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Virtual Reality Makes Video Games Come Alive Like a Holodeck
Except Captain Picard never had to wear all this gear.
When my family goes on vacation, we’re far more adventurous than we are at home. Want to try a lampredetto sandwich (the fourth and final stomach of a cow that is a Florentine specialty) while visiting Italy? Yes!
Want to get naked in front of lots of other people and try a public bath (aka onsen) in Tokyo? Yes!
Want to try a virtual reality video game while in Singapore? Yes!
I’m not someone who likes first-person shooters. I love strategy games where you’re building a civilization and collecting resources. Yet we were on vacation so I impulsively agreed to try out Sandbox VR at the Orchard Central shopping mall in Singapore.
My family and I loved it so much, we went back to try another game later that same trip! We would have tried even more once we returned home to California (there are multiple locations here), but COVID 19 hit before we could schedule a game here.
Virtual Reality is more than just a TV screen
I really had no idea what to expect when we walked into the Sandbox VR location. It’s in the middle of a multi-story shopping mall in Singapore and the space…
