The Wave Issue 77 | Page 2

2 Support Local Business By Glenn V Have you ever wondered or dreamed what it would be like to get really close to a Whale, so you could look it in the eye? What about a Jellyfish? or a Stingray? and better still, do it in your jeans and T-Shirt, without even getting wet! What about having the thrill and excitement of driving in a supercar, around some of the most famous race tracks, including Bathurst, or challenging your mates in the same race while driving around Ruapuna? “Sounds good doesn’t it?” What if you could visit anywhere in the world, including standing on top of Mt Everest! - still sounds good does it not? Well, I did just that last Saturday afternoon, right here in New Brighton at VIRTUAL VISIONZ the new VIRTUAL REALITY LOUNGE. Being a softy, I chose the blue option which gives you the wide-eyed, undersea experience. And what an experience it was! I found myself standing on a ship wreck deep in the ocean, having a close encounter with a whale! How does it work? After being placed in one of the 7 rooms, I was given the Vive head set and before I knew it, I was standing in a beautiful room with wooden panels looking out through a glass sliding door admiring the view, and then the white room where everything just ……………… If you want to know more, I suggest you visit VIRTUAL VISIONZ and accept the free 5 minute tutorial that will introduce you to the awesome world of Virtual Reality. Believe me when I say this—just the Tutorial is worth the visit, I assure you that you will want to experience more! Russell and his team, Darian and Coral, will offer you a menu, yes I did say menu - that has a full range of different Virtual Reality Experiences for ages 10 – no age limit. I fully understand that most of us, especially kids, today have played Sony and XBox games— but VIRTUAL VISIONZ offers a completely new dimension and experience to gaming, be it educational for the young ones, a nature experience or some action for the more mature and, with 60+ virtual experiences on offer, 5 Vive head sets in 5 rooms and 4 Oculus Rift Car Simulator Machines you have to see it to believe it! VIRTUAL VISIONZ have it all. Find them on 5 Hardy Street Ph 027 9510215 https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=virtual%20visionz VIRTUAL VISIONZ have been fully operational in NB since March 17, so please give them lots of support so they stay. On Sunday afternoon, my wife and I returned—my wife is not a gamer at all and she loved it! Ok—I will admit I tried one of the manly action reality experiences and, as Arnie would say….I’LL BE BACK - in our case it’s We’ll be back!