Experiences
teamLab
With exhibits in more than 10 countries, teamLab is a internationally acclaimed juggernaut of immersive experience creation. Combining the talents of artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians and architects they create large scale exhibitions and art that is quite Instagrammable.
Immersive LBE Virtual Reality experience ‘War Remains’ comes to National WWI Museum and Memorial this month | Auganix.org
On May 27th, 2021, the National WWI Museum and Memorial publicly opens its installation of the award winning immersive VR experience War Remains, putting you into the perspective of a soldier on the Western Front of the first World War. This moves the bar for how we preserve the memories and experiences of the past to walk in their footsteps, and learn from their sacrifices and pain. Fans of the "Hardcore History" podcast will recognize the voice of Dan Carlin, who also was a driving force and influence for the creation of this experience.
ARCADIA EARTH
The Arcadia Earth experiences combines VR, AR, and projection mapped art with multi-room environments to create a journey highlighting the environmental impact we have on the plant, and how small changes have large impact both for good and for ill. Based in New York City, you may have seen this Instagram-able location in pictures. Currently closed, expect this to reopen once statewide indoor restrictions are lifted.
Meow Wolf
Since 2008 Meow Wolf has been creating stunning large scale installations and art. Their original location's House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe is a deeply interesting and explorable art installation, gallery, and story (if you look deeply, it's there) within a 20,000-square-foot facility. With their recent opening of their Omega Mart in Las Vegas, Nevada and Denver, Colorado location coming soon, you'll have a few destination options for something mind-bending and exceptionally creative.
ARTECHOUSE | Innovative Digital Art | United States
Each of the three locations (Washington, DC, New York City, and Miami, Florida) features different artists throughout the year. We've visited two of the locations and were blown away by what we saw, and they are truly succeeding in their mission to push the boundaries of what is possible with technology and creativity in the immersive space. If you were looking for a fun road trip this summer starting in NYC, going through DC, and ending with a few days in Florida sounds like fun way to spend a week. Not required to enjoy any of the locations, but just a thought.
House of VR
Toronto, Canada based House of VR provides group experiences and activities for workshops, events, and brand activations. A while ago we had the pleasure of seeing one of their hosted events, and thought they it was handled brilliantly. We have not experienced their VR empathy series, but we're hoping this year there will be an opportunity to learn more and to see Biidaaban: First Light in full VR.
4D Theater Shows | LEGOLAND Florida Resort
This is something for the children, or the big kids among us. While at LEGOLAND in Florida immerse yourself in an original 4D film at their indoor theater. There are a few currently running, one of which syncs a roller coaster with the film to add the real world feeling of movement to the film experience.
Event
Banksy: Genius or Vandal - Exhibition
Virtual and in-person tickets are now on sale for the immersive exhibition of Banksy, world renown and controversial graffiti artist. Currently there are three confirmed cities (Brussels, Los Angeles, and New York), but with the VR experience also providing more than 80 enhanced pieces you can still experience Banksy's universe of interesting and subversive art.
Health
How virtual reality is helping people to overcome their phobias
The title just about says it all. Immersive videos of crawling spiders or dizzying heights delivered via a are helping people manage their phobias and improve their lives by treating their fear and anxiety responses. Exposure in a safe, controlled, and repeatable environment is important for an ethical approach to managing trauma, and restoring people's ability to live their lives more able to handle their fears instead of becoming incapacitated by them.
Gear
Virtual Reality Motion Simulator | YAW VR
The Yaw VR is a motion simulator that feels like something you'd pay extra to experience in an arcade, but is gear that you can purchase for the home. With dozens of supported games and more on the horizon we expect to see more of this controller in VR arcades. They currently have a Kickstarter going for the Yaw2, their next iteration on the motion simulation chair. At this time they have also hit all of their stretch goals so the popularity and reputation must be very high to earn more than 1.6 million dollars in pledges.
Commentary
This week we feature immersive experiences and real world locations that you can visit as the world begins to reopen and lift COVID restrictions. Depending on where you are in the world, some of these experiences may not be within traveling distance without a plane. We've picked a fantastic set of international offerings in various parts of the world. Hopefully everyone reading this can find a new activity and inspiration in the wonderful world of immersive interactive installations.
Thank you for reading and subscribing, and we'll see you next week where we will be delving more into the benefits and overall changes AR/VR/MR/XR has made on the technology we interact with every day.
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