Thanks to Alaska Airlines, VR is taking a jump into the skies with the SkyLights’ Allosky VR headset. Available on certain North American flights offered by the airline, the VR experience will give passengers immersive 3D and forward-facing 360-degree films. These films will be presented on a Full HD cinema screen and will be available on the airline's Seattle-Boston and Boston-San Diego routes.
The Alaska Airline VR experience will utilize the SkyLights’ Allosky VR headset and will include films from its partner 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers and EIM. Passengers will also have the ability to view short VR films focusing on acrobatics, freediving and classical music. The headset can also play content already owned by the user and will stream shows and movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube and Hulu.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- In-flight VR Entertainment
- Alaska Airlines' VR entertainment service opens the door to in-flight virtual reality entertainment.
- Partnerships for VR Content Aggregation
- Partnerships with studios like 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers allow airlines to offer premium and diverse VR entertainment content to flyers.
- Virtual Reality Headset Rentals
- Renting VR headsets to passengers allows airlines to offer immersive entertainment without the expense of in-flight screens.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Airlines
- Airlines can utilize VR technology to enhance their customers' in-flight experience, creating a competitive edge in the industry.
- Media & Entertainment
- Collaborations between airlines and studios demonstrate opportunities for partnerships in the media and entertainment industries to increase consumer engagement with content.
- Consumer Electronics
- In-flight VR entertainment highlights consumers' increasing demand for immersive experiences, creating opportunities for innovation and growth in the consumer electronics industry.
