The Future of Video Games is a small scale Virtual Reality Arcade, showcasing tomorrow's cutting edge video games. It runs for a whole month at Future Artists' Studios in Chapel Street, and claims to give players an experience like no other...
"As a creative collective, we decided that it was time that Manchester and Salford got to experience some of the best VR experiences; in a VR friendly environment, in a peaceful immersive space, in a curated creative place for VR by VR creators" state the organisers "Gone are the noisy arcade spaces with VR bolted on; gone are the expensive pay by the experience thinking of major corporations - at our pop-up we have hopefully created a curated, family friendly and fun experience for all..."
Each session lasts for three hours and holds 14 people, and included are four experiences lasting between ten and twenty minutes each on the Playstation VR and Vive platforms...
In Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay by ILMxLAB, Poe Dameron's sidekick needs your help. Repair BB-8 and his astromech droid friends, each with their own unique personalities, so they can roll back into the fight against the First Order.
In Trials on Tatoonine, there's Jedi training...Repair the Millennium Falcon, defend it from attack by Imperial Stormtroopers and wield a Lightsaber.
There's also the Grand Turismo VR flying lap challenge, and EVE: Valkyrie - War Zone in which the world must be saved.
"We have designed the experience so that each VR explorer will get the chance to go on everything, maybe twice" the organisers explain "And any downtime can be spent in our cool Future of Video Games cafe, where we have Nintendo Switch Mario Kart, Xbox One with Fifa18 and a SNES mini with over thirty classic video games.
"We firmly believe that Virtual Reality should be a relaxed and fun experience, and we think it's the new cinema; video games and theatre experience combined" they add "So you could be a first time VR explorer, or you could be a VR veteran - our hosts are there for everyone..."
The Future of Video Games: Adventures in Virtual Reality
Friday 2nd February-Friday 2nd March 10am-8pm
Future Artists Studios, 77-79 Chapel Street M3 5DF
The first batch of tickets are now on sale for 2nd February 18th February - £5 for non-players and £12 for players, with various pricing options for parties etc email info@futureartists.co.uk for more details.
For more details and to book tickets click here
See also the Facebook event pages click here and click here
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