A virtual reality and e-sports hub will launch in Abu Dhabi soon
Pixoul Gaming in Abu Dhabi will put the Middle East on the global map for e-gaming and virtual reality.
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ABU DHABI IS EXPANDING their footprint in the e-sports space with the announcement of Pixoul Gaming, a virtual reality (VR) and Esports hub, will open later this year at Al Qana.
Professional and amateur gamers alike will get a kick out of the immersive entertainment destinations with its Virtual Reality Gaming Zone. Pixoul Gaming is also an e-sports academy dedicated to training serious gaming athletes, the first of its kind in the Middle East. In addition, it will also host global gaming tournaments in its 800-seat capacity arena.
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On the note that E-sports is one of the fastest-growing industries in the MENA region, the UAE’s digital gaming sector is estimated to reach US$930 million by 2025, wherein Pixoul Gaming will place Abu Dhabi as a global e-sports leader. Paul Hamilton, General Manager at Pixoul Gaming, says, “As an integrated, immersive entertainment destination with the region’s first Esports Academy, Pixoul Gaming has the potential to redefine the modern gaming experience. We believe that everyone should be a gamer today as Esports fosters creativity, encourages problem-solving, and builds leadership skills.”
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With a goal in mind to expand e-gaming into the Middle East, the center hopes to achieve competing on a global level while simultaneously hosting international tournaments. “The venue is almost complete, and we’ll be ready to welcome gamers by Q4 of 2022. We are working with the leading international experts and technology partners such as Robocom VR to offer our guests the latest and the best experience,” mentions Hamilton.
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Upon entering Pixoul Gaming, visitors will be invited to join the VR mission to save Pixoul Planet, telling the story of the rise and fall of a new world and the people who created it. “As technology partners and creators of this custom-built VR mission, we are excited to take gamers on an unprecedented adventure across cinematic and interactive experiences. At Robocom VR, our mission is to innovate the static gaming experience, inviting users to a portal into new dimensions of gaming and take control over their destiny while fully immersed in Virtual Reality Entertainment,” comments Karim Ibrahim, Co-founder of Pixoul Gaming and CEO of Robocom VR.
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“At Pixoul Gaming, we have introduced the region’s first fully wireless headsets in an open world cross-platform metaverse. With no unnecessary cables or heavy backpacks, the HTC Focus 3 headsets are fully synced with 4D and motion platform simulators to blur virtual reality’s boundaries ultimately. Across these ten integrated experiences, each lasting 6-10
minutes, there is a never seen before the journey of flight and racing simulators, escape rooms, shooting games, paragliding, and rollercoasters”
