The firm creates physical environments where augmented reality can be integrated for entertainment.

Like every other sector, entertainment and gaming have also embraced digitisation at a time when most people are migrating towards the online realm for everyday tasks as well as recreation, opening the doors for innovative gadgets. Even with people stepping out as life gets back on track in the new normal, businesses, government agencies, schools and other public spaces are creating hybrid environments, so that people can get the best of both the digital as well as physical worlds.

Rising demand for online gaming has already triggered a surge in sales for sophisticated laptops along with accessories and consoles, while the popularity of virtual reality has opened up the market for gadgets like VR headsets. Taking access into the online ecosystem to a whole different level, a startup in UAE has been creating physical environments, which are embedded with technology that brings extended reality to life within immersive spheres.

Founded amidst the pandemic last year, the firm HyperSpace uses blockchain tech to create native physical locations, where people can get a more realistic experience of augmented or virtual realities. Extended reality is an inclusive term which indicates a solution where VR and AR are blended into physical spaces, and through this people can be transported to sites or attend online events, marking a transformation for sectors like gaming and real estate.

Now powered up with another round of funding, HyperSpace has set its sights on assembling an extended reality entertainment park at the Dubai Mall, which is already known for a VR gaming attraction featuring Transformers. The space called House of Hype will provide a more authentic experience for young people who have been connecting and competing via social networks throughout the pandemic, and months that followed.

These ambitious projects meant for entertainment, can also empower other industries like virtual tourism as well as those that require remote on-field inspection. Recently, devices which use cameras and 3D scanning to teleport people, had promised a similar experience for people during an exhibition in Dubai.