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Horizon of Khufu brings a rich VR experience

Horizon of Khufu comes to Austin

By: Jake Rajala

Horizon of Kufu is an unmatched virtual reality experience. It will take you on a journey where you witness the largest pyramid in the world (which is called Khufu). It’s 479 feet high (45 stories high)! According to, “Culture Map Austin”, guests will fly over the plateau of Giza, look off the top of the pyramid in every direction, explore the corridors, burial chambers, check out the queen’s chamber and even travel on the Nile River, and check out the funeral of Khufu in the 25th century BCE”.

This impressive VR experience will take off by Zoocade, which is a holographic zoo.

Tourism could take a decline with the rise of VR, as people can still witness stunning visual effects and landmarks with a headset. At least it would save people a lot of money while being inspirational.

The pyramids still must be visited in person. Each bit of it is truly unique and grandiose in person. The pyramids are miraculous, too. How the bloody hell could people get the material for it and the strength to build it?

The whole experience is 36 dollars for adults and 32 dollars for children. It’s safe to say it would be cheaper than a 1k dollar plane ticket, 250 dollar hotel visit, and money for a tour guide.

The pyramids are the only remaining wonder of the ancient world! It was built as a tomb for Khufu. It’s safe to say that he was quite popular.

I would love to go visit the pyramid in person. They are currently more stunning in person than aVR. Furthermore, I’d have to spend money on a plane ticket to Austin, so I mine as well spend slightly more money on going to Egypt.

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Denzel Washington loves “The Incredibles”

Incredibles reflection

By: Jake Rajala

The wise Denzel Washington is one of the most inspiring actors in Hollywood. He is also one of the few major Christians in entertainment. He has shown his faith in “The Equalizer” and “The Book of Eli”. Well, he has used his spotlight to point on other films that touched his heart, too. The badass oddly likes Pixar. It may seem like a strange combination.

Washington is married to Pauletta Washington. He went to Fordham University. He has a net worth of $300 million dollars.

According to the “Far Out”, Washington said, “When I was on vacation a few years back, and I sat, and I said I’m going to watch “The Incredibles”. Man, that is one of my favorite movies of all time now!”

The Incredibles is rated as one of the best Pixar films of all time. It has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%! That is the eighth highest RT score among Pixar movies. Of course, the film came out in 2004. The sequel to the main film is “The Incredibles 2” and it garnered an 93% RT score! Brad Bird knocked each film out of the park.

We need more adult faces in the movie industry to branch out and watch more cartoons. They can all bring joy, especially during the holidays. They are also filled with heartwarming visual effects.

Personally, my favorite Pixar films are Soul, Up, and Wall-E. These films ignite a warm spark in my heart. They have powerful storytelling, as well.

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Are there any dinosaur VR games?

Latest dinosaur VR games

By: Jake Rajala

Humans have been around for 5-7 million years. Of course, we can thank Stanley Kubrick for showing human ancestors beyond millions of years. Humans have barely been on this green earth in comparison to the monster dinosaurs, who roamed this planet for 165 million years! There have been books to document the existence of Dinosaurs, such as “The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs”. Let’s not forget that there have also been movies to feature dinosaurs, like “Jurassic Park” and “Night at the Museum”. With that enunciated, it’s somewhat cloudy if there are dinosaur games, particularly in VR.

The answer to my question above is absolutely! Steven Spielberg may not be the mind behind the VR dinosaur projects, but they stand out. There is “Jurassic World Aftermath”, which came out in 2020 and it features a user running for their life against velociraptors. A whopping 95% of Google users like the game! Furthermore, Meta Store handed the game a 4.4/5. There is also a non-commercial game where a player is running and being chased by a T-rex. Overall, It’s quite sexy to witness the two sides separated by millions of years trying to share the setting! On a side note — It may not be helpful to have Barbasol in the virtual experience.

Let’s not forget that there is a VR attraction of Jurassic Park in Miami Seaquarium, which is arguably the best VR experience of dinosaurs in the world. It’s also a whopping 60 minutes of an experience! It’s $79.99 to witness the Seaquarium and the dinosaur world together. It takes around 4 hours to visit the entire Seaquarium, so there is plenty of time to fit in blood-thirsty velociraptors!

There are a couple of other prominent VR games. Island 359 is also a survival game where the user is stuck on an island with dinosaurs looking to take his head off. The game garnered worse reviews than Jurassic World: Aftermath. If you don’t want judgment day to come, there is a peaceful VR dinosaur game called Nature Trek. The user can walk around, enjoy nature, and walk alongside triceratops, and not get torn apart by the teeth of a dinosaur. The hippie game brought forth a Steam rating of 9/10!

The dinosaur realm is the perfect blend of beauty and terror. With that said, people deserve to see and have a passion for life that didn’t exist at the same time as humans. Dinosaur films, despite failed attempts to live up to the original Jurrasic Park, can fuel inspiration for any viewer. Nonetheless, the VR experience provides a more intimate feeling with robust dinosaurs than ever shown before.

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Is there karate in VR?

What to expect from Karate in VR

By: Jake Rajala

Karate is an exercise that allows an average Joe to knock down a Goliath-like opponent. Bruce Lee is one of the gods in the karate world. He nicely showed passion in a way that inspired millions to conquer anything in their life. Of course, there is also “Karate Kid”, Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, and Pat Morita – which has surely made an infinite amount of wannabe Karate heroes. With that said, it’s indisputable that Karate has flourished in culture in the West.

However, it’s less certain if karate has hitched a ride with the future of entertainment: virtual reality. There is “Chaotic Dojo”, “Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu”, and “Crazy Kung Fu”. The reviews for Chaotic Dojo are like a ghost town. Nonetheless, the Meta Store has pitched in their opinion on the intense game. They said there are different fighting styles and self-defense is also learned. The Meta store has given the game a modest score of 4/5 stars!

Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu isn’t anything to disrespect, as well. The user gets to utilize karate and straight-up jabbing against many different types of foes in many unique arenas — contrary to other karate games. The reviews for the game are quite impressive — as the Meta store handed the game 4.7/5 stars and Steam gave the game 9/10 stars.

Crazy Kung Fu is also worth reflecting on. The user can jab and hit fake targets — which can transition nicely to real life. There can also be fake targets that aim to hit the player back! Similar to Dragon Fist, this game garnered a 9/10 Steam rating and a 4.7/5 Meta rating.

This area of games will certainly make the player sweat more than a game that allows the user to use a gun to take down their enemy. There is also lots of potential to incorporate karate with supernatural elements. Hopefully, the karate games for VR are just scratching the surface!

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Breaking down popular horror games in VR

What are some popular horror games in VR?

By: Jake Rajala

Witnessing a horror film can help people with anxiety and stress (yes, you read that correctly). The horror genre is quite surreal and often complex. Horror fans can reconcile the horror classics — such as “The Shining”, “Halloween”, and “Friday The 13th”. It’s noted that horror fans have the highest IQ among movie categories, so they should recognize their timeless and beloved horror films!

One also doesn’t have to enjoy horror in a movie or TV show. There have been video games where you can fight zombies or chase down a foe with a machete. These games can be enjoyed on an Xbox and PlayStation. However, it’s less certain if there are any horror games on the futuristic VR headset. Well, there certainly are a plethora of horror games in VR!

There are many glorious horror VR games!

  • Resident Evil 7

It would be unforgivable to highlight a game that also shows itself in a movie! The 2017 horror game is all about survival in a place surrounded by zombies. According to Collider, Resident Evil 7 is the scariest film in the franchise, as well. Taste the insanity in the video below for yourself! A whopping 92% of Google users admire the game.

  • Five Nights at Freddy’s

If the movie scared the hell out of you, one has to experience the horror firsthand in VR. In a dark room surrounded by evil toys that can just blend in, the user needs to find a way to not die. It’s somewhat similar to the sequel to Toy Story! Steam gave the game a whopping 10/10 and Meta Store gave the game a 4.8/5!

  • Until Dawn: Rush of Blood

Until Dawn: A Rush of Blood is beautifully gruesome. Teamwork is on full display in “Until Dawn”. The odds against Chris McCandless appear against this crew in Until Dawn. However, it’s not the same in Until Dawn: Rush of Blood. You’re on a roller coaster shooting pop-up clowns in this flick. 87% of Google users like the game and 4.5/5 stars were given by GameStop!

  • Inside the Backrooms

Inside the Backroom isn’t completely recommended for those who are claustrophobic. You are roaming around the backroom looking to escape. It’s an addicting puzzle, to say the least. Steam has handed the game a 9/10 and 95% of Google users like the game.

  • Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul

Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul is very well-rounded. The sound and sight are on par with nearly every other horror film. This game stands out with more impressive settings in my opinion. Steam only gave it a 7/10, but Best Buy gave it a 4.3/5!

  • Alien: Isolation

If you love the Alien franchise and Michael Fassbender, then you have to try out Alien: Isolation! This game gives you the chance to barely survive from alien attack. The graphics may not look like it’s in Iceland, but they do make one feel like you’re alone on a strange planet!

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Is there enough hockey in VR?

Breaking down hockey in VR

By: Jake Rajala

Hockey is beautiful and transparent, to say the least. Hockey is the third most popular sport in the world, according to World Atlas. If Antarctica had a sport, it’s safe to say hockey would fit best. The most popular hockey league is none other than the NHL. The long hockey season and intensely hot playoff battles aren’t the only thing that keeps hockey fans up at night. There are video games that showcase the passion for hockey. However, there is one gaming console that remains a bit more mysterious in its relation to hockey: virtual reality.

There are simply many hockey games for VR. The most prominent hockey games for VR are none other than Hockey VR, Goalie VR, VR Hockey League, and Hockey Shooter VR. Hockey VR showcases a player and a puck. There are realistic angles and opportunities for the player to score. Furthermore, there are a plethora of settings for the player to pick! Meta has given the game a 4/5 review. Goalie VR is also fascinating and waiting to be a Christmas gift. The game requires the goalie to have a bit of leg space to block shots. There can be five opposing players to battle the goalie. Meta Store handed the game an impressive 4.6/5 stars!

There is also a powerhouse hockey tool called NHL Sense Arena. The game showcases high-end graphics for a player and goalie, who have an opportunity to make magic happen. 5 NHL teams and 16 NCAA teams use the NHL Sense Arena. Not surprisingly, 98% of users with the app record an increase in hockey IQ. Jaromir Jagr is one of the trustworthy faces to have a positive review of the app.

Hockey is one of life’s categories that continue to improve – as VR tech progresses. VR will give the edge to any coach or player open to the unorthodox tech. It may even be a bloody race in sports to gain possession of the most updated form of VR, as well.

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Is there rock climbing in VR?

Is there Rock climbing in VR?

By: Jake Rajala

Rock climbing is unequivocally the most dangerous sport on this green earth. Hence, it’s bloody entertaining. We’ve been blessed with witnessing elite rock climbers hell-bent on success. Alex Honnold has set records as a free solo climber and then Tommy Caldwell pushed to get over The Dawn Wall. With that said, it’s less certain if there are other versions to witness the adrenaline that comes with rock climbing. The best console for the height and effort that comes with rock climbing is undoubtedly virtual reality.

Well, there are VR rock-climbing games! There is “The Climb” and then there is “The Climb 2”. The Climb 2 has gained a heap of attention since it came out in 2021. The game allows the user to not only climb with a vest but also free solo. Furthermore, it’s possible to climb skyscrapers! It’s safe to say it’s better to have a death wish in the game than in real life.

The graphics outdo the visual effects in the first game, as well. The length of the main story is 4 hours and 2 minutes. The length helps the game have decent exercise. The game garnered 4.2 stars/5 stars from The Meta Store. Per “The Road to VR”, The Climb 2 offers a more diverse experience than The Climb. There is also a VR game by the name of “Everest”, but it’s a mediocre 2016 game, and it garnered a mere 6/10 stars on Steam.

There is a lot of meat on the bone with rock climbing in VR. A rise in quality graphics with rock climbing will increase the thrill. Perhaps it can be possible to sleep in a tent on the side of a cliff. On the dark side of things, it may also be plausible in the future to have injuries on the screen that can hinder strength, too.

If you love sports and haven’t participated in rock climbing behind or in front of the camera, I beg you to branch out and rock climb! Rock climbing has blossomed in films on NetFlix and Disney+. It’s time for people who aren’t terribly scared of heights to garner more climbing features in VR to shine.

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Breaking down the Star Wars VR games

May the force be with you

By: Jake Rajala

It’s quite sexy to imagine the upheaval of Star Wars over the past couple of years. Star Wars continues to get better — as TV series of Star Wars have constantly shined. We’ve been blessed with “The Mandalorian”, “Andor”, “Ahsoka”, “The Book of Boba Fett”, “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, and more!

With that. said, it’s very likely that Star Wars material can improve. I’m not talking about the exhibit at Disney land. Rather, I’m talking about the combination of the real-life experience through virtual reality & Star Wars. So, is there Star Wars in VR?

The answer to the prior question is a resounding yes!

There are numerous VR Star Wars games! There are “Tales From The Galaxy Edge”, “Vader Immortal”, and “Star Wars: Pinball”! Vader Immortal was released in late November of 2019. “Tales From The Galaxy Edge” was released in mid-November of 2020! “Star Wars: Pinball” was released in late April of 2023! There is also “Star Wars Squadrons”.

There are three episodes of Vader Immortal. The first episode is about 50 minutes in length. As expected, the graphics in Vader Immortal outdo the graphics in the other Star Wars games. The user is a smuggler who comes face-to-face with Vader. It’s exciting that the user can practice lightsaber skills to prepare for showdowns with Vader. Meta store has given the game an impressive 4.3/5 stars.

Tales From Galaxy Edge is a first-person shooting game. You’re attacked by pirates and you quickly must fight to survive alongside classic Star Wars characters. However, in one of the reviews, they said the standard quests get boring. Overall, 91% of Google users like the game. Meta Store hands the game a 4/5 review.

The odd-ball Star Wars game is undoubted “Star Wars: Pinball”! The user is playing on a virtual pinball machine in an arcade room! The game can get addicting, but the lack of movement may get tiresome. 4.2/5 stars from the Meta store were given to the game. However, Steam gave the game a terrible 5/10 stars! Star Wars: Squadron features a user as a pilot in the middle of the action in space! has mixed reviews, to say the least. It has incredible Reddit reviews, but Steam only has given it a 6/10.

The four games all stand out from one another. With that said, I would rank Tales From Galaxy Edge as the first Star Wars game I’d like to play and then Vader Immortal as the second Star Wars VR game I’d like to engage in. I don’t love flying or a plethora of bad reviews on a game, so Squadron is the third game I’d like to try. All in all, I beg you to branch out with the beautiful Star Wars franchise on the authentic VR system. In conclusion – may the force be with you.

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Could VR be used for torture?

Could AI be used for torture soon?

By: Jake Rajala

With the rapid development of virtual reality and MetaVerse over the past several years, the VR world has certainly positively touched millions of people. VR has made a bang with headsets, games, and even movies (such as Ready Player One). It was beautifully recently shown in a podcast between Mark Zuckerberg and Lex Fridman that they could put the headset on and they could look at each other (face to face) in the same room — despite being hundreds of miles apart!

With that said, less-optimistic people certainly care about personal gain more than the vision of VR. Overly power-hungry, piggish, and ignorant souls could even use VR to harm POW. Hopefully, the VR world can garner more praise from billionaires. The filthy rich people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos seem to be focused on space and Artificial Intelligence (with Neuralink and OpenAI) instead.

As the VR graphics improve, people will enjoy their life so much, that they could honestly have a family in the game. At the same time, they could be a hero! People may not want to take off the headset — apart from eating, sleeping, and changing clothes. In the film, Inception, there is a group of people who prefer sleeping because they have everything they desire, so they only “rarely wake up in the real world”. Could VR really maintain our feelings to a state of bliss for us? How could it not be hyper-competitive? Will we get bored in a game?

I love the idea that people can see each other in physical space. I believe this is a much better idea than FaceTime for teaching a class or giving a speech in a meeting! Dating apps would also really benefit from two people seeing each other right away.

Steve Jobs is likely shedding a tear by looking down below at the progression of “Facebook” and the outlook by Mark Zuckerberg, who once sought advice from Jobs in the last days of Jobs’s life. The former Apple founder recommended Mark to travel to India!

In the show, “Black Mirrors”, there is a scene where there is a hologram of a person. However, it’s a conscious hologram! People pay money to shock/torture the hologram. Thankfully, an altruistic teenager put an end to the person going through hell. With VR or AI, we have to make sure that we don’t only create a magical product, but we make something that can’t be simply tweaked into a dangerous weapon.

Ultimately, I believe that VR will rarely be used as a method of torture. I actually believe that VR can be the big break for prisoners. I believe they will adapt better to a sleeky VR headset than the Bible or a box TV. I wholeheartedly anticipate VR to improve the way we learn and make a positive impact in the way we socialize. We will have a lot more ambiverts in the world with VR!

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Is Space Trek in VR?

Is there Star Trek in VR right now?

By: Jake Rajala

Star Trek is one of the most inspiring brands in entertainment! It’s where no man has gone before! The show tells us to live long and prosper. We had a taste of Star Trek with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in the late 1960s. Star Trek bounced back in the 21st century with J.J. Abrams orchestrating Chris Pines and Zachary Quinto in the show. Epically, the Star Trek film in 2009 brought in a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, Star Trek: Into Darkness registered an 84% RT score, and Star Trek: Beyond cranked out an 87% RT score! Meanwhile, the original Star Trek shows scored an 80% RT score. It could be said that the future has been kind to Star Trek.

With that said, there is another vital angle to the franchise: gaming. After all, most Star Trek fans are hyper-nerdy in general. It doesn’t take Captain Obvious to note Star Trek: Resurgence has crushed barriers on Xbox and Play-Station. It’s less certain if Star Trek has expanded to the futuristic gaming of virtual reality.

The answer to my prior question is a resounding yes. The VR experience of Star Trek is called Star Trek: Bridge Crew! The game was introduced to VR in 2017! You can have a seat in the U.S.S. Aegis and have the opportunity to discover an uncharted section of space. Action and adventure mesh well in this game, to say the least.

The ultimate conclusion is none other than: what are the reviews for the game? Steam didn’t give it a sexy score – as it gave it a 7/10. However, it should be noted that a whopping 90% of Google users admired the game! Overall, the game is unique and most people report high enthusiasm toward the only Star Trek game.

Below is a beautiful in-depth tutorial of the first-person experience in Bridge Crew!

There hasn’t been any news or rumors of a new Star Trek film. Star Wars has a few VR games, so the pressure is clearly on Star Trek to unleash more jaw-dropping experiences soon!

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