According to a new survey by DabKick, conducted online by Propeller Insights, 28% of Americans would love to spend the holidays with their families in virtual reality (VR) and that video sharing will be popular this holiday season, especially as a means of keeping in touch with friends and family.
77% of Americans are interested in spending time with their families in virtual reality. 42% say they’d love to hang out with the family in VR when travel is too expensive to visit in person, 28% say they’d check in via VR when they are stuck working late at the office, and 24% would love to have family game night in VR, says the report.
According to the report, 87% of Americans agree there are benefits to watching a sporting event in VR instead of going to the sports bar. According to those surveyed, top benefits include: avoiding crowds (57%), cheaper drinks (41%) and easy access to the bathroom (39%).
Americans would also be game to pop on a VR headset and join friends in VR to watch a movie (46%), visit a theme park (36%), attend live performances (35%) and listen to a band (33%).
The report says that 100% of Americans plan to share videos via social networking or text message over the holidays. The reasons given for sharing all of these videos over the holidays include:
As for when all this video sharing will happen, Americans say this video sharing will happen while relaxing after the big holiday dinner (78%), over drinks with friends (50%) and at holiday parties (49%). 37% plan to share videos over family dinner itself, 36% will turn to videos while waiting in line holiday shopping, and 35% will share videos to stave off the boredom of holiday travel.
When it comes to which kinds of videos Americans will be sharing, men and women were divided:
Types Of Videos You Planned To Share During The Holidays (From DabKick, December 2016) | |||
Women | % of Respondents | Men | % of Respondents |
Home videos of kids | 53% | TV shows | 45% |
Clips of favorite holiday movies | 44% | Sports highlights | 43% |
Holiday music videos | 43% | Clips of favorite holiday movies | 43% |
Cooking videos | 41% | Home videos of kids | 41% |
Home videos of pet | 39% | Holiday music videos | 41% |
Concluding, the report says that 88% of Americans expect video sharing to change in 2017. 58% expect better integration between social networks and video sharing, 57% expect more content to become available for video sharing, and 35% look forward to “video share and chill” with long-distance friends. An additional 29% look forward to sharing videos in VR.
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