Comic Relief aims to broadcast and take payments in VR by 2018

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Comic Relief aims to broadcast and take payments in VR by 2018

CTO Zenon Hannick expects VR to be in the trough of disillusionment in 2017, but become mass market in 2018

Comic Relief expects its broadcasts to happen in virtual reality by 2018, and for micropayment donations to be possible within the experience. Discussing the future of payment mechanisms with Co...

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