Cover Image for Chinese New Year Edition: Chinatown ARcade
Cover Image for Chinese New Year Edition: Chinatown ARcade
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Chinese New Year Edition: Chinatown ARcade

Hosted by Zihao Zhang & 3 others
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​🧧 Lunar New Year Special Experience:

​Chinatown ARcade: A Detective Adventure in 1900s Chinatown

​Step into 1900s New York Chinatown and become the detective in a city gripped by fear.

​Search for clues in shadowy alleys, uncover a gang kidnapping plot, and join forces with a mysterious reporter to rescue a missing girl — before history seals her fate forever.

​This limited Lunar New Year experience blends storytelling, gaming, and real city exploration into one unforgettable adventure.

​About Chinatown ARcade:

​Chinatown ARcade is New York City’s first outdoor AR scavenger hunt, transforming Chinatown into a living game world.

​Powered by AR and AI technology, players explore real streets and landmarks through immersive storytelling and interactive challenges, discovering hidden symbols, forgotten stories, and cultural history along the way.

​Our Achievements:

​Chinatown ARcade is an original IP by WanderLens Lab, a New York–based creative technology studio building immersive cultural experiences.

​Our work has:

  • ​Been featured by World Journal in New York City

  • ​Partnered officially with Snap Spectacles

  • ​Won the Snap AR Community Challenge

  • ​Been showcased at MIT Reality Hack, Columbia University, School of Visual Arts, and XR Guild NYC / Lehman College

Location
Anime Claw (Chinatown)
20 Pell St, New York, NY 10013, USA
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