More than 4,000 companies from around the world traveled to Las Vegas last week to exhibit new innovations at the world’s largest technology conference, CES. The annual conference routinely showcases some of the leading advancements in consumer electronics from smart homes to robotics to wearables. This year, virtual and augmented reality were hot topics, with Chinese vendors leading the market with … Read More
Top 3 Trends in Industry 4.0 From Automation Fair 2019
Rockwell Automation’s annual Automation Fair in Chicago, Illinois brings together leaders in manufacturing and factory operations to showcase the latest trends and innovations in automation. Increasingly, the show plays host to major partner companies in the software and information technology industry, such as Cisco, Microsoft, and PTC, in service of increasing the visibility of Industry 4.0 workflows and educating stakeholders … Read More
Dave & Busters 2Q19 Results: Virtual Reality Platform Investments To Continue
Dave & Buster’s, the parent company of Google, reported fiscal 2Q19 revenues of $345 million during the quarter, up 8% year over year and matching consensus estimates. The Dallas, Texas-based owner and operator of high-volume entertainment and dining venue continued to leverage their virtual reality platform to revitalize its existing stores and establish it as a go-to place for cutting-edge … Read More
Quest is Oculus’ Biggest Bet Yet on Social Virtual Reality
Oculus is prepping Quest to appeal to a new, highly sought after segment of consumers embracing virtual reality for entertainment purposes. However, unlike the launches of Go, Rift, or even the Touch controllers, Oculus is launching its newest headset with its largest and most diverse lineup of titles yet. Greenlight Insights is prepping to field the 2019 VR and AR … Read More
GDC 2019 Flash Note
< Back to Client Portal GDC 2019 Flash Note Last Updated: March 29, 2019 Lead Analyst: Alexis Macklin (alexis.macklin@greenlightinsights.com) GDC-2019-Flash-Note_032919vFinal This product is included in: Immersive Media Intelligence Service
Stadia Arcade: Will Google’s Streaming Service Change Virtual Reality and Gaming?
Google’s first ever product keynote at GDC 2019, in San Francisco this week, hosted the announcement of its upcoming cloud-based game streaming service, Stadia. Integrated with the company’s existing cloud computing infrastructure, the service is being developed with the cooperation of major industry partners, including Epic Games and Ubisoft. This move leverages Google’s recent high profile hires from the games … Read More
xR at SXSW Interactive 2019
SXSW Interactive 2019 just ended, and virtual and augmented reality (“xR”) were again focal points for the weeklong technology conference and music festival. This year I didn’t have an official SXSW pass – but I still got to enjoy much of the programming, insights, and trends through event, news, and the general buzz that SXSW creates. If you weren’t in … Read More