Virtual Reality Domains (VR)

[mrcurly]

Im betting big bucks on VR domains have a great future and with the big boys buying up VR companies, mainstream is a stones throw away.....

Lots of VR+keyword.com taken years ago and I noticed this sale a week or so back -

VRTechnology.com $3688

This was a steel and I can soon see everything from VRPoker / VRCasinos / VRShopping / VRBrowsing / VRTours / VRWorlds / etc etc....having a high price tag even now at the start of VR hitting mainstream...

I have just paid $x,xxx for a name but will not be showcasing as the domain is in escrow at present....

Feel free to showcase your VR domains If you like...

Cheers

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Related Thread: Adult Virtual Reality (VR) Discussion

 

[Elad n]

Speak for your self bud .

Of course "VR" is more valuable, but WebVR is the name of the ecosystem and technology online. We've had this discussion before. Google launched WebVRExperiments.com. There are tools like WebVRStudio.com. It's a keyword and an increasingly valuable one. I got two price requests on two WebVR domains (likely from an end user) and I'll keep you guys posted on if they become the first WebVR domain sales...

Still good old VR.

 

[Winfluence]

Still good old VR.

You're repeating, not responding...because it's not much of a debate...

 

[Winfluence]

And why do I find it difficult to believe that you are selling "ALL" of your VR domains, Elad?

 

[Elad n]

And why do I find it difficult to believe that you are selling "ALL" of your VR domains, Elad?

Is it true?

WebVR is letting you use VR on the web but its still VR.
People will be looking for VR.

Just my opinion..
My opinions are on the extremes in this forum anyways lol.

 

[Kingslayer]

"But I’ve said on here before, even if VR goes on to be a success are VR domains a necessity?"

The success of Many VR domains depends on the success of WebVR. As VR games, shopping, sports...etc start streaming from the web instead of apps, VR domains will see higher use & demand will rise too.

Well let's hope your right mate.

I have a large chunk of my savings invested in virtual tech domains, I'd be lying if i said i haven't questioned myself whether I've silly or not, but then when your doing that you end up seeing an article and reading how a VR+keyword you have is forecasted to be a multi-billion$ industry and you start believing again.

I'm sure everyone's like that though when you've invested a lot of money, patience i guess

 

[Kingslayer]

VR domain investors think that they are buying money when they register a domain but it takes salesmanship to sell, not simply placing a domain on a market place and waiting for someone to buy.

It's rarely that easy even if you have great domains.

Agree and disagree, of course you need some salemenship for certain names, that's something i need to improve personally, I'm ok at negotiating when a potenital buyer approaches me but I'm not the best hunting for buyers myself, I'm not a domainer though at the end of the day.

I do believe the best domains will sell themselves though, if you own casino.com or any LL.com or NN.com for example, the domain sells itself, people come to you. So if VR domains do become popular and you have one of the best keywords (VRGames for example).

Demand will always be there for your domain and you wouldn't have to do too much yourself to try and find a buyer.

 

[cordoba]

I don’t use VR myself, because it’s just not good enough yet and all a bit too gimmicky at the moment, i just get bored very easily with it, but i still believe in its potential, I just try and imagine what it’s all going to be like when your inside VR and everything is all crystal clear and as good as we can see now in the real world – That’s probably like 10 years off though.

But I’ve said on here before, even if VR goes on to be a success are VR domains a necessity? We’ve all took a shot in the dark at the end of the day, with more chance of failure than success, but that’s how domain investing in general works i guess, few win, majority lose.

Yeah, I agree with that but ten years is a long time and I think that's a bit optimistic (to think VR will be indistinguishable from real life). I think ten years to mainstream mass adoption would be quite realistic.

I think it's clear that VR is taking off more slowly than even the more cautious heads were predicting a year or two ago. 10 years for the really big sales to start coming in is a long wait, especially if the intra-domainer market cools off as it likely will without some big end user sales. Even 10 decent hand regs will cost at least around $2000 in renewals over a decade. And then it's a different world and we don't even know for certain domain names will still have the same value.

I picked up PrisonVR.com and POVVR.com this week without a fight. Not exceptional names by any measure, but I'm sure even a few months ago there would have been other bidders.

And I'm dropping names by the bucket load. Over 100 including VR/Holo and the rest in the last month.

 

[Winfluence]

WebVR is letting you use VR on the web but its still VR.
People will be looking for VR.

Just my opinion..
My opinions are on the extremes in this forum anyways lol.

Developers are comparing WebVR to Flash for VR. Flash was a tool for displaying sites and games. Some Flash website and game related domains sold very well with FlashGames.com selling for $225k. When you say "keep your eyes on the ball" I think you're missing the point...just a little bit....

This is not a debate...there is value in WebVR in domaining. How much value has yet to be determined though.

 

[Winfluence]

Developers are comparing WebVR to Flash for VR. Flash was a tool for displaying sites and games. Some Flash website and game related domains sold very well with FlashGames.com selling for $225k. When you say "keep your eyes on the ball" I think you're missing the point...just a little bit....

This is not a debate...there is value in WebVR in domaining. How much value has yet to be determined though.

If people are talking about it...If companies are naming their products after it...If there is an industry named after it then it's has potential for profitability in domaining...that's not debatable...I'm done with this sub.

 

[Elad n]

Developers are comparing WebVR to Flash for VR. Flash was a tool for displaying sites and games. Some Flash website and game related domains sold very well with FlashGames.com selling for $225k. When you say "keep your eyes on the ball" I think you're missing the point...just a little bit....

This is not a debate...there is value in WebVR in domaining. How much value has yet to be determined though.

Ok

Good luck with WebVR.

Hope you'll make a mint!

 

[Winfluence]

Ok

Good luck with WebVR.

Hope you'll make a mint!

And like I said, how much value has yet to be determined, which is why I have more "OnlineVRKeyword" and "VROnlineKeyword" domains than WebVR. But technically they are the same thing, just one is more devloper orientated while the other is more consumer. But just like Flash, WebVR has a lot of consumer familiarity potential...

Cheers...

 

[Kingslayer]

Yeah, I agree with that but ten years is a long time and I think that's a bit optimistic (to think VR will be indistinguishable from real life). I think ten years to mainstream mass adoption would be quite realistic.

I think it's clear that VR is taking off more slowly than even the more cautious heads were predicting a year or two ago. 10 years for the really big sales to start coming in is a long wait, especially if the intra-domainer market cools off as it likely will without some big end user sales. Even 10 decent hand regs will cost at least around $2000 in renewals over a decade. And then it's a different world and we don't even know for certain domain names will still have the same value.

I picked up PrisonVR.com and POVVR.com this week without a fight. Not exceptional names by any measure, but I'm sure even a few months ago there would have been other bidders.

And I'm dropping names by the bucket load. Over 100 including VR/Holo and the rest in the last month.

I don't know how long it's going to take mate, all i know is technology is moving so fast nowadays, 10 years is a long time in tech terms. Things develop a lot faster now than it did back in the 80's and even 90's, buy a top of the range TV/phone today and a few weeks later something better is out.

I'll be happy with HD quality VR though and once volumetric video becomes the norm along with haptic technology, I think all that is going to blow everyone's minds tbh.

 

[Winfluence]

Because this is the SECOND time VR has come around, I think it's progress will be at a speed that is slightly faster than other technologies. We have people who have been working on VR for 30 years at Apple now, so it's not like we're starting from the ground up. Expect some skips, jumps and leaps...

 

[DnEbook]

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=webvr,web vr,vr,virtual

 

[End Game]

WebVR is letting you use VR on the web but its still VR.
People will be looking for VR.

Just my opinion..
My opinions are on the extremes in this forum anyways lol.

There's no doubt that streaming VR from the web will be huge. And when it ramps there will be many generic domain names that lead to the websites providing the VR. Only question will be whether it will be called WebVR, WirelessVR, MobileVR...etc. If the term WebVR sticks, WebVR+good keywords should increase in value nicely.

 

[End Game]

Yeah, I agree with that but ten years is a long time and I think that's a bit optimistic (to think VR will be indistinguishable from real life). I think ten years to mainstream mass adoption would be quite realistic.

I think it's clear that VR is taking off more slowly than even the more cautious heads were predicting a year or two ago. 10 years for the really big sales to start coming in is a long wait, especially if the intra-domainer market cools off as it likely will without some big end user sales. Even 10 decent hand regs will cost at least around $2000 in renewals over a decade. And then it's a different world and we don't even know for certain domain names will still have the same value.

I picked up PrisonVR.com and POVVR.com this week without a fight. Not exceptional names by any measure, but I'm sure even a few months ago there would have been other bidders.

And I'm dropping names by the bucket load. Over 100 including VR/Holo and the rest in the last month.

10 years? I'm seeing major progress almost daily. I said a month ago, this will be a VRchristmas.
https://www.vrfitnessinsider.com/first-time-working-out-vr/
Also, check out the article from wareable about the VR theme park. Won't let me post link..."
"What it's like to spend a day at VR World, the virtual reality theme park."

 

[BrandingModel.com]

Is this guy a NP member? I think I vaguely remember some of the domains mentioned here...

http://eimmerse.com/

One of the best VR portfolios you can have

 

[marioct]

Yeah, I agree with that but ten years is a long time and I think that's a bit optimistic (to think VR will be indistinguishable from real life). I think ten years to mainstream mass adoption would be quite realistic.

I think it's clear that VR is taking off more slowly than even the more cautious heads were predicting a year or two ago. 10 years for the really big sales to start coming in is a long wait, especially if the intra-domainer market cools off as it likely will without some big end user sales. Even 10 decent hand regs will cost at least around $2000 in renewals over a decade. And then it's a different world and we don't even know for certain domain names will still have the same value.

I picked up PrisonVR.com and POVVR.com this week without a fight. Not exceptional names by any measure, but I'm sure even a few months ago there would have been other bidders.

And I'm dropping names by the bucket load. Over 100 including VR/Holo and the rest in the last month.

It is possible that I am wrong, but I do not think that the development of vr goes slowly.

For me personally it was unthinkable that with so little time to travel in vr will add Microsoft, Google, Sony, Lenovo, LG, Huawei, Qualcomm, HP, Mozilla, Asus, AMD, Nvidia .....

I still remember when I tried the DK1 and it seemed like something with an incredible future, Facebook had not yet bought Oculus, but I never imagined a snowball like the one that is forming.

If it's true that at least I had higher expectations on apps, at one point I thought there were thousands of developers hoping to have the hardware on the market To offer your products.

It is also true that he expected new versions of the pioneers.

My modest impression is that the growth of VR is exponential and that within a short time we will see great things.

I recommend, hold on to the best names, the future is very promising, I still think vr will be huge for domaining, thanks to web vr among other things.

This is no longer a matter of faith, with all the facts that we observe every day, we do not have to think whether domaining vr will triumph or not, but only when, and will not be too late.

Patience friends, let's attend an incredible party, you'll see.

 

[marioct]

Agree and disagree, of course you need some salemenship for certain names, that's something i need to improve personally, I'm ok at negotiating when a potenital buyer approaches me but I'm not the best hunting for buyers myself, I'm not a domainer though at the end of the day.

I do believe the best domains will sell themselves though, if you own casino.com or any LL.com or NN.com for example, the domain sells itself, people come to you. So if VR domains do become popular and you have one of the best keywords (VRGames for example).

Demand will always be there for your domain and you wouldn't have to do too much yourself to try and find a buyer.

When vr is mainstream, and it will be not too late, there will be domain names with incredible liquidity, and the time to make the sale will only depend on the price that the seller puts.

Example, vrexperiences will have many buyers interested in it.

I sincerely hope you sell it for many thousands of dollars, again congratulations on that great name.

Mario.

 

[HereDomainthere]

Details Emerge About Facebook's Virtual Reality Glasses

A patent application released Thursday shows Facebook (FB) is planning to implement some high-tech breakthroughs in the virtual reality glasses it wants to create.

The VR glasses will let users see virtual objects in the real world using a "waveguide display with two-dimensional scanner." The display will use computer-generated elements to "augment views of a physical, real-world environment." Wearers will be able to use the glasses to display images and videos or connect to speakers and headphones to play audio. Business Insider first reported the news.

The waveguide technology Facebook is using is similar to Microsoft Corp's (MSFT) HoloLens AR headset and the VR glasses Magic Leap, an Alphabet-backed (GOOGL) startup, is producing.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called VR the next major computing platform that could replace smartphones and even traditional personal computers. Facebook plans to spend billions of dollars on VR in the coming years.

https://www.thestreet.com/story/142...about-facebook-s-virtual-reality-glasses.html

 

[Kingslayer]

Details Emerge About Facebook's Virtual Reality Glasses

A patent application released Thursday shows Facebook (FB) is planning to implement some high-tech breakthroughs in the virtual reality glasses it wants to create.

The VR glasses will let users see virtual objects in the real world using a "waveguide display with two-dimensional scanner." The display will use computer-generated elements to "augment views of a physical, real-world environment." Wearers will be able to use the glasses to display images and videos or connect to speakers and headphones to play audio. Business Insider first reported the news.

The waveguide technology Facebook is using is similar to Microsoft Corp's (MSFT) HoloLens AR headset and the VR glasses Magic Leap, an Alphabet-backed (GOOGL) startup, is producing.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called VR the next major computing platform that could replace smartphones and even traditional personal computers. Facebook plans to spend billions of dollars on VR in the coming years.

https://www.thestreet.com/story/142...about-facebook-s-virtual-reality-glasses.html

"The VR glasses will let users see virtual objects in the real world using a "waveguide display with two-dimensional scanner."

The above quote is whats being deemed as 'Mixed Reality' - Said on here before though, my prediction in the next few years is VR will just naturally evolve into what is being deemed 'Mixed Reality' but will still be called 'Virtual Reality'.

Obviously this is just one article, but yeah it's something i can see happening when VR does go into glasses form - We aren't going to have all these glasses, 1 for VR, another for AR and another for MR, not only would it be a disaster from a marketing pov, what would be the point if there are a pair of glasses that does it all?

 

[HereDomainthere]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called VR the next major computing platform that could replace smartphones and even traditional personal computers. Facebook plans to spend billions of dollars on VR in the coming years.

How do you see this?

"The VR glasses will let users see virtual objects in the real world using a "waveguide display with two-dimensional scanner."

The above quote is whats being deemed as 'Mixed Reality' - Said on here before though, my prediction in the next few years is VR will just naturally evolve into what is being deemed 'Mixed Reality' but will still be called 'Virtual Reality'.

Obviously this is just one article, but yeah it's something i can see happening when VR does go into glasses form - We aren't going to have all these glasses, 1 for VR, another for AR and another for MR, not only would it be a disaster from a marketing pov, what would be the point if there are a pair of glasses that does it all?

 

[Kingslayer]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called VR the next major computing platform that could replace smartphones and even traditional personal computers. Facebook plans to spend billions of dollars on VR in the coming years.

How do you see this?

Well he's not the only 'smart guy' to say it, so let's hope he's right. But obviously "replacing traditional personal computers" now that's the worry as far as domains is concerned.

If virtual glasses is the next step, then that will change the way people use the internet.

Technology killed the video shop and there's a good chance virtual tech will do the same with the internet as we know now someday if virtual tech is a success and if that happens, there's a good chance domains will go the same way as VHS and cassette tapes.

Still a long way off yet though, i think people are still going to be using laptops/desktops in 15-20 years and i don't think any of us see our VR domains as 15-20 year investments.

 

[alcy]

getting some low ball offers as always.. but increased longtail action offers I notice. anything from virtualrealitystocks to food etc..

also my buyer from 1 month ago who offered $400-500 ranges on my virtualrealityproducer domain is back at it today with 695$ offr.

which is what essentially I once countrered him with when his highest was $500.. and he did not take it.

wonder if I should take it.. some would.. some wouldn't.. what you say
@NamesBond ?

its gd makeoffr.. so round $560 net

 

[Onekey]

Played Vr Texas Holdem on the Vive today. A bit buggy, but it's easy to see the potential in VR casinos. And I'm feeling pretty good about my texas holdem domains.