Interstellar Arc
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| Address | 3072 Rigel Ave Building 170 Las Vegas, Nevada United States |
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| Location | AREA15 |
| Owner | Felix & Paul Studios |
| Type | Location-based virtual reality experience |
| Capacity | 170 guests per hour |
| Opened | October 22, 2025 |
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Interstellar Arc is a 60-minute location-based virtual reality (LBVR) experience created by Felix & Paul Studios and installed at Area15 in Las Vegas. The attraction combines narrative-driven virtual reality, full-room physical environments, and interactive effects to immerse participants in a science-fiction mission of interstellar exploration. It soft-opened in October 2025 and officially launched in November 2025.[1][2]
Concept
Interstellar Arc places visitors aboard a fictional deep-space mission, blending VR storytelling with physical sets, spatialized audio, and environmental effects. Participants move freely through multiple rooms, interacting with virtual and real-world structures synchronized in real time.[3]
Development
The experience was developed by Felix & Paul Studios, a Montreal-based immersive entertainment studio known for large-scale VR installations and the Space Explorers series created in partnership with NASA.[4]
Construction and installation were completed in coordination with Area15 technical partners and various Las Vegas–based contractors.[4]
Installation at Area15
Interstellar Arc occupies a custom-built section of Area15’s District 2 expansion and integrates multiple themed environments, pre-show and post-show zones, and large-format VR stages designed for groups.[5][6]
Experience
Participants embark on a guided mission lasting approximately 60 minutes, moving through physical rooms while wearing untethered VR headsets. The experience features:
- full-room physical set extensions
- environmental effects such as wind, lighting, and temperature variation
- real-time spatial audio
- large-area tracking
- multiplayer group progression
Reception
Local, industry, and national technology media have described Interstellar Arc as one of the most ambitious immersive attractions in Las Vegas.
- WIRED described the experience as cinematic and transportive, writing that it "feels like I've been transported into a scene straight out of a science fiction movie."[9]
- Neon Las Vegas called it “one of Las Vegas’ most imaginative experiences.”[1]
- Travel Weekly highlighted its cinematic worldbuilding and interactive scale.[5]
- Secret Los Angeles noted its high degree of immersion and production value.[10]
Local broadcasters, including FOX5 Las Vegas and News3 Las Vegas, covered the opening.[11][12]
The experience has also been the focus of industry discussion in outlets such as Blooloop, XRMust, and Amusement Today.[2][3][8]
Production and technology
The experience uses Felix & Paul Studios’ proprietary cinematic VR and real-time integration tools, integrating interactive props, environmental effects, and large-area VR tracking. The installation builds upon techniques previously used in the studio's large-scale VR exhibition Space Explorers: THE INFINITE.[2]
See also
- Virtual reality
- Location-based entertainment
- Mixed reality
- Immersive technology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dylan, Taylor (November 2025). "'Interstellar Arc' might be Las Vegas’ most imaginative experience". Neon Las Vegas. https://neon.reviewjournal.com/arts-culture/attractions/interstellar-arc-might-be-las-vegas-most-imaginative-experience-3323337/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Felix & Paul Studios launch Interstellar Arc at Area15". October 2025. https://blooloop.com/felix-paul-studios-interstellar-arc/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Felix & Paul Studios' Interstellar Arc opens at Area15". October 2025. https://xrmust.com/xrmagazine/felix-paul-studios-interstellar-arc-open-area15/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Montreal studio brings VR space travel to Vegas". October 2025. https://cmf-fmc.ca/now-next/articles/montreal-studio-brings-vr-space-travel-to-vegas/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Keaton, Kristen (November 2025). "An immersive journey into the future at Area15's Interstellar Arc". Travel Weekly. https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/An-immersive-journey-into-the-future-at-Area15-Interstellar-Arc.
- ↑ "Outer space immersive experience launches at Area15". October 2025. https://www.intergameonline.com/coin-op/news/outer-space-immersive-experience-launches-at-las-vegas-area15.
- ↑ "Step Into The Future: Interstellar Arc Opens At AREA15". KKLZ-FM. October 24, 2025. https://963kklz.com/2025/10/24/step-into-the-future-interstellar-arc-opens-at-area15-las-vegas/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Interstellar Arc opens at Area15 in Las Vegas". October 2025. https://amusementtoday.com/2025/10/interstellar-arc-the-highly-anticipated-fully-immersive-spacefaring-experience-now-open-at-area15-in-las-vegas/.
- ↑ "A New Las Vegas Attraction Serves Up Alien Foxes, Exoplanets, and VR Carl Sagan". WIRED. December 15, 2025. https://www.wired.com/story/interstellar-arc-las-vegas/.
- ↑ "The immersive Interstellar Arc experience lands in Las Vegas". November 2025. https://secretlosangeles.com/interstellar-arc-las-vegas/.
- ↑ "Interstellar Arc launches at Area15". October 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a687jFNT7wY.
- ↑ "Interstellar Arc launch event dazzles Las Vegas". News3 Las Vegas. October 2025. https://news3lv.com/news/local/interstellar-arc-launch-event-dazzles-las-vegas-with-immersive-experience.
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