Shoppers can experience what virtual reality feels like as part of a new exhibit at Metropolis at Metrotown.
Canadian Compass: Adventures in Every Direction opened to the public on June 12 and will be running until July 3.
Folks strap on a virtual reality headset, free of charge, and are taken on a two-minute journey. Destinations include the crashing waves of Niagara Falls, the rugged Rockies and the Northern Lights in the Northwest Territories.
“We wanted to celebrate and do something for Canada’s 150th, and thought this might be something people might not normally see in their everyday life,” says Judy Black, the mall’s marketing director. “The 360 view that you get is really interesting with all these perspectives.”
Metropolis at Metrotown will also be raising money for Burnaby Community Services during the three-week exhibit. Staff are encouraging visitors to snap selfies in front of Canadian landscapes on display and then head over to the onsite photo booth, where prints will be sold by donation. All proceeds will be donated to the local charity.
Canadian Compass: Adventures in Every Direction is set up in the Grand Court, at 4700 Kingsway. The mall is open every day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., except for Sundays, when it’s open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
To mark Canada’s birthday, the mall also hosted an official Canadian citizenship ceremony on June 12. Thirty new Canadians took the oath and were sworn in by a judge.
