Holo vs VR vs MR vs AR vs any other reality (All realities)

[VRdommy]

Intel Project Alloy - A Must Read
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3108...first-open-source-third-party-vr-headset.html

The pace of change with new VR product designs is about to increase exponentially.
And while this is one thing to move that along, it's not the only thing.

...MORE...
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/intel-project-alloy-vr-ar-merged-reality

 

[RevolutionaryDomains]

Only a few longtails left for me:

Mixed Reality Talk
Mixed Reality Corp
Mixed Reality Smartphone

Augmented Reality Cloud
Augmented Reality Headsets

Talk is my favorite. The rest, meh.

 

[VRdommy]

These names like AugmentedReality.com and MixedReality.com are sweet for sure. But I think there are better names for every niche out there.

Would you prefer to own VirtualReality.com (right now it's just a parked site) or VRp*rn or VRcasino?

To me those other two have much more potential because they are defined industries with huge income potential. A name like VirtualReality.com is very vague. Could be alot of things but those things (whatever they are) could also probably do without that particular name.

For the same reason I am pretty happy about my MixedRealityAd(s) and MixedRealityTours.

The problem with buying premium names as a aftermarket function is you have a lot of money tied up for a very long time to get your ROI.(chances are anyway)
I can do the same or better with more quantities of less valuable names and have a good cash flow in the process. It all depends on how much money you are willing to put on the table.
Very few names would I be willing to shell out 5k or higher for as a investment instrument.

 

[Onekey]

The problem with buying premium names as a aftermarket function is you have a lot of money tied up for a very long time to get your ROI.(chances are anyway)
I can do the same or better with more quantities of less valuable names and have a good cash flow in the process. It all depends on how much money you are willing to put on the table.
Very few names would I be willing to shell out 5k or higher for as a investment instrument.

Me neither. I paid low mid $XXXX for one domain only. But that one I developed.

 

[VRdommy]

Me neither. I paid low mid $XXXX for one domain only. But that one I developed.

I just want to put some realism to some of the dreams some have.
In the last year the weakest sale was a 100x ROI. The next lowest was a 300x ROI.
If I buy a name for 20k, for a 100x ROI is $2M
I'll concentrate on the less shiny objects. Nobody is looking for them...YET !

 

[Kingslayer]

The problem with buying premium names as a aftermarket function is you have a lot of money tied up for a very long time to get your ROI.(chances are anyway)
I can do the same or better with more quantities of less valuable names and have a good cash flow in the process. It all depends on how much money you are willing to put on the table.
Very few names would I be willing to shell out 5k or higher for as a investment instrument.

Let’s just hope you’re wrong about that mate, my last buy cost me 5 figures and I know a few others have paid 5 figures for domains on here.

Way I see it is quality beats quantity and this is the case with anything in life, not just domains.

There's thousands (potentially millions) of poor to average names available and only few quality, everyone wants quality and quality costs money, so if you pay money out for quality, demand will always be there.

I think if your still registering names now (April 2017) and see 5 to 6 registrations or 5 to 6 average names equal to a premium, It’s probably the wrong move imo, 9 times out of 10 unregistered (or dropped) virtual domains are probably unregistered/dropped for a reason.

 

[ramkumaritrvs]

.com

 

[MetaverseBranding]

Let’s just hope you’re wrong about that mate, my last buy cost me 5 figures and I know a few others have paid 5 figures for domains on here.

Way I see it is quality beats quantity and this is the case with anything in life, not just domains.

There's thousands (potentially millions) of poor to average names available and only few quality, everyone wants quality and quality costs money, so if you pay money out for quality, demand will always be there.

I think if your still registering names now (April 2017) and see 5 to 6 registrations or 5 to 6 average names equal to a premium, It’s probably the wrong move imo, 9 times out of 10 unregistered (or dropped) virtual domains are probably unregistered/dropped for a reason.

I think you are right about quality over quantity, but I still believe there is good ROI potential on names that people are allowing to drop.

I have listed a few from 2017 below which I personally feel have great potential for good ROI:

2017 purchases

connectvr (.com).....................247 USD
vrdestination (.com)................204 USD
constructvr (.com)...........404 USD
estatevr (.com)..................555 USD
vrgateway (.com)...............416 USD
vrboutique (.com)..............655 USD

My last VR purchase was $69 for BuildingVR (.com), not premium but a good double meaning that I hope will bring some ROI:

 

[VRdommy]

Let’s just hope you’re wrong about that mate, my last buy cost me 5 figures and I know a few others have paid 5 figures for domains on here.

Way I see it is quality beats quantity and this is the case with anything in life, not just domains.

There's thousands (potentially millions) of poor to average names available and only few quality, everyone wants quality and quality costs money, so if you pay money out for quality, demand will always be there.

I think if your still registering names now (April 2017) and see 5 to 6 registrations or 5 to 6 average names equal to a premium, It’s probably the wrong move imo, 9 times out of 10 unregistered (or dropped) virtual domains are probably unregistered/dropped for a reason.

So I'm not suggesting anyone buy poor names.
I'm only looking at it from a ROI and cash flow view.
If we could reasonably grade names from 1-10 with 10 being the best...
I am suggesting I make better ROI buying more grade 7,8 some 9's names than buying the 9&10's
It's not that I can't afford the 10's.
It's just a matter of what I'm willing to put on the table for how long for what ROI
My 5 year ROI is over 250x and I expect that to drop a little this year as I am bidding in the aftermarket.
But I can't say I know of anyone buying the 10's 'in the aftermarket' with a 100x or better ROI average.
Especially for a 5 year average.
Do they make money, yes the do. But my cash flow and ROI is better.
But it does come down to how you grade those names, doesn't it.
I do have some 5 figure active bids in the aftermarket as we speak but it is a rarity for me.
And those names will likely be flipped short of 1 year. I'm not going to hold them long.

 

[usernamex]

My apologies - had two threads open and I meant this for the AR thread here
https://www.namepros.com/posts/6112773/

PS this thread is overwhelming, fascinating and helpful so thanks to all contributors : smile :

Edit again - here's the original, will just leave here, sorry for kinda O/T double post
Have a single domain that was not even purchased with the knowledge of what it stood for LOL, just liked the repeating number. AR can also stand for US State Arkansas
A/R/9/9 in dot com (LLNN)
Received a few inquiries and have lowball offers $150-$300 and my BIN is $1588 (self lander, not direct purchase)

My inclination is to hold out, and am seeking opinions what price others would put for BIN or at what price you would accept and what marketplaces might be best for this niche. Thanks for input!

(Please forgive my initial wrong thread posting)

 

[johname]

/\ ok99.com sold for $1000 a year and a half ago. That would be a good sale to investigate further. I think the BIN you have is as high as possible and still be realistic. Goodluck

 

[xr reality]

Nice to see some new faces , opinions and names welcome to the thread

 

[VRdommy]

Have a single domain that was not even purchased with the knowledge of what it stood for LOL, just liked the repeating number. AR can also stand for US State Arkansas
A/R/9/9 in dot com (LLNN)
Received a few inquiries and have lowball offers $150-$300 and my BIN is $1588 (self lander, not direct purchase)

My inclination is to hold out, and am seeking opinions what price others would put for BIN or at what price you would accept and what marketplaces might be best for this niche. Thanks for input!

PS this thread is overwhelming, fascinating and helpful so thanks to all contributors : smile :

You are probably getting hits for those CHiPs (chinese premium) or looking to flip them to those guys.
You might go look at 4.cn and see what they bring.
If satisfied, I would just put a BIN for a little over that if it makes you happy. Unless you can see a actual use for it. JMHO but I can't/not willing to estimate it's value.

 

[VRdommy]

Nice to see some new faces , opinions and names welcome to the thread

Getting tired of hearing me hey !

 

[xr reality]

Getting tired of hearing me hey !

Lol

 

[VRdommy]

Well, you see me more often when I have work to do at the computers.
I get a lot of interruptions in the middle of typing. But not the kind normal people get ....LOL..
But when I'm here, I check the board often.
Always try to respond to new users of the thread.
It let's them know at least someone is around and I feel the more input the better.

edit:
Just a FYI, for newbs, we are kinda the rat pack here...
We are rejects from other threads ! ...LOL...
But freedom to speak easy on the whole topic of VR/AR/MR/3D/4D/HOLO even that dreaded XR

 

[PowerDN]

VR/ONL dot com

 

[VRdommy]

I have to say, I always thought AR was best practical use was in live sports but the first use was a bit far from that for the NBA.
https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/04/this-week-in-vr-sport-the-nba-introduced-ar-and-running-in-360/
I think being live at the event and having player/team data in the side of a set of AR glasses would be the ultimate use for AR by the masses.

Anyway, a look in my freshly dusted off crystal Ball shows....
I think we might see Samsung Note8 do a similar thing to apples AR this fall. Or at least more like Oculus Santa Cruz.
Pay attention, it's not very often I clean off that crystal ball.

 

[VRdommy]

VR/ONL dot com

Gotta say, I'm not that fond of abbreviated names. If I'm reading that right. Sorry.

 

[PowerDN]

Gotta say, I'm not that fond of abbreviated names. If I'm reading that right. Sorry.

That's OK. I like that name cause I read ONL as Online, just like .onl tld

 

[xr reality]

With facebook conference over it was a great boost to ar and all technology in general with another one of these big companies getting behind future technologies.

 

[Onekey]

Great video from Google explaining WebVR

 

[MetaverseBranding]

The race to mixed reality: Facebook, Apple & the new light field upstarts

https://www.wareable.com/ar/race-to-mixed-reality-facebook-apple-avegant-6665

 

[Kingslayer]

Anyone had any experience with a broker selling domain names?

I'm considering using one, I'm looking for a broker who actually goes hunting for potential buyers though not marketplace brokers who just (seemingly) e-mail previous bidders on a listing and call themselves 'a broker'.

Any recommendations would be brill

 

[Manusakos]

Immersive360 / VRFilmStudio / Volumetric .Video

Shot on Lytro’s Light-field Camera, ‘Hallelujah’ Is a Stunning Mix of Volumetric Film and Audio

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Lytro’s Immerge camera is unlike any 360 camera you’ve seen before. Instead of shooting individual ‘flat’ frames, the Immerge camera has a huge array of cameras which gather many views of the same scene, data which is crunched by special software to recreate the actual shape of the environment around the camera. The big benefit of which is that the playback puts the viewer in a virtual capture of the space, allowing for a limited amount of movement within the scene, whereas traditional 360 video only captures a static viewpoint which is essentially stuck to your head. Not to mention the Immerge camera also provides true stereo and outputs a much higher playback quality. The result is a much richer and more immersive VR film experience than what you’ve seen with traditional 360 video shoots.

After a recent visit to Lytro check out the latest version of the Immerge camera, I concluded, “All-in-all, seeing Lytro’s latest work with Immerge has further convinced me that today’s de facto 360-degree film capture is a stopgap. When it comes to cinematic VR film production, volumetric capture is the future, and Lytro is on the bleeding edge.”

Read more: http://www.roadtovr.com/shot-lytros...allelujah-stunning-mix-volumetric-film-audio/

 

[VRdommy]

Anyone had any experience with a broker selling domain names?

I'm considering using one, I'm looking for a broker who actually goes hunting for potential buyers though not marketplace brokers who just (seemingly) e-mail previous bidders on a listing and call themselves 'a broker'.

Any recommendations would be brill

If you choose to do so, they are going to take a high percentage. It can be worth it.
They can't do anything you can't do but can be more effective at it (if you have a good one) by already knowing the 'what not to do's' in the field.
I would think hard about it. I think it is to early to take the broker on, unless you are having current negotiations that are beyond your experience level.
As example, I would not consider doing it unless I had a name that I thought was great and had a active offer near the 20k range. You need to create competition with the name. Someone with experience can help do that. But it is to early in the market to find that with generics.
You are hiring a 'salesman' who knows how to crunch numbers.... so think about it that way.

The skinny is:
If you have not seen any large interest in your generic, he's probably not going to help that.
Wait for demand to be higher. But you should look around and have one in mind for that moment.