for sure, and the more VR becomes the norm, the more casino operators will come with unique ways of demonstrating how much more fun it can be.

4. Next-Generation Gaming

Naturally, casinos are all about gaming, and as such, there is one elementary truth gaming will be the foremost driver of innovation. Thanks to new VR gaming options, people would be able to explore all sorts of immersive experience and view gaming in a different light.

For starters, slots can be experienced in VR. There are already working games like that. NetEnt, for example, is working on various VR titles that make it so much more fun to play and enjoy the realistic graphics and great gameplay depth.

NetEnt is still not debuting VR games en masse, but it's only a matter of time. Players can expect a mini-revolution of such games heading for online casinos, and there is a whole avenue of opportunities to explore.

We are not too far from the time when personal skill and agility might also determine the outcome of such games and make for fun experiences! VR is a king or going to be king in the foreseeable future of iGaming.

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People in aged care have little chance to get out and see the wider world, but with virtual reality (VR) they can experience the pleasures of travel, exploring and enjoying nature and the built environment all over the world.

Virtual reality provides a simulated experience that can be similar to or completely different from the real world. Participants wear a lightweight helmet which provides the wearer with 360 views of ever changing scenes. Wearers become immersed in the experience and can easily believe they are in the place or situation where the program was made.

Increasingly people only enter residential aged care at the later stages of their lives when they are frail or suffering from dementia. Providing entertainment, socialisation and appropriate therapy can be a major problem.

Technology for Ageing & Disability (TADWA) is a Bassendean-based not-for-profit enterprise working to improve the lives of disabled and elderly people of Western Australian since 1984. It has signed up a partnership with MyndVR, the premier provider of virtual reality (VR) solutions for senior living communities in the United States to provide a similar service to aged care homes all around Australia.

TADWA will be implementing MyndVRs state-of-the-art VR platform in their mission to help older people, people with disabilities, and their carers do what is important to them.

VR allows occupational therapists and technicians to utilise customised headsets, care tablets, and MyndVRs expansive content library powered by Littlstar, a global content network dedicated to virtual reality.

Mike Hamilton, TADWA manager sales and partnerships, said VR is a game changer. Modern hardware with lightweight helmets are easy for people to use in residential aged care.

Modern virtual reality doesnt need a large computer and wiring. Just a tablet computer and headset controlled by WiFi and Bluetooth. Each tablet controls up to five masks simultaneously.

Steve Pretzel, CEO of TADWA, said VR would be used for recreation by people who can no longer get out and experience things.

At TADWA, our focus is on significantly improving the quality of life of our clients, their caregivers, and families through compassion, technological excellence, and innovation.

Age and disability should not define a persons future or detract from leading a meaningful life. When physical mobility is limited, virtual reality can provide a sense of exploration, adventure, and fun.

The MyndVR system provides great content as well as great control functionality. With the benefits of VR becoming better understood, we see a huge opportunity for families and particularly residential care facilities to reduce the impacts of isolation and improve the quality of life for residents.

It might be something on seniors bucket list that they will never be realistically able to do. VR gives the next best possible experience to actually being there.

But VR is not just for entertainment.

VR also provides a more realistic aid to socialising with friends and family members than applications such as Facetime and Zoom. It makes users feel part of the family. It is almost as good as being there.

There are exercise modules that help participants retain their mobility and strength.

VR can also provide distraction to help alleviate anxiety and confusion for people with dementia.

It will take users back to family events, seashore, forest or wilderness environments and help them escape the noise and activity of aged care homes.

We plan to start with easy modules and move on to harder applications, he said.

Mr Hamilton said we want to continue maximise interaction between residents themselves and their families, to revitalise them through remembered family connections and filter out any inappropriate content which might be disturbing to them.

MyndVR initially produced content for Americans but now meets the content needs of a world-wide audience. It produces five or six new programs every month with content depending the feedback they receive.

TADWA also plans to produce local content, for example visits to Fremantle markets or Perth beaches.

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The Artist Collective of Westport has unveiled its first and very amazing 3D Virtual Reality Gallery and Members Show. This is unlike any other virtual reality art gallery offered by other galleries. It's totally immersive and an exciting way to view art!

No masks or safe distancing required. Open 24/7 with artwork for sale by 87 Collective members. Once the show is concluded it will exist and be viewable from anywhere in the world in perpetuity in the Collective's gallery archive.

To experience this groundbreaking exhibit visit http://www.ArtistsCollectiveofWestport.org and click on "Virtual Exhibit". View on a desktop computer for the best experience.

The Collective commissioned artist/musician Trace Burroughs to develop it after he won the first prize in the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County Innovation Challenge last July 20.

If you would like a quote on your own 3D VR gallery contact Trace Burroughs at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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While a lot of experts are predicting for Extended Reality to be the future, the XR headsets, on the other hand, have experienced a considerable decline of 9% (on a year over year basis) in terms of shipments during the year 2020.

These stats have been provided in the latest research coming from Counterpoints Global XR Model Tracker and according to it, this decline was, fortunately, less than the expectations - only because of how the Oculus Quest 2s performance in the market has been a saving grace this holiday season.

Users are now absolutely loving the improvement in specs including more memory, larger battery, higher resolution, and a much better refresh rate. But more importantly, they have loved the device more because of the affordable price tag. Moreover, one can also say that the pandemic played a bigger role as well since the lockdown forced people to look for more forms of entertainment throughout the year.

Precisely, Oculus managed to dominate the XR market with a 53% share in 2020. Not to forget that the gear was already leading from the front with 44% in 2019 as well.

Diving further deep into the market dynamics, Research Director Peter Richardson told that Virtual Reality (VR) headsets comprised 90% of the total XR shipments that took place in the entire year. The adoption of VR is on the rise as the key players of the industry continue to bring advancements in design, specifications, and features while keeping the limitations of cost in mind. This eventually is also backed by the growth of good quality content on these platforms.

So, previously while the users of VR were limited to enjoy gaming only, the pandemic also became a good enough reason for enterprise users (especially in China) to start with the form factor for education or training.

As the infographic shows (featured below), Oculus remained the biggest XR brand throughout 2020. It is followed by Sony at the second spot that took advantage of its strong PlayStation user base that is still enjoying the five-year-old PlayStation VR. HTC, DPVR, and Pico were third, fourth, and fifth respectively.

Oculus stood out in the list of top five XR devices too as three of the most loved headsets belonged to the company. But with that being said, it is expected that we will see strong competition in the upcoming years.

Right now the segment doesnt really witness a lot of new launches when compared to other categories. The reason behind it is very obvious as such innovation still requires improvements in form-factor, display, power, sensor perspective, and also supply chain. But with Apple and Sony (PSVR 2) making their entry, the future does seem to be very bright!

Apart from that, Microsoft and Varjo are also aiming for a wider enterprise-level approach in order to be on top in this segment. Hence, if these companies get successful with their aims, we will see use cases for XR on a bigger scale including field force support, product design and development, construction and fabrication, manufacturing, logistics, education and training, media, healthcare, and many more.

Another way can be to divide the XRs consumer use into VR and AR. By doing so, the VR devices can be dedicated to the strongest use case of gaming, whereas, AR can then be confined to smartphone displays via applications.

All in all, XR will continue to grow double-digits in the next five years.

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What's OnScottish musicians are being urged to create new immersive concert-going experiences using virtual and augmented reality to mitigate the impact of Brexit, the pandemic and the climate crisis on their work.

Thursday, 11th March 2021, 7:00 am

A new blueprint for the future of the industry suggests venues across the country are fitted out with the latest technology to allow high-quality pay-per-view concerts and events to be beamed around the world via a new Netflix-style streaming platform dedicated to Scottish music.

It urges musicians to embrace new technology amid warnings that if constraints caused by new visa restrictions, concerns about the environmental impact of touring overseas and prolonged Covid-19 restrictions become acute live events as we have come to know them may change dramatically.

The creation of a new streaming service for Scottish music offering acts a much better financial deal than the likes of Spotify or Apple and a new crowd investment fund are suggested to help develop audiences and generate more income for artists.

Other ideas proposed include setting up a dedicated Scottish music export office to offer visa and permit advice to acts, agents and promoters, as well as coordinate trade missions on behalf the sector, and the creation of a Scottish music talent bureau to help new and unsigned acts get off the ground.

The ideas have emerged in Moving Forward, a major report published by the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA), the main voice of an industry worth 430 million to the economy in 2019.

The blueprint for the future states that the UKs departure from the European Union and the Covid-19 restrictions which were brought in nearly a year ago had caused a major period of reflection for the sector.

However the report also states that, helped by the dramatic changes in how new music has been produced and consumed, there was now an opportunity for the Scottish music industry to reimagine and reposition itself in such a way as to take a lead into a new and changed set of circumstances for the music industry globally.

It states: If it is the new normal that touring overseas will become more problematic because of Covid-19 constraints, concern about environmental impact and general friction from administrative costs and burdens, should this be embraced as an opportunity to showcase talent differently?

"The growth of live streaming platforms and their acceptability, and indeed preference to many consumers, is already a well established reality in the film and television production sectors.

A series of venues across Scotland equipped with streaming infrastructure which feed directly into a centralised production hub would create a curated and dedicated rolling stream of Scottish music distributed to a global audience.

"Developments in technology present us with ever more enticing and attractive opportunities for creating ever more compelling digital experiences through the use of virtual and augmented reality and real-time, simultaneous collaborations, and so develop much more immersive experiences.

SMIA chair Dougal Perman said: The Scottish music industry is full of creative, entrepreneurial people. In order to move forward, we need to be positive and progressive.

"By adopting an innovative mindset, working together and focusing efforts we can find solutions to our problems and identify and exploit new opportunities.

"We want this report to stimulate new thinking, fresh ideas and highlight ways for us to move forward.

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