MGM has teamed up with VR entertainment specialists Zero Latency to create the 2,000-square-foot thunderdome that immerses players in a freely-navigable digital universe, while strapped to wireless goggles and wearable computers.\u00a0Promoters are calling the new corner of MGM\u2019s millennial-focused video- and skill-gaming hub Las Vegas\u2019 first ever free-roaming multi-player VR arena.<\/p>\n
Zero Latency CEO Tim Ruse said that the arena emphasizes the strong social element that virtual reality can bring to gaming.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it comes to playing games, and exploring new worlds in virtual reality, more people means more fun,\u201d he said. \u201cTechnology can often be isolating but we are determined to continue to design games and experiences that bring people together to have mind-blowing VR adventures and forge real memories that can last a lifetime.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Along with Zombie Survival, the arena will offer an experience called \u201cSingularity,\u201d which involves teams battling killer robots in a secretive military research station, and \u201cEngineerium,\u201d a puzzle adventure set in \u201ca fantastical world with flying whales, giant parrots and colorful creatures.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were looking to bring a unique entertainment element to MGM Grand and found the perfect fit with Zero Latency, who create virtual reality gaming experiences using astounding technology,\u201d said President and COO of MGM Grand Scott Sibella of the new VR arena. \u201cThere is simply nothing like this anywhere in Las Vegas,\u201d<\/p>\n
Chasing Millennials<\/h2>\n The VR arena at MGM is just a small part of Level Up, a 12,000-square-foot lounge that MGM is trying to turn into a must-visit destination for millennial gamers who may or may not be ready to cross over into gambling. At Level Up you can play, for example, the world\u2019s first Frogger machine played for money, or wager with friends on a few holes of augmented reality golf.<\/p>\n
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There are machines offering more traditional casino gaming, too, like blackjack and roulette, but even these are set up differently, attempting to create a more social, multi-player dynamic. Because you know, that\u2019s what these millennial kids like, supposedly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Level Up also offers games<\/a> that have little to do with gambling, such as foosball, ping pong, Giant Pac-Man, and Connect Four.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zombies will soon be infesting downtown Las Vegas and the Strip. But before you stock up on canned foods, medicine, and weapons, rest assured these representatives of the ravenous undead are here purely to entertain. For a few weeks now, the \u201cFear the Walking Dead Survival Experience\u201d on Fremont Street has been offering visitors a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":57259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3313,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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