NYC: Future of Storytelling Story Arcade + Chained [EXTENDED]
A VR popup from FoST that includes the immersive theatre-VR hybrid experience from MWM Immersive
When: February 23 — April 21 [EXTENDED]
Where: 601 West 26th Street, Suite 301, New York, NY 10001
Price: $60–150; 13+
Tags: #immersivetheatre, #VR, #interactive, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
FoST is known for curating some of the best in immersive content from around the world. In the Story Arcade we feature seven highly acclaimed, internationally lauded, and deeply anticipated exhibits, and invite you to experience storytelling like never before.
Now you can commune with ghosts, fly through a prehistoric landscape, receive an original perfume, travel to the Amazon River basin, explore the cosmos, learn about the challenges of traveling as a minority, help a tiny hero uncover secret stories, and walk in the shoes of Freedom Fighters. Experiences include:
Chained: A Victorian Nightmare: In Los Angeles, this smash hit sold out its five-week run in under 48 hours. Experience what TechCrunch calls “a great gateway to the best use cases for virtual reality.”
Algorithmic Perfumery: Reinventing the future of perfumery, this olfactory exhibit achieved high praise at its IDFA premiere. Now available for the first time in the US, experience the future of personalized perfumery.
Cosmic Sleep: Making its world premiere and featuring a custom-built thermo-haptic chamber, Cosmic Sleep lets you experience the cosmos by journeying through space as a comet.
I Am A Man: Selected by the Oculus Launch Pad program, this VR experience primes guests to witness the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike and the events that followed.
Jurassic Flight: Lauded by CNET as “hands-down, the best VR experience,” Birdly now brings you the opportunity to take flight through a Jurassic landscape.
Munduruku: Commissioned by Greenpeace, this VR experience takes place inside of a specially built pod and uses multisensory elements to introduce you to the indigenous people of Brazil.
Traveling While Black: Journey to Washington, DC’s famous Ben’s Chili Bowl in this incredible VR documentary by Roger Ross Williams, the first African American director to win an Academy Award.
Wolves in the Walls: Originally premiering at Sundance in 2018, this gorgeously animated VR piece draws you deep into an experience that
Tickets are sold in hour blocks, with only 20 passes available each hour to stagger entry times and ensure there’s enough time and space for everyone. We recommend you reserve 60 minutes for the total Story Arcade experience, with an additional 30 minutes for Story Arcade + Chained, but won’t be enforcing a hard cut-off once your time slot is up.
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Contact Level: Moderate (Familial) for Chained
Content Advisories: Virtual reality may make some people motion sick. Chained contains some creepy imagery. Cosmic Sleep is not recommended for the claustrophobic.
Must be 13 years of age or older. All guests under the age of 18 will need a parent/guardian present with them who will be asked to sign a liability waiver on behalf of the minor. All parents/guardians must be ticket-holders themselves.
Additionally please note; some Story Arcade experiences have weight limits. We encourage you to read the descriptions of each experience thoroughly.
The Starrett-Lehigh building is wheelchair accessible. Not all of the experiences can accommodate someone in a wheelchair due to the nature of the build-outs. Chained is wheelchair accessible.
