The Void, which created in-person VR experiences however was pressured to shutter its enterprise final yr in the course of the pandemic, could also be coming again. A former investor could also be planning to relaunch it with key workers after buying the IP and different belongings, in keeping with a report from Protocol. 

In its heyday, The Void counted traders like Disney and Comcast, and created high-profile VR titles like Avengers: Damage Control, Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire and Ghostbusters: Dimension. It created theme park-type facilities that allowed guests to don VR headsets, backpacks and tactile vests to discover VR worlds full with real-life touches like functioning doorways and different props. 

Unfortunately, the corporate’s option to launch in high-end malls saddled it with debt, and the pandemic ultimately pressured it to shut. After in search of safety from collectors, it transferred belongings to a holding firm which planned to resell them or relaunch after the pandemic. It ended up doing the previous, promoting its enterprise to an organization known as Hyper Reality Partners (HRP) earlier this yr.

HRP has reportedly signed key workers who beforehand labored for The Void, together with its Chief Creative Officer Curtis Hickman and VPs of Content Jason Howard and Steve Shaiken. According to a placeholder web page on the positioning, “The Void [and HRP] are now entering a period of rapid expansion and are looking for more talented team members to join us. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of VR and the entire entertainment industry.” 

In its prior incarnation, The Void spent hundreds of thousands creating its personal Oculus-based headset, VR backpacks and equipment. However, it supposedly plans to relaunch with new gear, presumably as a result of the previous gear has been made out of date by lighter units and new standalone headsets. It’s reportedly additionally trying to open its personal, bigger venues with non-VR points of interest together with meals and beverage providers. There’s no timeline for that but, however its first new location will reportedly be in Las Vegas.