These ain’t your bubbie’s latkes.
On Monday, a virtual reality club and arcade in Brooklyn will celebrate the Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah, on another dimension: a virtual one.
A Jewish group called Tech Tribe is throwing the event at a VR club called Yokey Pokey. The event’s invitation describes the evening as a “IRL VR Chanukah party”.
Guests will schmooze, eat latkes (fried potato pancakes), and light the ceremonial Menorah (a nine-pronged ritual candelabra) like they would at any other Hanukkah party. But they’ll also strap on Oculus Go headsets to play original Hanukkah-themed VR games and learn about the holiday in the virtual world. Read more…
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