Galactic Attack World's First AR VR Coaster at SFNE

Having removed the VR experience from their iconic Superman The Ride Intamin mega coaster, Six Flags New England announced that Mind Eraser, the park's Vekoma SLC, is becoming Galactic Attack Virtual Reality Coaster this spring.
This world's first "Mixed Reality Experience" on a roller coaster will combine Augmented Reality using the Samsung Gear VR???s passthrough camera functionality along with virtual content.
The trains are also being outfitted with new restraints to make "a more comfortable, smoother and exhilarating ride experience than ever before".


Pictures are courtesy of SFNE Online (https://www.facebook.com/sfneonline/posts/1273553086015665)

Also according to SNE Online, there will be ANOTHER announcement on March 29th.....Stay tuned!

^ I personally think that the "outer space" dogfight will go well with the SLC intensity! I'd be thrilled to experience (What can I say?) another fun factor! This time I'm for their decision.

Violent Ride!

First off: Thank f*cking god they're Vekoma

[Paradox]

The hell is AR lol.

I'm ecstatic for the new trains though. I'm really happy they're Vekoma.

Paradox wrote:

The hell is AR lol.

I'm ecstatic for the new trains though. I'm really happy they're Vekoma.

I think it's Augmented Reality.

Paradox wrote:

The hell is AR lol.

I'm ecstatic for the new trains though. I'm really happy they're Vekoma.

it means they will use the camera on the phone to "augment" the reality, Pokemon go being the first thing that comes to mind. Why they would do this on a inverted coaster, I don't know.

Here's the official press release:

Six Flags New England Debuts Galactic Attack Virtual Reality Coaster: World???s First Mixed Reality Experience
Part of Six Flags and Samsung???s Renewed Collaboration on The Next Generation of Virtual Reality Roller Coasters
Galactic Attack Featured on Coaster Celebrating 20 Years of Thrills

AGAWAM, Massachusetts ??? March 16, 2017 ??? The world???s first mixed reality experience on a VR coaster is coming to Six Flags New England this spring. In partnership with Samsung, the ???Official Technology Partner of Six Flags,??? New England???s largest theme park is once again leading the way in innovation and taking its signature brand of thrills to the next level and beyond in a fully immersive, virtual riding experience on the park???s iconic steel coaster, Mind Eraser.

Mind Eraser celebrates its 20th birthday this season, timed to the launch of Galactic Attack Virtual Reality Coaster. Additionally, the coaster is being outfitted with brand new restraints for a more comfortable, smoother and exhilarating ride experience than ever before.

When riders board the coaster and don their Samsung Gear VR headsets, they will be introduced to the device???s passthrough camera functionality, instantly making riders aware of their surroundings, by allowing them to see the ???real world,??? including the person seated next to them??? along with virtual content. As they get settled into the ride, a heads up display overlay on the passthrough camera view will show data like current status of weaponry, time codes, fuel cells, and a countdown clock. Cresting the lift hill, a massive, swirling wormhole comes into view. As riders drop at high speeds, the mixed reality view changes to a completely immersive, virtual reality environment and a fighter spaceship cockpit materializes and envelops the riders into a tunnel of light. At the bottom of the first hill, riders are launched into the middle of a space battle, coming under attack from flying drones firing lasers and missiles. After swinging through tight channels, narrowly dodging drones and artillery fire, riders are brought into one of three drone bays, each of which offer a completely different gaming experience and three different endings.

Galactic Attack Virtual Reality Coaster will premier to Season Pass holders on April 8 and 9 followed by its grand opening to the public on Monday, April 10.

^ Contents confirmed and good luck to future riders!

[Dirk_Ermen]

I wonder what will decide into which bay you will be pulled. Highscores, rng, position in train or just a set bay for each dispatch.

[Paradox]

^aside from the lifthill, when do they use AR? This seems like false advertising