[Photo: courtesy of The Void/ILMxLab]
The Void’s Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire lets you and several friends immerse yourselves in Lucas’s universe in unprecedented ways.
Standing on a ledge over a lava field on the planet Mustafar with two fellow rebels impersonating Stormtroopers by my side, I’m frantically firing my blaster at actual Stormtroopers in front of and above me. Desperate to avoid getting shot, I’m dodging incoming fire–literally moving my body out of the way.
One by one, my comrades-in-arms and I pick off our enemies, all of whom have been trying to keep us from our objective: Recovering intelligence essential to the rebellion’s continued existence, thought to be inside a secret chamber identified by rebel spies. Accompanied and assisted by the droid K-2S0, we’ve navigated several chambers, taken an elevator, fought off giant lava monsters, and found ourselves at the edge of chaos. We’re surviving.
Welcome to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, from The Void and ILMxLab, the arm of Disney-owned Lucasfilm that’s focused on building immersive experiences. It’s the first virtual reality experience built to bring users into George Lucas’s rich universe and let them literally move around in it and complete a mission. This could be the best thing yet for location-based VR.
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Source: Fast Company