{"id":54,"date":"2018-05-31T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T10:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.virtualrealityobserver.com\/?p=54"},"modified":"2021-11-30T08:37:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:37:47","slug":"4-places-to-experience-virtual-reality-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/4-places-to-experience-virtual-reality-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"4 PLACES TO EXPERIENCE VIRTUAL REALITY IN CHICAGO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Chicago, The Windy City. Turns out it really does live up to that name. Home to the now World Champion Cubs. Really never thought I would write that sentence. Ever. Let us not forget their first class restaurant scene, architecture, and museums. Chicago is an awesome city. Just avoid going in winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We were also very pleasantly surprised by Chicago\u2019s VR experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In no particular order, here they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Address: The Brickyard, 6451 W DIVERSEY AVE, STE G9, CHICAGO, IL 60707 This is an awesome opportunity to test drive Sony\u2019s PlayStation VR headset. One of the prettiest looking headsets on the market today it was engineered with the user in mind. Allowing the individual to focus on the VR world they are exploring. We think more demos should be made available to the public, let us try these things!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Address: Shops at Northbridge 520 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 Ok, so now you have experienced the PlayStation VR headset, make the drive over to the Shops at Northbridge and give the HTC Vive a spin. Designed from the ground up for room-scale interaction, VIVE delivers an immersive and delightful experience for seated, standing and room-scale experiences. If you have tried both let us know which one you prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Address: Allstate Merchandise Mart, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654 Go to their Meetup page to RSVP, the next meetup is taking place on January 18th, 2017. Participants will have a chance to demo the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Touch, and Samsung Gear VR. Among the featured software and games will be Life of Lon, the VR story game from Block Interval currently in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
http:\/\/www.gamestop.com\/gs\/pages\/events\/PSVR-Demo<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
Twitter: @GameStop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2. Microsoft<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/locations\/il\/chicago\/shops-at-north-bridge\/store-55<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
Twitter: @htcvive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
3. Chivr-Virtual Reality Meetup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
http:\/\/www.chivr.org\/<\/a><\/em><\/strong>
Twitter: @VRChicago<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
4. Chicago Virtual Reality Rental<\/h4>\n\n\n\n