Sandbox VR announces the launch of its latest virtual reality experience in partnership with CBS Interactive: Star Trek: Discovery – Away Mission. Originally inspired by Star Trek’s iconic Holodeck, where environments are simulated in virtual reality, Sandbox VR brings that futuristic tech within reach at a location near you.
The Holodeck is no longer something that people can only dream about. Through a unique combination of real-time motion capture cameras and VR technologies, players can boldly go where no one has gone before: into an immersive social experience that brings the Star Trek universe to life.
Sandbox VR has worked closely with Star Trek writers and stakeholders to ensure the most authentic Star Trek experience possible. The Star Trek: Discovery – Away Mission free-roam VR experience allows players to warp into a thrilling adventure as a U.S.S. Discovery crew member on an away team mission. Guided by fan-favorite character Sylvia Tilly (with Mary Wiseman reprising her role from the show), teams will conduct tricorder scans, fire phasers, transport to strange alien planets, and seek out new civilizations.
Star Trek: Discovery – Away Mission has officially launched at Sandbox VR’s Hong Kong, San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles locations. This experience is directed by Michael Hampden, lead designer on Assassin’s Creed: Rogue and critically acclaimed VR title Blood & Truth.
The company is planning an expansive rollout across the U.S. with locations coming soon to New York, Austin, San Diego, and Chicago, with an additional 16 locations planned by the end of 2020. Sandbox VR is the leading team play immersive location-based VR experience with full-body motion capture technology and recently announced a major investment from Series A from Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, and a long list of celebrity investors such as Katy Perry, Kevin Durant, and Will Smith.
