Galactic Attack: World’s First Mixed Reality Experience on a VR Roller Coaster

In 2017, Six Flags will once again partner with Samsung Electronics America, Inc. to debut Galactic Attack, the world’s first mixed reality experience. This next generation of VR introduces guests to the device’s passthrough camera functionality that lets them see their surroundings through the Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus headsets. The mixed reality view changes into a completely virtual reality environment ride as guests battle to save the planet from an alien invasion. Galactic Attack will also feature another world’s first-complex gameplay, which allows riders to make key decisions during the course of the ride that can affect the outcome. Galactic Attack VR on Ninja will be offered for a limited time early May through mid-June.

[@Coaster42]

"Mixed reality"? Is this just another name for augmented reality? if so, why was there none in the trailer? why couldn't this have just been a Cedar Fair park so we wouldn't have to deal with this crap?

[@Danrarbc]

Joel Graber VR but they switch the camera on sometimes so you can see the outside world. Cedar Fair has done VR too though - Both at Cedar Point and Canada's Wonderland.

[@Coaster42]

Danrarbc That's what augmented reality is, and yes, they did, but they didn't put it an a freaking Vekoma corkscrew!

[@Danrarbc]

Joel Graber augmented reality is butting virtual objects in a real space. Bringing the outside world in to VR is technically called mixed reality rather than augmented, but it generally the same idea. And they are doing it this year on Iron Dragon: not a looping coaster but it does have the same restraints.

[@Coaster42]

Danrarbc But it doesn't cause any headbanging, while the corkscrews cause more headbanging than a slayer concert. They couldn't put the VR on any other ride? Literally anything else there would be better.

[@amberstein619]

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