Japan is getting a VR zombie-shooting warehouse

Virtual reality is cool because it can put strange new worlds in front of you while you sit at your desk or walk around a small room with the HTC Vive. But one game uses VR to alter a space the size of a basketball court, and it’s headed to Japan.

Zero Latency VR is a Melbourne-based company that has created a life-sized virtual reality shooting game where multiple players walk around a space while wearing a head-mounted display and tracking equipment. Sega has picked up the game and is bringing it to Japan for a permanent installation. The publisher, which owns and operates a number of arcades in Japan, sees potential for VR as a destination technology that could get people out of their houses. That’s a strategy many other entertainment companies are embarking on.