Calling itself the world’s first smart and interactive dog toy, the Wickedbone is controlled by your smartphone and provides hours of play for your pup. The toy has wheels that help it to roll, jump and spin in reaction to your dog’s movements in interactive mode. Or, you can use the smartphone app to take […]
The Toy Guy Chris Byrne has been reporting from the 2019 American International Toy Fair in New York City to let us know what toys are set to make a splash. Barbie dolls are making a comeback in Spring 2019 with the 60th anniversary career collection. Their physical traits will differ, but the dolls will […]
As we leave Halloween behind this week, it’s time to focus on November’s charms. Large parts of the country will enter their peak foliage seasons as temperatures drop this month, but if you’re looking for a palate teaser, this is just the film. Shot on location in Vermont, the video is a serene trip through […]
The Ready Player One Experience is underway at San Diego Comic-Con. According to the website, fans will “enter the virtual world of Ready Player One and experience the nostalgia of the 80s in this interactive, hyper-shareable, walkthrough activation. Test your knowledge of the film and 1980s trivia in two challenge rooms and explore the depths […]
Universal just announced that an interactive virtual reality game inspired by the Jurassic World movies will debut at over 100 Dave & Buster’s locations starting next Thursday, June 14. The state-of-the-art VR motion simulator accommodates up to four players at a time, with each wearing an HTC VIVE headset. The 5-minute VR experience “transports players […]
Visited by celebs like Adele and Kourtney Kardashian, the interactive pop-up exhibit HAPPY PLACE was wildly successful in Los Angeles and hosted upwards of 100,000 guests. Now the Instagram-friendly exhibit featuring “multi-sensory themed rooms” is hitting the road on a nationwide tour, beginning in Chicago from June 28 through August 6. “Immersed in more than […]
From now until June, patrons of The Cauldron popup pub in London will experience the interactive magic of mixing drinkable potions and waving actual working wands. “Upon arrival, guests descend the stairs to receive a robe and magic wand, which they use to pour their own pint of Four Cauldrons, a limited edition collaboration beer […]
Steven Soderbergh’s newest story is being released in a brand new format. Soderbergh developed an app for HBO which allows for nonlinear, interactive storytelling, and the first series using that technology was released today. Starring Sharon Stone, Beau Bridges and Paul Reubens, the full “Mosaic” story has seven and a half hours of watchable content. When […]
J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore just introduced a new interactive digital experience which invites users to take a tour of the castle and grounds at Hogwarts. Fans will recognize the launch date of September 1 as the beginning of the Hogwarts school term, and also as the exact date of the “Nineteen Years Later” epilogue depicting an […]
