Research VR Podcast - The Science & Design of Virtual Reality

Research VR Podcast - The Science & Design of Virtual Reality


VR as In-Flight Entertainment (David Dicko, CEO of Skylights) - 089

January 09, 2019

David Dicko, Co-Founder and CEO of Skylights joins us to talk about VR as an in-flight entertainment (IFE) option for premium international flights. We talk about the current solutions to IFE, the hardware challenges, as well as the business of a being a B2B2C company.

Topics discussed:
- Challenges of cutting weight and building HMD hardware
- How airlines make decisions about in-flight entertainment
- 90/10 passive vs active IFE media consumption by passengers
- Current IFE solutions and their costs

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