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Harrison Ford Enters The VOID’s VR Experience at TED 2016

As we reported a little while back, The VOID team scored a spot at TED 2016 this week where they demo'd a special made-for-TED. Among the exclusive clientèle to experience the free-roaming, VR attraction was one, mildly famous, Harrison...

The VOID: Using VR Magic to Create Astonishment

The VOID started when Curtis Hickman brought on James Jensen to do some pre-visualization of the Evermore theme park that he was developing with Ken Bretschneider. When Curtis asked James if he had any other cool ideas, he shared...

Sneak Peek at The VOID’s Latest Tech to Feature at TED 2016

The VOID, the virtual reality theme park experience, has caused quite a stir in the industry over the last 12 months. Now, the company are taking their free-roaming brand of mixed reality entertainment to TED2016 and Road to VR's...
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Thorpe Park Reveals HTC Vive Powered Ghost Train, Opening Spring

UK theme park Thorpe Park has revealed that a virtual reality ghost train experience in development for some 3 years will finally open to the public this year, powered by the HTC Vive VR headset. Another UK theme park is...
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VR Roller Coaster ‘Galactica’ Gets Launch Video and Ride Stats

UK theme park Alton Towers just launched their first virtual reality roller coaster, Galactica. We've got the launch trailer and some vital statistics for the ride. As we reported, UK theme park Alton Towers is stepping into the virtual realm...

First Look: The Void’s 2K ‘Rapture’ VR Headset with Curved OLED Displays

Here's an early look at the first version of Rapture, the VR headset you'll use when you enter The Void virtual reality attraction, opening to the public next year. Packing dual curved OLED displays, it's a serious looking piece...
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Virtual Reality Dominates at Amusement Ride Expo IAAPA 2015

Kevin Williams reports from IAAPA 2015, an Amusement Park expo featuring upcoming rides and attractions coming to theme parks. He takes a closer look at the ever growing presence of VR at the show and its importance to the out of...

‘The VOID’ Latest Impressions from a Theme Park Industry Veteran

The latest in a semi-regular series of features where Kevin Williams covers the wider aspects of the re-emergence of virtual reality development in consumer and commercial entertainment. In this special feature Kevin gets a chance to try one of the most...

Building A Better Mousetrap: A “Landmark” Dream Of The Ultimate Content Platform

Noah Nelson is back with another instalment of Immersion Point and this week digs into Landmark Entertainment's recent unveiling of their new 'Pavilion of Me' project, an immersive content platform designed to be the first step on the road...
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Man Proposes to Girlfriend in VR Theme Park ‘The VOID’

You might have already seen the video of the proposal where a man bends his knee, VR headset and all, to his future fiance in the Salt Lake City-based VR theme park, The VOID. If you're doubting the veracity...

Landmark are Creating a Virtual Reality Theme Park You Can Enjoy at Home

Landmark Entertainment Group are one of the leading organisations in the out of home entertainment industry, having been instrumental in devising over 100 'major' attractions worldwide since 1980. Now, they're leveraging that experience to create a new virtual reality...

VR Theme Park ‘The VOID’ Begins Beta Testing, Reservations “Sold Out within Hours”

Getting into the newest VR theme park has proven to be a difficult task, as The VOID opened a number of beta testing slots for their Salt Lake City location on Friday and were immediately snapped up within hours. Tickets to The Void's...

‘VR Camp’ Coming to Burning Man Festival, Kickstarter Now Live

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1251129310/vr-camp-at-burning-man?ref=nav_search Burning Man, a week-long festival in the Black Rock Desert that showcases the weird and wonderful, will be getting a VR Camp—an enclave of VR enthusiasts that should find themselves at home among the unbound imagination and psychedelia that often shows up...

End of an Era: Disney’s First VR Attraction Set to Close

Sad news greeted the VR attractions sector with the confirmation from the Orlando Sentinel that DisneyQuest, the famous Indoor Interactive Theme Park, would be closing its doors in 2016 for the final time. Originally opened in 1998, the Orlando, Downtown...

The VOID Wants to Build 230 VR Theme Parks Worldwide, in Talks with National Geographic

In a recent episode of Gunter's Universe, a weekly VR panel show that takes place in the VRChat social space, an interesting melange of newly revealed information about The VOID came to light. For one, the Salt Lake City location is considering itself is a...
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