The immersive entertainment company Nomadic and virtual reality games publisher Vrwerx are teaming to develop an adrenaline-laced virtual reality experience based on Paramount’s hit film franchise Mission: Impossible.
The location-based game, which is scheduled to open next spring in Orlando, will bring groups of players inside a mission and give them the vicarious thrills of pursuit — running, jumping and interacting with objects in a physical space that’s enhanced through virtual reality.
“This tactile experience empowers the consumer to feel like an agent,” said Russell Naftal, co-managing partner of Vrwerx. “They’re in this environment, physically touching items. They believe they’re moving through this destination. That’s what’s exciting to us.”
Nomadic’s walk-around Vr experiences blur the line between “virtual” and “reality,” incorporating physical props, set design and environmental effects to enhance the story. Game developer Vrwerx will create the narrative. It drew inspiration from another...
The location-based game, which is scheduled to open next spring in Orlando, will bring groups of players inside a mission and give them the vicarious thrills of pursuit — running, jumping and interacting with objects in a physical space that’s enhanced through virtual reality.
“This tactile experience empowers the consumer to feel like an agent,” said Russell Naftal, co-managing partner of Vrwerx. “They’re in this environment, physically touching items. They believe they’re moving through this destination. That’s what’s exciting to us.”
Nomadic’s walk-around Vr experiences blur the line between “virtual” and “reality,” incorporating physical props, set design and environmental effects to enhance the story. Game developer Vrwerx will create the narrative. It drew inspiration from another...
- 12/4/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
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