LBX Collective

Brandon Willey

The LBX Collective aims to inform and educate, create opportunities to connect with industry peers, and to spur collaboration, discourse, and cross-pollination of ideas in the location-based entertainment and experience industry.Join our online community at LBXGalaxy.com! Proudly sponsored by Intercard!

  1. Sound Off #119 - Competitive Socializing Saturation, D&B Gambling? & more!

    18시간 전

    Sound Off #119 - Competitive Socializing Saturation, D&B Gambling? & more!

    Sponsored by Intercard! On this week's show we  discuss how competitive socializing is hitting a saturation point, and lay out why single-activity venues need a deeper entertainment mix to earn repeat visits. We also track the fast-moving business and tech signals reshaping location-based entertainment, from legal risk to VR pricing to AR smart glasses partnerships.  • phase one competitive socializing saturation and the risk of one-and-done venues  • why repeat visitation depends on progression and variety not just food and beverage  • three key audiences for competitive socializing and how they behave  • corporate and private hire as the stabilizing revenue engine and the outbound sales gap  • IAAPA expo expansion pressure and how exhibitors decide where to invest  • Dave & Busters legal claim in South Carolina and the skill versus chance debate  • Sixes operating under administration and what a buyer would really inherit  • Apple C-suite change as a signal for hardware strategy and XR expectations  • Meta headset price hikes and what it means for commercial VR operators  • Lane7 acquisition of Par 59 and what rebranding could mean  • Topgolf’s new CEO doing facility visits and leading through listening  • game IP films at CinemaCon and the upside for barcades and arcades  • Sandbox VR Webby Award and the role of major IP partners  • bowling projection mapping with AI scoring and what Bowl Expo may bring  • gamification layers for trampolines climbing and cruise ship entertainment  • Snap and Qualcomm partnership plus Atari interactive floor game packs  Subscribe and visit LBX Collective for more!

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  2. Sound Off #118 - Cinetainment differentiators, Poolhouse opening debrief, & more!

    4월 21일

    Sound Off #118 - Cinetainment differentiators, Poolhouse opening debrief, & more!

    Sponsored by Intercard! On this week's show we look at CinemaCon as a stress test for cinema, then ask whether cinetainment is a real lifeline or just a costly way to copy everyone else. We connect geopolitics, shifting consumer spend, and the rise of interactive entertainment to the hard math of ROI, revenue per square foot, and why some competitive socializing concepts stall out. • cinema’s options beyond traditional box office reliance  • what cinetainment means in practice and why differentiation matters  • boutique dine-in cinema as a community-led alternative  • how geopolitics and travel disruption hit entertainment hospitality  • Sony’s gaming revenue signal and what it implies for interactive media  • UK cinema pivots toward entertainment hubs and consolidation  • EVO’s Dolby partnership as a premium immersion play  • Point Blank’s collapse as a warning to iterate or die  • Game Face opening as a developer-led test venue model  • Chuck E. Cheese planning a UK site and localization risks  • boutique bowling design awards as a blueprint for the sector  • F1 Arcade expansion and concerns about overbuild and game updates  • transmedia and fidgetal tech trends from darts to Universal wands  • VR’s three emerging ROI models and the search for “phase four”  • licensing and compliance risks for classic arcade content in venues  • AI-driven ticketing, analytics, automation, and AI-generated games  • Poolhouse London pricing, staffing model, and competitive catchment reality Subscribe and visit LBX Collective for more!

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The LBX Collective aims to inform and educate, create opportunities to connect with industry peers, and to spur collaboration, discourse, and cross-pollination of ideas in the location-based entertainment and experience industry.Join our online community at LBXGalaxy.com! Proudly sponsored by Intercard!