mk2 Opens Doors to Europe’s Largest Permanent Virtual Reality Facility

The newest tourist destination in Paris has opened with the launch of mk2 VR, the largest permanent virtual reality facility in Europe. Located in the heart of Paris' new 'tech district', mk2, offers the best of Virtual Reality (VR).

Dedicated to offering the best VR experience, mk2, through a strategic partnership with BNP Paribas, adds the mk2 VR experience to its Paris multiplex, mk2 Bibliothèque, France's third largest movie theater with nearly 2 million attendees per year. 

The mk2 VR facility offers consumers access to the latest VR technologies and exclusive content from some of the leading VR developers from around the world - all under one roof!
 

Accessible to everyone, mk2 VR showcases all the latest cutting-edge VR technologies from companies such as Oculus Rift, Sony PlayStation VR, HTC VIVE, MSI and more. Through these technologies, consumers can access VR experiences that span from fictions and games to fully immersive interactive programmed content. Users can come to mk2 VR to experience VR content that meets at the crossroads of fiction, documentary, gaming and art.  
 

"We are bringing VR to a multiplex-like environment with the opening of the first-ever entertainment venue fully dedicated to upscale VR experiences," said Elisha Karmitz, general director, mk2. "mk2 VR's concept offers consumers a lively, culture-filled facility focused on VR and good times, and that is why mk2 VR features 'Le Perchoir mk2,' a terrace bar developed in association with one of the trendiest rooftop and open air bar chains now in Paris, Le Perchoir. For anyone looking for a new experience, wanting to enjoy VR technologies or just having a drink in a cheerful environment, mk2 VR is poised to be the 'go to' place on the forefront of this latest revolution in entertainment."


 
mk2 VR Hours of Operation:
mk2 VR is open from Wednesday to Sunday, holidays and every day during school breaks. Private space can be reserved upon request at www.mk2vr.com.

Wednesday 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Thursday 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Friday 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Saturday 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Sunday 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM


Tickets (can only be purchased at mk2 VR):

20 minutes: 12 euros

40 minutes: 20 euros


"As a major actor of the seventh art, and with a history of 100 years, positioning us in this domain as the reference among European banks, BNP Paribas - the bank for a changing world - is delighted to be the partner of mk2 for the opening of the first place entirely dedicated to virtual reality, in Europe," said Bertrand Cizeau, BNP Paribas Group head of communications. "This partnership allows BNP Paribas to continue its commitment to sourcing emerging talents and offers over 1000 clients the possibility to discover this unique venue."
 

mk2, with mk2 VR, is the first cinema operator to develop an entire business around VR.  Faithfull to its 40 years of history in selecting and programming the best international films, the finest content in VR is selected by a dedicated programmer to merge mk2's famous know-how in the cinema industry into VR. As a thriving hub of culture and entertainment, mk2 VR will live to the rhythm of its exclusive content and sneak previews (revealed every Wednesday) all year long. 
 

On opening day, mk2 VR will feature VR content, including:

Birdly® by SOMNIACS: The best VR flight simulator, exclusively at mk2 VR.

Assassin's Creed Experience VR by Twentieth Century Fox

Star Wars™ Battlefront ™ Rogue One ™ X-Wing VR Mission by Electronic Arts

The Climb by Crytek

Homebound Joyride by Quixel

Introduction to VR by Felix & Paul Studios

The Walk by smartVR Studio

Eagle Flight by Ubisoft

Ocean Descent by Sony London Studio

Space Pirate by I-illusion

Holofit by Holodia


mk2 VR in brief:

An interactive space spread over 300 square meters (3300 sq. ft.)

In the heart of Paris' "3.0 district" near the BNF François Mitterrand library and Halle Freyssinet, Europe's biggest start-up campus (opening soon)

12 "VR pods" for individual experiences

The latest technology - HTC VIVE, PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and MSi

1.5 million euros invested

100,000 visitors expected in 2017

Images courtesy of Mk2 and used with permission.

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