{"id":9745,"date":"2016-08-05T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=9745"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:57:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:57:23","slug":"six-flags-samsung-introduce-worlds-first-fully-interactive-roller-coaster-gaming-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/six-flags-samsung-introduce-worlds-first-fully-interactive-roller-coaster-gaming-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Flags and Samsung Introduce World\u2019s First Fully Interactive Roller Coaster Gaming Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Six Flags and Samsung VR Roller Coaster – Rage of the Gargoyles<\/p><\/div>\n

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — August 5, 2016 —<\/strong><\/span> Six Flags Entertainment Corporation<\/strong><\/a>, (NYSE: SIX), and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.<\/strong><\/a>, the \u201cOfficial Technology Partner\u201d of the world\u2019s largest regional theme park company, today announced the next evolution of Virtual Reality experiences coming to eight parks this fall. The company that introduced North America\u2019s first\u00a0VR Coasters<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0earlier this year, using\u00a0<\/strong>Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus<\/a> –\u00a0<\/strong>is taking thrill-seekers on an all-new 360 degree adventure in\u00a0Rage of the Gargoyles,<\/strong> a chilling, futuristic battle between good and evil featuring the first-ever interactive roller coaster gaming experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guest response to the virtual reality coasters at our parks has been outstanding, further solidifying Six Flags as the world leader in innovative rides and attractions,\u201d said Six Flags President and CEO John Duffey.<\/strong> \u201cOne of the most exciting things about this technology is that we have the ability to change the storylines to offer our guests new thrills and new reasons to visit our parks. Just like the Superman and New Revolution VR Coasters currently operating in nine of our parks, Rage of the Gargoyles will be another first for our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s been so great about our partnership with Six Flags is that it\u2019s perfectly in line with Samsung\u2019s mission to bring Samsung Gear VR and virtual reality technology to the masses,\u201d said Marc Mathieu<\/a>, Chief Marketing Officer at Samsung Electronics America.<\/strong> \u201cMore and more people will get to experience VR for the first time through this totally unique and immersive experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Rage of the Gargoyles<\/strong>, riders – wearing Samsung Gear VR headsets – are pilots seated in the cockpit of an Apache-style helicopter. With a devastated cityscape as the backdrop, a fleet of choppers prepares to battle an army of terrorizing, winged creatures. The action-packed adventure begins when riders ascend up the coaster\u2019s lift hill as the blood-thirsty gargoyles mercilessly attack the copter\u2019s fragile glass barrier. The epic on-screen conflict quickly accelerates as the high-definition imagery synchs perfectly to the coaster\u2019s movements sending riders twisting, turning and diving through the hazardous city streets – flying over battered skyscrapers, plunging underneath twisted bridges and dodging falling debris, all while shooting to repel these lethal demons and conquer the vicious master gargoyle. A surprise ending to this fully-immersive virtual odyssey will leave guests breathless, and ready to experience\u00a0Rage of the Gargoyles<\/strong> over and over again.<\/p>\n

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Six Flags and Samsung VR Roller Coaster – Rage of the Gargoyles<\/p><\/div>\n

This groundbreaking VR coaster gaming experience does not need a touchpad or buttons to activate, allowing riders to keep their hands on the lap bar as they shoot. Instead, the mounted Gatling guns on the helicopters are controlled through head movements and as soon as an attacker is targeted, the weapon automatically fires. Target tracking graphics will display in HMD (Head Mounting Display) style to demonstrate the auto fire function.<\/p>\n

Rage of the Gargoyles<\/strong>\u00a0will debut on the following eight roller coasters:<\/p>\n