✔️ Our VR Specialists come to you with our custom cases filled with VR Arts Immersion™ headsets and a Wi-Fi hotspot. All we need is a place to plug in our equipment, and chairs and tables for participants!
✔️ Our first VR experience, Freedom in Expression, takes participants on a 360° visual and audio journey connecting the history of public art to the Mexican Mural Movement with a muralist in modern-day Chicago and ground-breaking female mariachis in Tucson.
✔️ Our second VR experience, Weaving Our Story, takes participants on a 360° visual and audio journey through three local Indigenous Arizona artists’ work on the themes of weaving, storytelling, music, public art, and cultural heritage.
✔️ We are MOBILE, while based out of Phoenix we are serving all communities across Arizona, including rural areas!
✔️ Our VR Specialists facilitate the experience for your group including time for eye rest and group discussion.
✔️ Our experiences run 60 minutes with an interactive in-headset survey at the end.
✔️ All of our bookings include digital supporting materials for use to further extend the educational experience beyond the headsets. We offer age-appropriate extensions for grades 5 and beyond, as well as adults.
✔️ Act One can accommodate up to 45 individuals per class and four groups per day. If you have several groups that are be interested in the same date, simply indicate in the form and follow the prompts.
Accommodations
- For individuals who prefer to view the experience outside of the headset, we offer tablets and headsets.
- We also have English and Spanish subtitles, with Spanish dubbing coming soon for our Second Experience, “Weaving Our Story.”
Requirements
- All participants must be at least aged 10 to try our virtual reality experience. This is due to the size and weight of the headsets, as well as the eye strain on younger eyes.
- Our virtual reality equipment is sun and temperature sensitive, which means that outdoor experiences here in Arizona are, unfortunately, out of the question. The space must be indoor, air-conditioned, well-lit, and must have access to a standard three-prong electrical outlet.
- Our equipment comes its own Wi-Fi, so no need to worry about internet access.
- No food or drink is allowed around the VR equipment. Water bottles that close are acceptable.
Pricing
Our virtual reality experiences are 100% free for Arizona Title I schools.
Depending on the nature of your company, organization, or school, as well as the number of participants and distance from our homebase here in Phoenix, our experiences start at $500 for a single one-hour session (three chapters with eye rest and guided discussion between each).
Charitable Organizations
- 501(c)3s qualify for a steep discount, so please reach out to our VR booking team directly before making your booking request. Other organizational types do not qualify for a discount.
Homeschool Groups
- In order to book a VR experience for your homeschool group, there must be a minimum of ten confirmed participants over age 10.
- A deposit is required to secure your reservation. In case of cancellation within less than 24 hours of the booked experience, you will be charged 100% of the booking fee. Cancellations made within 48 hours of the experience will lose their deposit.
Got a question you don’t see the answer to? Reach out to our Lead Virtual Reality Specialist, Pearl Guerriere, at pguerriere@act1az.org.
