'Onedome' Digital Playground Showcases Immersive Art In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- A digital wonderland on San Francisco's Market Street called Onedome is transporting visitors to a futuristic playground of sorts.
The immersive art destination features experiences created by artists from the Bay Area and around the world.
"I think they should leave their expectations at home, and have an open mind, because it will blow most expectations out the water, I mean some of the things we're doing have never been done before," said Onedome co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer Leila Amirsadeghi.
One of those is "The Unreal Garden," the first-ever mass consumer mixed-reality production, which uses augmented reality in a forest.
"The reason we chose AR is because connection requires eye contact and VR is an isolating experience still," said Amirsadeghi. "So we basically have 25 people in an experience at one time, able to see what each other is doing."
The LMNL installation takes people through a maze of 14 Instagram-friendly rooms.
Onedome says it's using tech to open up art to the masses. "Technology to date has sort of disconnected us from each other," said Amirsadeghi. "And immersive tech which enables us to actually come together and connect back with each other."
Onedome's latest production is doing just that - through food. F.E.A.S.T. is a pop-up dining communal experience. The menu's are digital and projected onto the table. Each of the five courses for 32 people is coordinated with changing tablescapes that respond to hand motions.
"It's immersive and it's a great experience to wallow in with the artwork and be a part of it," said visitor Jillian Vu of San Francisco.
Onedome is constantly updating it's installations, and will feature new and different artists throughout the year.
"I've been to the Exploratorium and that's like engineering and all that stuff but this, each room just pulled you into the room," said visitor Jarmar Ledesma of San Francisco.
