🎢 XReality Podcast #53: XRAI Meets Location-Based Mixed Reality – Dream Park with Brent Bushnell
What if a basketball court could become a sci-fi puzzle adventure? Or a city park could turn into a full-blown scavenger hunt? 🚀
In this episode, I sit down with Brent Bushnell to explore Dream Park — a next-gen, location-based mixed reality attraction that overlays interactive games onto real-world spaces. With current installations in Santa Monica and Seattle, Dream Park is reimagining play with experiences like Super Adventureland and Crash Course.
We dove into:
The Dream Park experience – how mixed reality blends the physical and digital to keep you moving and immersed.
IP as a magnet – why strong intellectual property is the secret sauce for attracting audiences (think Pokémon or Disney).
The business of fun – lessons from arcades, “play + eat” venues, and scaling location-based XR.
EdTech potential – how immersive games can enhance education and therapy, blending gamification with real learning outcomes.
The road ahead – from downloadable, at-home trial experiences to pop-ups in spaces like basketball courts and soccer fields.
🎯 Whether you’re into XR, theme parks, game design, or educational innovation, this one’s packed with insight.
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