We are at the dawn of a resurgence in virtual reality.

The combination of smartphones, 3D graphics and VR platform breakthroughs will provide explosive growth in this burgeoning industry.

There’s never been a better time to be a VR entrepreneur.

Even so, it takes a very specialized skillset to have the vision and gumption to succeed in an industry that has so much potential.

We asked the virtual reality experts on ZapChain what hidden passions people need to be a virtual reality entrepreneur.

This is what they said:

1. Design

In technology today, user design (UX) has become paramount to ensuring people have a good experience. This has even more importantance in virtual reality, where user interactions must be a reflection of the real world.