Virtual Dating for the Real World

Virtual Reality Helps in the Real World

Here’s another interesting example of how virtual reality can help in the real world …

According to the research published in the The British Journal of Psychiatry, a virtual reality ride on the London Underground may help assess and treat paranoia.

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London used virtual reality to recreate a subway ride where a user interacted with other virtual passengers.  Subjects were taken on a four minute virtual subway ride, where they “walked” among virtual characters who behaved like real people, breathed, looked around, and sometimes met the gaze of the participants. Users’ interpretation of virtual characters’ intent helped assess the degree of their paranoia.

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OmniDate is a Top Canadian Startup!

Red Herring has announced finalists for its Top 50 Canadian Startups competition … and OmniDate is on the list!  The competition celebrates technology and innovation.

Congratulations!

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Report: Virtual World Becoming Mainstream

A recent report, Virtual World Industry Outlook, suggests that virtual reality is becoming more mainstream, as it merges with other Internet platforms (e.g., becoming a feature of a website). This type of assimilation makes “the Internet more graphically intuitive, entertaining, and collaborative.” (p.6)

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Women Reject Webcam Dating

New online dating technologies, such as webcam dating and virtual dating, are looking for footing in the rapidly growing online dating industry.

However, according to a survey by MakeFriendsOnline.com, women do NOT like webcam dating.

While two-third of male respondents like webcams and want to use them on dating sites, an astounding 63% of female respondents said they don’t like webcams and most certainly don’t want to use them on dating sites! Read more »

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Catering to 40+ singles

As online dating continues to establish mainstream acceptance, more and more mature people (40+) are giving it a try. These individuals are different that the 20-something group: They are more set in their ways and less tolerant of superficial interactions. Read more »

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Virtual Dating = First Mover Advantage

I just had a conversation with Ravit about the future of online dating.  We agreed that dating sites without a virtual dating component will become obsolete within 3 years.  Read more »

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Virtual Is Heating Up!

Several real events have recently taken place in the “virtual” space. Lively, backed by Google and Vivaty, backed by $9M in VC funding, launched their betas. Second Life and IBM announced that they figured out how to bridge two virtual worlds. These developments make virtual experiences hotter than ever!

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Virtual Provides Real Feedback

I am always pleased to see virtual reality applications put to practical use in the real world (not just virtual dating, lol). Here is a cool application i recently came across: Read more »

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Do Virtual Dating and Video Dating Compete?

I’d like to post here an excerpt from a blog written by my partner, Ravit Abelman, in response to David Evans. They address an interesting question: To what extent does virtual dating compete with video dating?

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