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The Netherlands is a serious hotbed for virtual reality content

To address Marco’s point, we have to look to Aron Versteeg of ArtBeat, the gentleman who has to have the record in the Netherlands for having the longest track record in VR. He started ArtBeat in 2001, which means he has a whopping 15 years of experience creating VR projects.

Versteeg describes the following types of companies in the VR space in the Netherlands based on his broad view of the landscape:

1. Group 1 – Out for the quick bucks; usually recent business graduates.
2. Group 2 – IT-oriented companies that already have steady revenue models and have simply switched to VR or added it to their offerings.
3. Group 3 – Bonafide innovators that are in it for the long haul.

See the full story here: http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/28/the-netherlands-is-a-serious-hotbed-for-virtual-reality-content/