Experience ancient Egypt and travel in space with new virtual reality exhibit at WEM
New VR exhibits for shoppers to experience at West Edmonton Mall: Horizon of Khufu and Space Explorers: THE INFINITE. (Source: Excurio)
Shoppers will be able to immerse themselves into two new virtual reality exhibits at the West Edmonton Mall.
People can see what it's like to travel 4,500 years back in time and explore the Great Pyramid of Giza with the Horizon of Khufu experience. They can also fly into space with Space Explorers: THE INFINITE, adventures inspired by real NASA missions.
Created by French company Ecurio, the CEO says the exhibit is filled with adventure meant for a group of people.
'You wear a virtual reality headset, you see each other, you can interact with each other and you travel in space or in this case, to Egypt,' said Ecurio CEO Fabian Barati.
People will be able to feel what it's like to walk around inside the pyramids or be in space for 45 minutes.
While most VR experiences have you standing still, Barati says people will be able to walk around a big space and 'completely lose the feelings of their real surroundings.'
'You can also learn a lot of history and you will feel a lot of different things because you're entering very narrow corridors and also being elevated towards the top of the pyramid,' Barati said.
The West Edmonton Mall is only the second location in Canada for these exhibits; the first are in Montreal.
Tickets start at $35 for adults and $25 for children eight years old and up.
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