Chinese New Year Edition: Chinatown ARcade
🧧 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