Virtual Reality

Gaming is an undeniable long-term growth opportunity. Games like Fortnite have become a growing part of pop culture, game streamers are taking young audiences away from mainstream and YouTube content, and esports has emerged as an exciting way for gaming…

We recently had the chance to experience “Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire” at The VOID, a location-based virtual reality destination. While we entered the VOID with some preconceived notions based on our relatively robust experience with virtual reality, we…

Shares of Facebook are down 7% in the after-market based on Mar-19 revenue guidance slightly below consensus along with the company cautioning that privacy changes may have an impact on monetization this year. Facebook’s dominance in reach and engagement is…

1. Apple Will Be the Best Performing FAANG Stock in 2020 (by Gene Munster). There are five reasons why we believe Apple will be the top-performing FAANG stock in 2020. Easy iPhone comparables Continued growth in Apple Watch Five new…

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Apple will be the best performing FAANG stock in 2019 As of the close on July 2nd, Apple is up 29%, Google 6%, Facebook 43%, Amazon 26%, and Netflix 41%. Apple sits in the middle of the pack, but we…

Earlier this week, we wrote about Why the Oculus Quest Marks a New Era for VR. We wanted to follow up that piece with our own review of the Oculus Quest, broken down into three parts: what we love, what…

The Oculus Quest, the virtual reality industry’s first all-in-one six degrees of freedom headset, was released last week and represents the first time VR has been given a chance to reach the masses. We had high expectations for the Quest…

At F8 2019, Facebook’s annual developer conference, the company began taking pre-orders for the Oculus Quest. The standalone VR headset will be available on May 21st for $399. Here are the key takeaways: The launch of the Quest will continue…

Virtual reality’s mainstream adoption and tremendous impact on humanity is coming. How long it will take and who the winners and losers will be widely disputed, but it’s hard to deny the potential of a tool that has the power…

This is the finale of our four-part series exploring the concept of the Metaverse. Authored by Loup Ventures analyst Pat Bocchicchio, Part IV discusses the challenges associated with building something as ambitious as the Metaverse and the concerns people have…

When we and much of the virtual reality (VR) industry talks about the future of VR, topics typically circle around how the immersive technology can reinvent what it means to experience the digital world. We talk about how to make…