Tag Archives: VR

Max Proctor, Doppelgänger: Engaging betting with sports via the metaverse

SBC News Max Proctor, Doppelgänger: Engaging betting with sports via the metaverse

With the huge upsurge of the Metaverse and Web3 in 2022, the emerging space is creating unparalleled opportunities for the sports and betting industry particularly in terms of engagement. Max Proctor, Managing Director at Doppelgänger, spoke to SBC News about his experiences of implementing these strategies to put fans quite literally ‘at the heart of the action’, and how gambling …

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Entain joins up with Verizon Media for VR integration

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Entain, formerly known as GVC Holdings, has signed a ‘global innovation alliance’ with Verizon Media which will deliver new virtual reality (VR) experiences for live sports viewing. The gambling operator will work alongside Verizon Media to ‘combine live sports viewing with interactive layers of sports data and gaming’, allowing bettors to ‘participate in sports events, check data, socialise with friends, …

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GDC survey claims both esports and VR are sustainable businesses

SBC News GDC survey claims both esports and VR are sustainable businesses

The Game Developers Conference fourth annual State of the Industry Survey, has shown that 88% of developers believe esports to be a long-term sustainable business. It also showed that 75% believe the same for Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR).  The results of the survey are formulated by generated by feedback of over 2,000 game developers. It showed that 16% of developers are …

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