![]() ![]() In the so-called real world, “Pikmin Bloom” turned the scenery outside our doors into a magical flower-like wonderland and Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart installation in Las Vegas transformed the grocery store into an interstellar trip to other dimensions.Įntertainment & Arts Games are therapy. And “ Genesis Noir” challenged us to think about what we want in a relationship. “Psychonauts 2” delivered complex messages of mental health via outlandish animated canvases. “Unpacking” asked us to look at the objects that surround us. The music-centered game “The Artful Escape” was the quest for an identity. A deeper understanding of play can lead to new experiences, and there were great ones to be had in 2021 both on screen and beyond it. Not simply because the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are still hard to find or the tech universe has made the concept of a metaverse - a game-like escape into a digital reality - mainstream. If there’s a defining medium of our still-uncertain pandemic age, it’s games. ‘Sable,’ ‘The Artful Escape,’ ‘Unpacking’ and more of 2021’s best games asked questions about our place in the world and how we define our lives. We cross the hall at Area 15 to get lunch at The Beast, a gothic Americana venue with Korean fusion dining.Entertainment & Arts The 10 essential games of 2021 that helped us define who we are now There are VR experiences and quirky eateries. Area 15įortunately, Omega Mart is housed within Area 15, a neon experimental arts and entertainment venue. Explore a different kind of walk in freezer. There is a bar on the main floor but no food options. Outside food and drinks are not allowed in Meow Wolf. We spend 4 hours at Meow Wolf and would have spent more if hunger hadn’t driven us to leave the venue in search of a late lunch. Even though access to Omega Mart is limited by the number of tickets sold, bottlenecks can form around certain plot-driven locations during busy times. ![]() There are a lot of perks to arriving early: fewer people, more time to explore the environment, and less experience interrupting plot triggers as earlier players trigger video takeovers and lighting effects. We book tickets the day before through the Meow Wolf website for the first time slot: 10 AM. Get the hot office gossip from Herman Resources, the HR robot. Or maybe I should say “story web”? There are multiple possible outcomes. ![]() Snoop through company emails on corporate computers, monitor security cameras, read personal notes of other sleuths within the story.įor those that want to take the experience one step further, become an employee by acquiring an Omega Access Card to “boop” into corporate resources and become an active part of the storyline. But there is also a story to uncover in this whimsical land. Heck, some people seem to come just to get some Instagram photos. Walking around and observing the environment is reason enough to visit. ![]() Just some methods take more time than others. There are many ways to experience the space. As it is, I captured all the media from inside Omega Mart with my phone. But the Vegas location inspects bags before entry. I didn’t have this problem at the Santa Fe location. It turns out that Omega Mart does not allow “professional cameras” in the venue. I might as well get ahead of this: I am not proud of the pictures in this piece. ![]()
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