So I became a US Citizen yesterday :) . A bit surreal and exhausting after how long the process has been.
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So I became a US Citizen yesterday :) . A bit surreal and exhausting after how long the process has been.
IDK if the US is different, but golf courses around here are closing quite frequently. They're too large of a land investment for the payoff when that land can be used for housing etc. We have a golf course locally that also has a sand volleyball court that straight up said "the volleyball is where most of our money comes from" to me.
Fantastic to hear! Congratulations. That's a nice feeling. JW, how does citizenship work for your daughter?
Thank you. My Daughter was born here so was a US Citizen way before her Mother and I.
Congratulations!
That is happening quite a bit here also - I believe because Golf is driven by the economy, much like paintball is. Even that said, Knoxville has a couple small paintball fields way out of town (hour drive at least) and Golf has nearly 30 in the same area, including a Municipal one. It doesn't have a good profit ratio it seems, compared to paintball, and with raising land cost and as cities develop, they do get eaten up. The reason they get funded though does have a lot to do with longer term loans and cheap (at the time) land.Quote:
IDK if the US is different, but golf courses around here are closing quite frequently. They're too large of a land investment for the payoff when that land can be used for housing etc. We have a golf course locally that also has a sand volleyball court that straight up said "the volleyball is where most of our money comes from" to me.
Congrats! I know some people who have gone through it, and it is brutal. We seriously need an overhaul of that system.Quote:
So I became a US Citizen yesterday . A bit surreal and exhausting after how long the process has been.
Here in California most golf courses enjoy massive property tax breaks, which is why there are courses in the middle of Los Angeles. Wouldn't be surprised if it happened elsewhere.
Congrats, Simon!
Relevant to AR/sports:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...f-drone-racing
The falling cost of commercial real estate is also a big player. I do think that "Holodecks" will become fairly common before the equipment reaches the ability to simulate larger spaces well. However you can add tactility to the space is going to be crucial, though.
A big question in my mind is, what can you do with a really accessible floorprint size of ~3000 square feet? It's not big enough for indoor paintball, but you could make something a lot more compelling than laser tag. Escape rooms do really well, on account of their name. But, you basically go once. "Myst" type experiences could be almost infinite in a virtual version of that with a few tactile props per software package - similar to the "7D" movie model, actually.
The economics are pretty reasonable, if we take $500/sqft as a "mall" benchmark, a reasonably sized 3k sqft storefront needs 1.5M in sales, across call it 300 active days. That's an average churn of 16 people per hour, for 8hours at a $40 price point. Arguably that's high since this is capital intensive but with a great margin, compared to the slim margins of retail.
Made me look this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_...#North_America
Looks like both countries grant citizenship for all those born in the country. Good. Some interesting points in there!
Interesting that US citizens are taxed even when not living in country though.
https://zerolatencyvr.com/ is one to watch, though the buy in is $1m
There's a few sites up and running already. It's AR in the sense that you hold a gun and walk around a real space wearing a headset. They can use tricks (elevators and pure game tricks) to make the virtual space seem far larger, and of course it lets you play against people in other locations. The potential is pretty big, but I'd be wary to invest because of how fast the tech is moving right now.
As for what PB companies should do, I think HK has the right idea with Meta Threads. They're getting into eSports.
This one has John@Dye written all over it
https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/han...pdf?sequence=2