The Official BSVR FAQ
No. Outside of Multiplayer VR Escape Adventures which are limited to one experience, the only limitation for our "standard" VR session is time. We do find that during a standard session, most people play 2-3 games. Some do play a single game, some play a lot more. Although we've found some people that want to try to get in as many experiences/games as they can, we don't find that the best use of your time.
We recommend VR for kids 8 and older with no upper limits on age (although consider mobility as you would need to stand for up to an hour or longer). Children under the age of 8 seem to require more attention and as we have limited staffing (usually one person, sometimes 2), we end up either not being able to help with those children or not being attentive to the rest of the customers in the shop needing our help. Additionally things like controllers and headsets may be too big and comprehension not at the level required to be able to play games (hence why they might need more attention than those 8+). If you have a child under 8 and you would like them to participate, please contact us before making bookings.
We have quite a few games playable by 2 or more people, several for 4 or more, and are building a library of options for up to 8 (and even 10) players. We always encourage group bookings, especially considering that bookings of 6 or more is our lowest per person rate. You can check out our multiplayer games here:
https://basestationvr.com/catalog/multiplayer/
Yes and no. We have both walk in hours as well as booking only hours. Our bookable hours and are currently 12pm-10pm Monday and Wednesday through Saturday from 12pm-10pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm. Our walk in hours are Thursday and Friday 5pm to 10pm and Saturday & Sunday during normal hours. We do encourage bookings in advance, especially on the weekend, as it's always difficult to predict how busy we will be at any given time. You can always call us at (401) 484-1895 to check availability. You can make reservations via this link:
https://basestationvr.com/reservations
Note that last time for booking (for an hour session) is an hour before our closing time.
Most glasses do fit inside the headset and we recommend wearing them if you are nearsighted (needing glasses to see distances). On rare occasions, people have had to remove glasses and have been generally fine. If you can. we recommend contact lenses if you have them.
We find that most people, both gamers and non gamers, enjoy Virtual Reality regardless of the experience. Although we do have a variety of experiences that can be done for those really not interested in games, we find that most people avoid games because "they're not good at them" and encourage everyone to give them a try and be surprised at how much fun it is regardless of "being good". You can check out our non-game experiences here:
https://basestationvr.com/reservations
Absolutely! And we encourage posting on any and all social media outlets and just ask that you tag Base Station VR. If you can't find us on those platforms, let us know and we can point you in the right direction.
Typically VR does not cause motion sickness. When doing VR, it will essentially be like you're in another room and your motions will be matched as if you were moving around in that other room. There are times where your motion in VR does not match your physical motions (like if you're flying in VR) and if you are susceptible to motion sickness, this might be when it could be triggered. This can be mitigated when the experience puts you "inside" a vehicle. We also spend time choosing experiences that limit this type of movement but also point these out to those that might be concerned.
