Enter The Black Mirror Universe And Experience The Future Dream Of Dystopian Writer Charlie Brooker

The popular series Black Mirror has inspired millions of viewers the world over to contemplate the future of AI, digitisation, and the power of global techno-corps. Mapping the potential underworld that lays within the boundary of human and machine, Black Mirror asks important questions and gives an often entertaining narrative to keep the mind busy. How do we view ourselves and other people in an age where representation is more digital than ever before?  
 
Running co-currently in New York and Madrid, the US exhibit can be found at The Shed in Hudson Yards. The space, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, is known the nation over for its incorporated installations that fully immerse visitors in a grand experience. From its artworld debut at the recent film festival in Cannes, the exhibit has been shipped to America for the premium visitor attraction. Replicated and erected in Spain, visitors in Europe can also get their slice of the action. 
 
By blurring the divisions between uncanny and familiar, Black Mirror invites us to have our comfort zones tested with strange changes and systems that we can imagine humanity falling into.  Created by the French entertainment company Banijay Live Studio, the Augmented Reality experience teamed with Univrse who provided more than adequate technology, allowing the team to recreate their ideas with maximum effect. By rooting a virtual experience in a physical space, visitors get the best of both worlds and can enjoy a two-fold application of prompt and position. 
 
As the show ensues, 6 participants are given their own digital avatar and unique voice, then the story begins. The full experience runs for over an hour and requires full interaction from the participant.  This is no browsing museum exhibit; you’ll be expected to apply mind and body to the entire piece. Having been celebrated for its beautiful craftsmanship and its use of the Black Mirror narrative to create an artistic venue, the show is no-doubt only the beginning of this new style of all-in entertainment.

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