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Immersive Gamebox is increasing fast. Only past year, the radical gaming amusement level had 3 locations successful the United Kingdom and 1 astatine Grandscape successful The Colony northbound of Dallas. Today the institution opened its 15th determination successful Dallas’ Deep Ellum vicinity eastbound of downtown, aft opening different venues from Berlin to New York City to San Antonio.
Like each the others, the Deep Ellum determination offers interactive, integer games played by groups successful “fun astute rooms.” As you tin spot from the goggle-less players above, it’s not astir AR oregon virtual reality. Instead, the “gameboxes” diagnostic a scope of tech including projection mapping, interaction screens utilizing the company’s patented Lidar, 3D question tracking, and situation sound.
All that exertion lets groups play 12 intuitive, afloat interactive games—from retro arcade benignant games to puzzles for kids to “the first-ever life-sized slingshot Angry Birds game,” created successful a concern with Rovio Entertainment.
Teams of 2 to 6 play 30- to 60-minute games featuring levels and challenges designed to beryllium fun, social, and collaborative.
Partnered with Netflix connected a Squid Game experience
Another partnership, with Netflix, offers an adjacent much timely acquisition based connected the streamer’s most-watched series, “Squid Game.” That “intense” acquisition is lone for those 16 and up, the institution says.
“We’re excited to link Immersive Gamebox with the culturally affluent assemblage of Deep Ellum and heighten the lively entertainment, euphony and arts that bring radical unneurotic successful the area,” Will Dean, co-founder and CEO of Immersive Gamebox, said successful a statement. “Our extremity is to enactment the neighborhood’s revitalization post-pandemic and connection a safe, amusive acquisition for household and friends to enjoy.”
Raised $11M successful June 2021
To substance its growth, Immersive Gamebox raised $11 cardinal successful June 2021, erstwhile Dean predicted the aboriginal of retail would beryllium experiential by nature, and promised to “elevate immersive amusement to the adjacent level.”
The Deep Ellum determination is astatine 2525 Elm Street Unit 3C. For much info, you tin spell here.
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