Just last week, Dreamscape Immersive opened it Alien Zoo experience in Los Angeles. The opening was kind of quiet and it’s been somewhat hard to get information about the new location-based experience. Ian Hamilton of Upload VR was one of the lucky few to have gone through the experience. He writes about his experience in his article, Dreamscape’s Alien Zoo Creates A Sense Of Awe And Wonder.
In the article he creates a compare and contrast to the Void’s Star Wars and Ghostbuster’s experience. He is very quick to note that the Void experiences few very much like shooter type video games where Alien Zoo feels somewhat different. Like The Void, Alien Zoo has the participant done backpack computers and Oculus headsets. They also put on foot and hand coverings. Withing the experience, the physical immersion is dramatically different. Participants can shake hands with each other, give each other high fives, exchange objects and even physically interact with denizens of the story world. The avatars do a very good job tracking the participants’ positions. Colliding with each other and objects in the scene are not a problem.
The article admits there are still problems with the experience especially with story near the end of the experience. However, he did not feel these distractions were deal-breakers. The new media format is still in its infancy and has far to grow.
If you are in the Los Angeles area and have $20 burning a hole in your pocket, make sure to check out this new attraction and be part of the evolution.
