KWP #TrendWatch – Reveal that @Sony has transferred 43 US patents related to #VR, #AR and #MR technologies to @Meta, with a broader agreement set to pass on 419 global patents – a move seen by observers as indicating scaling back of Sony’s #XR hardware ambitions, and the @Sony_PlayStation_VR line.

KWP #TrendWatch - Latest #StingerReport - #1283

Defining the new #XR generation of headsets, looking at the big announcements that were made during the last few months that will rock how #VR progresses and its impact for the #LBE scene

bnbc8.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/sh/6rq...

KWP #TrendWatch – News from @IAAPA Europe that @Brogent_Technologies revealed IP-based Flying Theater experience ‘GODZILLA THE RIDE: GREAT CLASH’, developed in collaboration with @Toho_Global and director of ‘#Godzilla_Minus_One’ blockbuster #movie.

KWP #TrendWatch – New concept from @NQ64 – opening this month #NQJPN will be London’s first late-night bar, club and Japanese #arcade concept – the first of its kind in the crowded Capitals #Competitive_Socializing scene – full report from the launch @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch - The Latest #SoundOff - #139

This week show we argue about whether original retro #arcade cabinets still belong on today’s #barcade floors, or if the industry needs a modern platform that protects the feel without the constant repairs, and more.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLQD...

KWP #TrendWatch – @Bandai_Namco Experience (Japan) confirms the lineup for their #Amusement_Expo 2026 booth, revealing they will be launching #BIOHAZARD RE:2 ARCADE (#Resident_Evil RE:2) – the new #arcade shooter based on @CAPCOM IP – will we see a Western rollout?

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – @IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
- And finally (12) Trends Roundup – Trying #VR #Virtual_Adventure experience during the London show, as @Glitch_Studio presented ‘Viking Adventures: Myth of Yggdrasil’, a new level of audience engagement – read the full expo details @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – Surviving @IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
(11) Trends Roundup – High performance #race_sim take over the show floor in London, the latest simulators offer new levels of entertainment, such as the new @ReFerox racing simulators – full coverage @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – Surviving #IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
(10) Trends Roundup – Great to see the #LBE XR community at the #VR Showcase event – with out friend’s #Ben_Woodford @Spawnpoint and #Julien_Henricot @VEX_Solutions – round down of the new #XR developments at the Expo @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – We survived @IAAPA_Europe_2026!
(9) Trends Roundup – The London Expo had a strong showing of #Quiz & Mission Room surprises – such as the new @X-Cube licensed ‘#The_Traitors’ experience – details @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – We survived @IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
(8) Trends Roundup – Trying out the new ‘#Jumanji’ experience with #Nicolas_Fournier, from @triotech1.bsky.social – what a major development from their ‘XD Dark Ride’ platform – a new generation of interactive theater - @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – We survived @IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
(7) Trends Roundup – Learning about the next-gen in trampoline parks and how gamification is driving the future, thanks to an education from @Akrobat and their team head #Vinko_Zovko

KWP #TrendWatch - How Active is Active Entertainment!
Continued popularity of Interactive Illuminated Floors (IIF) draws a greater competition from players in #amusement and #entertainment venues!

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – We survived @IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
(6) Trends Roundup – @Robobike, presented their highly physical motorbike #sim, but the real surprise was their-new business model that could rock the entertainment industry to its core - details @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – We survived @IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
(5) Trends Roundup – a chance to try the latest film on @DOF_Robotics ‘SphereFly’ attraction during the London Expo – extensive coverage of the new media attraction scene @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch - The #RobotsAreComing - going, going, gone!
Robot manufacturer @Figure_AI releases a decommissioning video of their older clanker line of humanoid #robots is a spectacular fashion.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfAh...

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – We survived @IAAPA_Europe_2026 !
(4) Trends Roundup – a snapshot of just some of the Interactive Illuminated Floor (IIF) systems populating the London show floor – a genre on the rise in entertainment – full list of developments in coming #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch - One of our highlight demos during @IAAPA Europe expo 2026 was on the @Hololabs Studio booth, with their 'Abyss: Vault - #MR attraction environment, employing @PICO XR. We look forward to reporting on the next developments - details @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – Surviving @IAAPA_Europe_2026
(3) Trends Roundup – new release from @501_Fun with ‘Virtual Archery’ – #Competitive_Socializing gets a new string to its bow – extensive coverage of the social entertainment boom at the Expo – @ #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – #FOMO – We survived @IAAPA_Europe_2026!
(2) Trends Roundup – Just a snapshot of some of the #VR seen on the London show floor, with many more – an exhaustive rundown, (so you don’t have to) of the actual state of VR at the Expo in coming #StingerReport