Podcast Episode 225: ‘Jumanji: Reverse the Curse’ w/ Curtis Hickman & Jake Zim
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| Nov 28, 2019
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The Void reveals Avengers: Damage Control location-based VR experience
| Oct 4, 2019Marvel’s multi-billion-dollar Avengers movie franchise is taking its first step into location-based VR with the release of a $40 per person experience. Read the full article…
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The Void teases Marvel, Sony VR experiences
| Aug 26, 2019The Void recently opened its new San Francisco location and in an interview the chief creative officer Curtis Hickman teased upcoming VR experiences from Marvel and Sony Pictures. Read the full article…
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The Void plans 25 new VR entertainment centers in U.S. and Europe
| Jul 26, 2019Virtual reality centers may help fill shopping mall vacancies, as a leading location-based entertainment provider ties up with a premium mall company. Read the full article…
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Ralph Breaks VR hands-on — Going inside a 3D animated movie at The Void
| Mar 18, 2019The Void and ILMxLab teamed up to create Ralph Breaks VR as the latest “hyper-reality” experience in location-based entertainment. Read the full article…
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Magic Gone Wrong, Done Right ‘Nicodemus: Demon of Evanishment’ Enthralls (The NoPro Review)
| Oct 27, 2018The Void’s first fully original story threatens to scare the pixels right out of you Continue reading on No Proscenium: The Guide To Everything Immersive » Read the full article…
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Disney bringing Marvel and Wreck-It Ralph to The Void VR centers
| Sep 16, 2018Disney and The Void are expanding their partnership to bring a Wreck-It Ralph experience to locations this fall as well as an unnamed Marvel experience in 2019. Disney invested in the VR startup last year and, by the end of 2017, Disney’s ILMxLab and The Void had launched Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire. For more… Read the full article…
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Sandbox hands-on: Its mixed reality flair innovates on VR arcades like The Void
| Jul 9, 2018PREVIEW: When I first tried The Void’s Star Wars installation at Disney World earlier this year, it totally blew me away. I loved how intricately detailed the in-game environment was and that it was mapped to the real world so I could freely move around and reach out to touch walls, levers, and buttons on panels. It… Read the full article…
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VR arcades are playing a leading role in the consumer market
| Jul 6, 2018GUEST: The “VR hype cycle” used to explain the relatively slow rate of adoption for VR refers mostly to the consumer market, and in large part the household-targeted segment, which I believe has suffered the most thanks to the false narratives that I outlined last month. Most of the chips have been bet on high-fidelity… Read the full article…
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Nicodemus: Demon Of Evanishment hands-on — The Void’s upcoming VR horror show will terrify
| Jun 24, 2018I jumped in surprise within 30 seconds of entering The Void in Las Vegas. I was cowering in fear just a few minutes later. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw something rush toward me. I heard it coming closer as I pointed my head down and closed my eyes. I waited for… Read the full article…
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Why the future of immersive storytelling is in ‘all shades of reality’
| Apr 29, 2018Lucasfilm has had decades to perfect its storytelling craft in film and TV. However, the same can’t be said for its work in immersive entertainment, which encompasses virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality technologies. But with the help of its experimental ILMxLAB division, the renowned studio is starting to realize just how powerfu…Read More… Read the full article…
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NBCUniversal’s VR strategy focuses on attractions, not headsets
| Apr 10, 2018NBCUniversal is interested in creating virtual reality content, but Chris Heatherly, the company’s gaming boss, gave one reason that isn’t a viable strategy yet during a panel today at the GamesBeat Summit in Mill Valley, California. “It isn’t a business yet,” said Heatherly. “There’s a lot of negativity ar… Read the full article…
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Try out state-of-the-art virtual reality in London (and take your clients, too)
| Feb 7, 2018I wrote this in December 2017 for colleagues in London. The Void also locations in Florida, running the same experience, and in New York, running a Ghostbusters one, which I haven’t tried. Worth a look if you haven’t done it yet. It’s still the case that most people who have tried virtual reality (VR) at all… Read the full article…
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Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire — a step inside The Void’s new VR experience
| Jan 22, 2018Before I went to Disneyland this week, I made it to what is a far more interesting attraction for Star Wars geeks. In the Downtown Disney retail area, I went to The Void and awaited my turn at the Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire virtual reality experience. The location is one of just three in… Read the full article…
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Star Wars VR experience is coming to The Void’s new Southern California and Vegas venues
| Dec 20, 2017The Void has won a heap of praise for its New York-based virtual reality experience: Ghostbusters: Dimension. And now the Lindon, Utah-based company is expanding to open two new Void Experience Centers in Las Vegas and Glendale, California, near Los Angeles. Virtual reality fans have been dishing out some money for PC-based and mobile-based VR systems. But… Read the full article…
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