{"id":51945,"date":"2019-11-26T14:01:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=51847"},"modified":"2019-11-26T14:01:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:01:57","slug":"gaming-arcade-celebrates-doctor-who-day-by-launching-vr-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/11\/26\/gaming-arcade-celebrates-doctor-who-day-by-launching-vr-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming arcade celebrates Doctor Who day by launching VR adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Through the power of virtual reality, you can now take on the Daleks or run from Weeping Angels, and all from a warehouse in Abercarn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/IMG_0007_Resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52057\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/IMG_0007_Resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52057\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A Doctor Who virtual reality experience for \u00a33 and a 15 minute trip from Newport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abercarn gaming arcade VR Experience Wales launched a new Doctor Who interactive adventure on the same day that the beloved sci-fi series was celebrated worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This VR adventure uses a PC-based virtual reality headset and the <em>Doctor Who: The Edge of Time<\/em> video game to transport players to the Doctor Who universe. It features three levels: a shoot-em-up against the might of the Daleks, a TARDIS tutorial, and a fight for survival against the lurking Weeping Angels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With new Dr Who set for release early next year, which villain scared you the most?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DrWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; alt cardiff (@alt_cardiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alt_cardiff\/status\/1198924959776673792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Doctor Who adventure is one of many games that customers can choose to play. Costing \u00a33 for 10 minutes play time, VR Experience Wales allows you to give virtual reality gaming a try for a small fraction of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"buying your own headset (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/5\/16\/18625238\/vr-virtual-reality-headsets-oculus-quest-valve-index-htc-vive-nintendo-labo-vr-2019\" target=\"_blank\">buying your own headset.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A relatively new venture, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"VR Experience Wales (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vrexperiencewales.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">VR Experience Wales<\/a> opened in January 2019, and is located on the Prince of Wales Industrial Estate in Abercarn, between Caerphilly and Cwmbran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/IMG_0045_Resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"Man standing in front of a green screen using a VR headset\" class=\"wp-image-52058\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/11\/IMG_0045_Resized-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"Man standing in front of a green screen using a VR headset\" class=\"wp-image-52058\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>VR Experience Wales want to make immersive gaming a social activity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You would be forgiven for thinking that putting on a VR headset would be an isolating experience. Mark Crooks, manager of the arcade, explained that his VR adventures are more social than you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cVR is still in its infancy at the moment but we try to make it a social thing. We get a lot of people who come in and play together using multiplayer VR games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for Mark, the true beauty of VR gaming is its accessibility, and the unrivalled immersive escapism that it provides. One of Mark\u2019s regulars loves escape rooms, but her disability hinders her from completing the challenges in real life. However, in a VR escape room, she is on an equal playing field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe beauty of it is that, when they bring out a new VR escape room, it\u2019s fully accessible to her,\u201d he said. \u201cIf somebody is in a wheelchair, the VR calibrates to your height. 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