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VR Arcade The VOID Is Making A Surprise Return

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Due to a series of financial issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, mixed reality entertainment provider The VOID was forced to shut down operations in 2020, shuttering the doors on multiple locations across the globe, from London and Dubai to Hollywood and Toronto. Image Credit: The VOID.

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3 New VR Arcades Hit Utah, Ohio, and Washington, DC

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That’s the idea behind three new VR Arcades that have opened in Utah, Ohio, and Washington, DC, which are leveraging the HTC Vive as the go-to ‘out-of-home’ VR platform for such activities. VR Junkies – Orem, Utah. ” Scene75 Entertainment Center – Dayton, Ohio. notionVR – Washington, DC.

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JUMP Opens Pre-sales for Tickets to Its Virtual Skydiving Attraction

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JUMP, the destination-based entertainment company, exited stealth late last year and teased a unique attraction that would combine real-world wing suits, wind effects, body harnesses and VR headsets for a fully immersive skydiving experience. Locations are tentatively said to start operations sometime in November 2021.

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The VOID To Open 25 New Location-Based VR Centers Across The U.S. & Europe

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One of the biggest names in location-based entertainment makes plans for global expansion. The VOID will soon become one of the largest location-based VR providers in the world thanks to a new partnership with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield that will introduce 25 new entertainment centers across the United States and Europe beginning this summer.

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The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Goes All Virtual

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With vaccines and boosters now in full effect, the festival was meant to be both Hollywood’s return to Park City, Utah, and an evolution of its virtual component. The 2022 Sundance Film Festiva l was set to be the big comeback after a fully virtual event in 2021. Even with the rise of the covid-19 omicron variant over… Read more.

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A Complete Guide to Virtual Reality

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However, true immersion did not arrive until 1968, when Utah University professor Ivan Sutherland, his student Bob Sproull, and others created the world’s first head-mounted display (HMD). Entertainment: Many of the initial innovations in VR began with entertainment and the video game sector. The History of VR.

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VR Attraction The VOID Plans to More Than Double in Size with 25 New Locations

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Just a week prior to the July 25th announcement, the company announced that it had officially opened three new entertainment center locations in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Washington D.C., The company recently announced plans to introduce 25 new locations through 2022, more than doubling its current footprint.