VentureBeat Article on Virtual Reality Jon Jacobs and Entropia Universe are discussed in this VentureBeat article on Virtual Reality: http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/17/the-president-of-virtual-reality-says-he-can-create-3-million-jobs-in-vr/ Continue reading...
Some snippets: Jacobs claims he’s the “President of Virtual Reality,” a position he won in an election hosted by Entropia Universe developer MindArk. VB Insight analyst Stewart Rogers, who watches developments in the virtual reality market, is a bit skeptical about Jacobos’ claims. “Stating that VR will ‘create’ millions of jobs is similar to attributing job creation to Skype, Google Hangouts, or a telepresence robot Still, an economy that can support 3 million jobs in VR would require a more mainstream acceptance of virtual worlds than we have now. As we start developing for VR, experiences are short and self-contained. http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/17/t...lity-says-he-can-create-3-million-jobs-in-vr/