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Anvio VR Opens New Venue in London

With full-body virtual reality (VR) experiences becoming more popular then ever, Moscow based company Anvio VR have announced that they have expanded their operation and opened a venue in London.

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After the success of their first full-body VR title, City Z, Anvio VR looked to not only bring more experiences to the visitors but also expand to new locations to bring this technology to new audiences. Now, after a successful run in Moscow the company have opened a new venue in London which allows those in the UK a chance to drive into not one but two full-body VR experiences. This includes the City Z experience in which players will be giving a gun peripheral along with a sword and must face off against hordes of the undead in a fast paced, action packed combat situation that is sure to test your skills. Also available is the newly released puzzle adventure title, Lost Sanctuary which focuses more on puzzle solving and traversing the environment rather than combat.

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To those unfamiliar with full-body VR experiences, they allow a user to step beyond the lines of reality and virtual space and become completely immersed in the moment. With an Oculus Rift head mounted display (HMD), body tracking and no wires combined with the large, open space that Anvio VR has users are giving complete and total freedom. This means that a user can move around without the worry of space or cable length and even reach out to touch their group members that are right beside them. Thanks to the technology that Anvio VR use as well, all of this is possible with no latency and with support for up to four players.

Located just north of Kensington in the Whiteleys Shopping Centre, Queensway, those in or around London will find it easy to get to the venue and jump right in. Bookings must be made online and can be for groups of two, three or four people with prices ranging from £65 (GBP), £97.50 and £130 respectively.

Recently a number of other full-body VR experiences have made their way to London including that of Star Wars: Secrets Of The Empire which puts visitors into the beloved sci-fi world like never before.

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Anvio VR Release Second Full-Body Experience, Lost Sanctuary

Following the success of their first full-body virtual reality (VR) title, Anvio VR have released their second product in the form of a puzzle-adventure title named Lost Sanctuary.

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In Lost Sanctuary, players must work together to descend deep below the ground in order to uncover a forgotten civilisation and discover the treasures that lie in wait. Up to four players can enter this ancient and abandoned city and must work together, solving puzzles and traversing the environment, in order to progress deeper into the heart of the city. Equipped with wrist mounted weaponry, players will be able to use the full-body tracking technology in conjunction with an Oculus Rift headset to have complete freedom of movement without the need to hold onto any peripherals.

The total immersion that comes from the full-body tracking solution that Anvio VR use allows the wearer to erase the lines between the physical and virtual worlds, enjoying the experience like never before. As Lost Sanctuary will see players entering a mysterious underground world, they can expect to find all sorts of sights below including ancient buildings that tower over them and large, glowing mushrooms that create fantasy locations full of danger. Lost Sanctuary is on the other end of the scale in comparison to Anvio VR’s other title, City Z, which put players up against the undead in a fast paced, close-quarter combat situation.

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All of this is possible thanks to the advanced technology that Anvio VR uses to create a complete virtual world that is able to support large open spaces and physical interaction for up to four players. The large play area, complete wireless system and the latest in VR headsets and tracking ensure that a player has complete freedom with no latency. As all the equipment is supplied on site and there is no handheld weaponry required, Lost Sanctuary is completely accessible to any and all visitors.

Lost Sanctuary may only be the second title that Anvio VR has released but the team are committed to releasing more in the future, offering a diverse content library to visitors. With the guarantee that their will always be something new to try and the limitless possibilities of virtual space, Anvio VR will continue to create full-body VR experiences for the foreseeable future.

For more on immersive VR and updates on titles by Anvio VR, keep reading VRFocus.

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See Anvio VR’s Immersive New Experience In This New Gameplay Trailer

Total immersion is difficult in virtual reality (VR), and one of many reasons is that you can rarely see your own body. Your hands, perhaps, with modern motion controllers, but without full motion capture technology, the rest of your body is very difficult. But Anvio VR wants to bring the most immersive VR experience possible to the masses, and will hopefully be able to move to a location near you soon.

Based in Moscow, Anvio VR have already seen early success in their headquarters, with over 2000 people coming to experience what they believe is the most immersive VR experience on the market.

Anvio VR provide a fully wireless VR experience, allowing you to walk around a large room with your friends, with full limb movements visible to your fellow players. The game sees you walking across perilous planks, navigating dank sewers and moving up crumbling buildings while shooting down zombie hoards – all with your friends.

The game is City Z, and while fighting off monstrous foes and shooting down the undead, players will be able to enjoy some downtime – like kicking around a virtual ball in real-time, with their feet, with other players. It’s an experience you’re not likely to find in many other places.

In the gameplay footage below you’ll be able to see players suit up for the game, and explore some dim tunnels in hopes of finding a way forward. The game simulates awkward walkways – none of the drops are real, of course, but the immersion will have your stomach believing they are.

You can try Anvio VR for yourself in Moscow, and they have plans to expand worldwide soon. For more on what they have to offer, just watch our gameplay trailer below.

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See How Full-Body VR Works in this Live Footage of Anvio VR

Experiencing virtual reality (VR) with a group of friends with one-to-one motion tracking in a huge room is the dream many VR enthusiasts want to come true. Luckily, Anvio VR wants to bring that exact experience to all of us with their VR innovations.

Anvio VR plan to expand their operation into a city near you, after seeing success in their Moscow headquarters, with more than 2000 guests coming to try the new immersive VR experience.

Anvio VR let’s players enjoy City Z, a multiplayer VR zombie shooter. Anvio VR’s impressive multiplayer technology, coupled with City Z’s zombie hoards, make for high octane VR experience. Anvio VR promises to “[Erase] the line between the physical and virtual worlds.”

In the video below you’ll see exactly what technology Anvio VR will strap onto your body to make the experience work, and how their huge room-scale VR tracking technology works in a multiplayer environment. It looks intense!

Players will be crawling through closed sewers and walking over perilous walkways hanging hundreds of feet in the air – perhaps not a videogame for the faint of heart! All before a climactic finale seeing all the players raise their guns in the air as the achieve victory aboard a rooftop.

Check out our live footage of the game being played below.

For more on Anvio VR and when it’s coming to a high street near you, stay VRFocus.

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Experience Full-Body VR with Anvio VR

We’ve had a taste of room-tracking virtual reality (VR) with the likes of HTC Vive for a while now, but full-body tracking in a large, warehouse-size environment with multiple other players? That’s still been out of reach for most of us – that is, until Anvio VR stepped up to the plate.

Based in Moscow – and actively looking to expand into a city near you – Anvio VR has already seen success, declaring that the firm has already seen over 2000 guests.

In the trailer below you can see players strapping themselves in for battle, before jumping into a massive version of City Z based in Moscow, that’ll see players walking over perilous planks elevated hundreds of feet into the air, and fighting back a zombie horde on rooftops and in claustrophobic sewers.

But that’s not to say there’s not milder pursuits – you can even see players kicking a virtual ball to one another in real time, using nothing but their feet. This kind of multiplayer VR interaction has only been a dream thus far for most VR enthusiasts, but Anvio VR look to be offering an experience that’s worth further investigation.

All this freedom comes untethered too – no wires will be holding you back during play sessions, offering the most immersive possible VR experience. Anvio VR promises to “[Erase] the line between the physical and virtual worlds.”

For everything on the latest and most immersive VR experiences, stay on VRFocus.

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Experience Full-Body VR with Anvio VR

We’ve had a taste of room-tracking virtual reality (VR) with the likes of HTC Vive for a while now, but full-body tracking in a large, warehouse-size environment with multiple other players? That’s still been out of reach for most of us – that is, until Anvio VR stepped up to the plate.

Based in Moscow – and actively looking to expand into a city near you – Anvio VR has already seen success, declaring that the firm has already seen over 2000 guests.

In the trailer below you can see players strapping themselves in for battle, before jumping into a massive version of City Z based in Moscow, that’ll see players walking over perilous planks elevated hundreds of feet into the air, and fighting back a zombie horde on rooftops and in claustrophobic sewers.

But that’s not to say there’s not milder pursuits – you can even see players kicking a virtual ball to one another in real time, using nothing but their feet. This kind of multiplayer VR interaction has only been a dream thus far for most VR enthusiasts, but Anvio VR look to be offering an experience that’s worth further investigation.

All this freedom comes untethered too – no wires will be holding you back during play sessions, offering the most immersive possible VR experience. Anvio VR promises to “[Erase] the line between the physical and virtual worlds.”

For everything on the latest and most immersive VR experiences, stay on VRFocus.