Wonderspaces VR

This Spring, Wonderspaces is bringing a Virtual Reality experience to Liberty Station.  The experience begins with a film called Drawing Room. This VR film is the first fully hand-drawn VR experience by visual artist Jan Rothuizen, known for The Soft Atlas of Amsterdam and his award-winning interactive documentary Refugee Republic. For this project, Rothuizen teamed up with interactive director Sara Kolster and new media collective Zesbaans. Together they recreated in clear lines the interior and the view of a room on the roof of a department store in the center of Amsterdam. The department store invited Rothuizen to spend some time on the roof to create a work of art. Through the eyes and thoughts of the artist, we discover the room and the city below. Drawing Room playfully deals with the question Virtual Reality creates: can being somewhere, an experience, be a work of art in itself?

After Drawing Room, you will go into an interactive VR music video called Show It 2 Me. Created using Tilt Brush's audio reactive brushes and featuring Night Club's single, “Show It 2 Me.” This music video first debuted at SXSW’s Virtual Cinema in 2017. It features art created by Titmouse president and owner Chris Prynoski and Titmouse creative director Antonio Canobbio. This film was also shown in our first Wonderspaces show back in the summer of  2017 as well. 

From there, you will go into an extraterrestrial VR world that is built from terrestrial objects called  Shigeto Hovering. This experience is an ethereal environment where the simultaneous destruction and creation of a planet's water source unfold to a uniquely constructed 360-audio spatial mix of Hovering. Hovering was created from digitally-scanned natural elements and is directed by Conor Grebel. The show experience will end on a plank that is 80 stories high. Knees shaky, palms sweaty. You have a choice. Do you walk or do you freeze? Richie's Plank is the only VR experience that lets you clone any real-world plank into the virtual world for 2X the immersion.

Tickets

• Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.


• Your ticket is only valid on the date and time of the ticket. Please confirm the date before purchasing.


• Purchasing tickets online in advance is highly recommended as many entry times sell out.


• Tickets purchased online will be emailed or texted to you. Please have your ticket downloaded on your smartphone or printed out in advance.


• The last entrance time is one hour before closing.


• Tickets purchased from third parties are not valid for entry.


• Tickets for future dates will be made available on a rolling basis. For information and early access to future ticket releases, join our community. 

General

• Wonderspaces is ADA accessible.


• A few VR films contain flashing lights, images, and patterns that may trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.


• Some content may not be suitable for children 


• The lineup of artists and artwork is subject to change.   

 Planning your visit

• All visitors must sign a waiver prior to being admitted into the space


• At check-in, one member of each group must have an ID that matches a name on a ticket.


• Adult supervision is required for visitors under sixteen. 


• Children under three years old do not require a ticket.


• Large bags and items are not permitted.


• Masks and costumes that obscure a visitor’s face are not permitted inside the space.


• Outside food and beverages are not permitted.


• We are located in the San Diego Comic Gallery in the heart of Liberty Station