Manchester is to play host to the UK's first live action video game karting experience.
Chaos Karts combines real-life racing with augmented reality - throwing 'players into a virtual world, living inside a real-life video game to race-battle their friends, family, rivals and colleagues'.
Engineered by The Ents Inc, it promises a 'completely unique and highly innovative experience', where players will burn rubber around a potentially infinite number of tracks in a digitally projected world, whilst their vehicle interacts with the virtual track and any challenges rival players might 'launch' their way.
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With no physical obstacles on the track and anti-collision technology, helmets and driving suits are not required as part of the attraction, which comes from the team behind The Crystal Maze and Tomb Raider Experiences, and is coming to the Old Granada Studios site this September.
They say Chaos Karts 'will transport players worlds away from the everyday as they compete against each other to win points and races'.
Using 'unmatched, state-of-the-art technology', the karts will be kitted out with features to produce real life sensations and reactions that will immerse competitors into the 'high-energy thrill ride'.
Each race varies in design, complete with music and 'ground-breaking' in-game usable in-kart power-ups, with weapons that will allow players to ‘battle’ right up to the finishing line.
The experience, open to anyone aged nine and above and over the height of 153cm, opens on September 1, 2023, with a second site in Dubai opening on the same date.
Tom Lionetti-Maguire, of Chaos Karts, said: “We are so excited to be launching this brand-new attraction, and especially to be doing so in Manchester & Dubai this year. Creating a real-life version of a videogame has been an obsession for some time and Chaos Karts is a real game changer. It’s literally like stepping into your favourite racing game and I know the people of both these great cities are going to love it.”
Each session is made up of up to eight players with two sessions running each hour. They'll run for approximately 75 to 90 minutes, including track time, briefing, breaks and debriefing.
Early bird tickets, costing from £15 each, can be booked online on the website now.
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