NYC: Aerobanquets RMX
A seven course dinner in AR and VR featuring Gail Simmons and DJ Spooky
When: November 13 — December 29
Where: James Beard House, 167 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011, USA
Price: $125
Tags: #VR, #AR, #sensory, #dining, #interactive, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
Inspired by the Futurist Cookbook, the (in)famous Italian compendium of surreal recipes and fantastical dinners published in 1932, the experience takes participants on a multi-sensory journey that combines virtual reality, food, and fantasy — a seven-course, hour-long, mind-altering art and dining experience.
After being greeted and ushered into the waiting area, guests are escorted into
an unassuming room, where they are fitted with Oculus VR headsets; that’s when the magic really begins. As images appears on their VR screen, they embark on their surreal dining journey, narrated by a familiar voice, that of t.v. food celebrity Gail Simmons , with an original soundtrack by Martux M and Paul D. Miller, aka dj Spooky.
Scene after scene unfolds as guests interact with virtual and actual bite-sized dishes from an exclusive menu curated by Pandya. Virtual reality, food, and fantasy combine for a mind-altering, 40-minute, otherworldly experience that tests “reality” by positing a negotiation between our expectations and what our senses make of our environment. Aerobanquets RMX reprograms all of our perceptive expectations. Through multi-sensory engagement, participants experience a unique and complex array of feelings, colored by their individual interpretations and responses.
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Contact Level: Very limited physical contact — staff will be on hand to assist participants only, initially by guiding them into a low-lit room and helping to comfortably fit their Oculus headsets to their faces. During the VR experience, staff will be standing by to provide help only when necessary — i.e., if someone is struggling to eat the food, or if they need water, or if they lose their balance
Content Advisories: This is a virtual reality (VR) experience that requires wearing VR head-gear and other technology for the duration, a minimum of 30 minutes. If you cannot tolerate the headgear you will not be able to partake in the experience.
This experience includes the ingestion of food. There are three menu options available: 1.) Standard Menu, 2.) Vegan Menu, and 3.) Nut, Seed and Gluten Free Menu. No other dietary restrictions, aversions, or preferences can be accommodated. Menu selection must be made at the time of the purchase of the tickets and cannot be changed less than 48 hours before the date and time of your ticket.
This art work/experience is installed on the fourth floor of the James Beard House, an 1840s townhouse without an elevator. The experience requires climbing four flights of stairs. There is no wheelchair access for this experience.