Be the Ghostbuster: Two New VR Games Immersing You in Specter-Fighting Training Are Coming to 400 Locations This Year
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital EditorDon’t cross the streams!Sony Pictures Virtual Reality is gearing up to launch “Ghostbusters VR Academy,” which will let fans of the 38-year-old movie franchise train to become Ghostbusters themselves.The VR experience, described as an “immersive training simulator,” is being developed by Hologate, an operator of location-based virtual reality entertainment, in association with Ghost Corps. “Ghostbusters VR Academy” is slated to be available globally for at Hologate’s 400 locations by the end of 2022.“Ghostbusters VR Academy” is broken up into two distinct games: One in which players battle supernatural foes together using the famous proton packs, and a second in which Ghostbusters trainees will pilot the flying ECTO prototype vehicle.
In the first game, for Hologate’s Arena multiplayer VR system, players will strap on proton packs and work together as a team in “high-risk ghost encounter scenarios” — all while confined to the safety of academy grounds (whew!) so there’s no risk of ectoplasmic exposure.In ECTO flying game, players compete to see who is the fastest and most skillful driver in a high-speed ghostly race.
That one will run on Hologate’s Blitz, a motion-simulator platform designed for flying and racing games.“For the first time ever, players will be able to train to be a real Ghostbuster in an amazing academy setting and race a new flying version of the ECTO using Hologate’s vehicle-motion simulator,” Jake Zim, VP of virtual reality for Sony Pictures Entertainment, said in a statement.
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