Virtual Reality Training: How It Will Transform the Event Industry
Virtual reality has carved out its spot in the special events industry as a great way to collaborate with clients and creative partners. It has been used to sell prospects on venue spaces and design schemes, as well as streamlining the creation of floor plans and layouts. However, VR can play another important role on […]
38 VR and AI Trendsetters Eventprofs Should Follow in 2019 for Insights and Inspiration
The event tech world is constantly evolving, with innovations in virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) providing much of today’s fuel. With the dizzying pace of change, it’s hard to keep up-to-date on what all the changes mean – especially for #eventprofs and #meetingprofs. VR, AR and AI are all changing every […]
VR Event Inspiration: A Roundup of the Coolest Oculus Quest Content
After launching the event industry’s first virtual reality floorplan visualization tool last year, we still get a little giddy anytime there is big VR industry news. As rumors swirled about the Oculus Quest – the company’s first stand-alone VR headset offering six degrees of freedom, room-scale movement, and casting abilities – we couldn’t wait […]
Why Virtual Reality Tours Will Become Your New Best Friend
Think virtual reality (VR) goggles are only useful for your teenage nephew’s video games? Think again. Smart Meetings got a behind the scenes look at the emerging technology from Sandy Hammer, Co-Founder of AllSeated. This collaboration network for planning events uses stereoscopic display to create realistic VR tools for venues and planners. Here is what we learned:
Reducing Site Visits: How Terminus 330 Booked More Events Virtually with Allseated
With a location in the heart of Downtown Atlanta, elegant features like exposed brick, heavy timber columns, original hardwood floors, and even a Prohibition-inspired cozy lounge and panoramic rooftop terrace, Terminus 330 is the perfect in-town venue for corporate and social events, weddings, parties and more. However, like many other venues, the staff at […]
Virtual reality vs. augmented reality: A look into high-tech event technology
Virtual Reality (VR) has arrived and it’s here to stay. This revolutionary event technology is set to enhance the conference industry with its immersive visualisation experiences. It’s not just VR that’s making waves in the meeting world either. The unique powers of Augmented Reality (AR) continue to gain traction — especially with Millennials. So, just […]
How VR Has Changed How We Visualize and Share Ideas
It’s been less than 10 years since the first Oculus Rift VR headset prototype came on the scene. At first, the promise of immersive experiences and access to environments near and far seemed unfathomable. But in a very short time, VR has quickly become ingrained in many aspects of our lives, across every industry – […]
How 7 Brands Used AR and VR To Change Their Marketing Plan
Every brand is looking for the next big thing, and that next big thing includes incorporating Augmented and Virtual Reality into your marketing plan. While it may not be a first on everyone’s marketing list, companies big and small are already including the forward technology into their branding. Utilizing AR and VR reaches consumers […]
Event Technology: Then & Now of Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality has evolved over the years and is now a useful component of event planning and event experience. In the last two decades, thanks to feature films movie-goers received a glimpse of the future of virtual reality as the next wave of technology. In 1992, Steven Spielberg’s cult science fiction film “The Lawnmower Man” […]
How Event Venues Can Virtually Close New Business
With the likely exception of buying a house or a car, it seems like just about every deal these days is sealed with an e-signature instead of a hearty in-person handshake. Digital signatures are just one disruption to the long-standing tradition of a handshake to close an agreement. The World Wide Web and other technologies […]
