Bob Cooney

Short biography

For over 35 years, Bob Cooney has accurately predicted the impact of bleeding-edge tech on entertainment business trends. He founded one of the first laser tag companies, Laser Storm, an INC 500 company that went public on NASDAQ. He has emerged as one of the leading voices in the virtual reality and metaverse space. Cooney is the go-to-market strategist behind some of the world's most successful location-based VR companies. He is the author of the book Real Money from Virtual Reality and co-author of The Guardians of the Metaverse, a think-tank report from Laval Virtual. Bob is widely considered the world's foremost expert on location-based virtual reality, having founded the VR Arcade Game Summit, the biggest dedicated location-based VR conference in the US. He is a sought-after speaker, having presented keynotes on 6 continents.  https://bobcooney.com/speaking/