{"id":11135,"date":"2023-08-09T14:37:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/pushing-buttons-why-the-closure-of-disneys-star-wars-hotel-isnt-the-end-of-immersive-gaming\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:37:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:37:51","slug":"pushing-buttons-why-the-closure-of-disneys-star-wars-hotel-isnt-the-end-of-immersive-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/pushing-buttons-why-the-closure-of-disneys-star-wars-hotel-isnt-the-end-of-immersive-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: Why the closure of Disney\u2019s Star Wars hotel isn\u2019t the end of immersive gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

The $350 million Galactic Starcruiser will shut this year \u2013 but experiences that combine the real world with online gameplay could still fly<\/p>\n

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Next month, Disney\u2019s immersive Galactic Starcruiser \u201cStar Wars hotel\u201d in Florida will shut down<\/a>, less than two years after opening. Best known for being horrendously expensive \u2013 $4,809 for a couple for two nights, or a mere $1,500 a person if you fit four to a cabin \u2013 most have dismissed the Starcruiser as yet another of Disney\u2019s recent spendthrift follies.<\/p>\n

When I heard the news of its closure earlier this year, I rushed to book one of the remaining cabins. My path into the games industry was by playing alternate reality games (ARGs) that mixed real-world actors and events with online gameplay; I\u2019d go on to make ARGs such as Perplex City and, more recently, augmented reality games like Zombies, Run! Even though I hadn\u2019t been impressed by the Starcruiser\u2019s marketing, I was desperate to see what an estimated $350m budget<\/a> had produced.<\/p>\n

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\nThe $350 million Galactic Starcruiser will shut this year \u2013 but experiences that combine the real world with online gameplay could still fly
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\nNext month, Disney\u2019s immersive Galactic Starcruiser \u201cStar Wars hotel\u201d in Florida will shut down, less than two years after opening. Best known for being horrendously expensive \u2013 $4,809 for a couple for two nights, or a mere $1,500 a person if you fit four to a cabin \u2013 most have dismissed the Starcruiser as yet another of Disney\u2019s recent spendthrift follies.
\nWhen I heard the news of its closure earlier this year, I rushed to book one of the remaining cabins. My path into the games industry was by playing alternate reality games (ARGs) that mixed real-world actors and events with online gameplay; I\u2019d go on to make ARGs such as Perplex City and, more recently, augmented reality games like Zombies, Run! Even though I hadn\u2019t been impressed by the Starcruiser\u2019s marketing, I was desperate to see what an estimated $350m budget had produced. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The $350 million Galactic Starcruiser will shut this year \u2013 but experiences that combine the real world with online gameplay could still fly \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Next month, Disney\u2019s immersive Galactic Starcruiser \u201cStar Wars hotel\u201d in Florida will shut down, less than two years after opening. …<\/p>\n

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