# Experiences for your venue.

> Location-based experiences by Dream Awake Labs. Custom location-based entertainment built with AI agents, XR, robotics, and AV. Developed and tested at The Rectangle, then adapted for your venue.

Projection mapping, robotics, and mixed reality. Sound, lighting, sensors, and show control connect what guests see with what happens around them.

For: Venue operators, attractions, and brands.

## Use cases

- **Free-roam XR adventures**: Small groups explore a mixed-reality story world together, headset-based or headset-free.
- **Team challenges**: Quests and puzzles where projection, sensors, and sound react to what players do.
- **Family attractions**: Approachable games, talking characters, and robot encounters for families.

## Capabilities

- Projection mapping
- Mixed reality (XR), with or without headsets
- Robotics
- AI characters and agents
- Sound, lighting, and sensors
- Show control and operator tools

## How we work

The Rectangle is our Santa Cruz development and prototyping space. Test the core interaction here before planning the full installation.

1. **Scope**: Define the audience, experience, site constraints, budget, and technical risks. Agree on a focused development plan.
2. **Prototype**: Build a working interaction at The Rectangle. Playtest, refine, and document what the venue version needs.
3. **Pilot & deploy**: Adapt the prototype to your site. Plan hardware integration, installation, operator training, and ongoing support as part of the project scope.

## Work and prototypes

Prototypes in development at The Rectangle, not client installations.

### Mixed-reality mini-golf (Prototype)

A mixed-reality mini-golf game developed in the lab. A technology demonstrator, not a venue deployment.

- Procedural course generation, so layouts can change between rounds.
- Interactive mixed-reality gameplay.
- Explores AI characters as in-game guides.
- Designed to adapt courses to the size and layout of a location.

### Embodied AI characters (In development)

Lab work on AI characters people can talk to in a physical space. In development, not a commercial installation.

- Projected and on-screen characters with AI personas.
- Robotics for characters with a physical presence.
- Spatial interaction with the people in the room.
- Quests and guided experiences led by a character.

## Start a project

- **Book a lab demo**: In-person walkthrough at the Rectangle.
- **Discovery call**: A call to talk through your project.

Send a request at https://rectangle.space/build/venue-experiences#request or call (831) 607-8735. Your request comes straight to us. We confirm every demo and call personally. Sending this request does not book a time until we confirm it.

## Working with us.

### What happens at a lab demo?

An in-person walkthrough at The Rectangle in Santa Cruz. See the prototypes and the room, and talk through your project. Send a request and we’ll confirm a time.

### Can we start with a prototype?

Yes. A focused prototype can test the core interaction before committing to a larger installation.

### Does the experience have to use headsets?

No. Projects can use projection, sound, lighting, robot characters, and physical interaction, with or without XR headsets.

### Can you work with our existing equipment?

We review your hardware, software, and site requirements during scoping to identify what can be reused and what needs development.

## More from Dream Awake Labs

- [Custom software](https://rectangle.space/build/custom-software.md): Operator controls, booking and guest flows, integrations, and the tools your team uses every day. Integrate existing systems or define the setup your project needs.
- [AI agent development](https://rectangle.space/build/ai-agents.md): AI characters that respond to guests and guide quests, and agents that screen, route, and follow up on work behind the scenes.
- [Dream Awake Labs at the Rectangle](https://rectangle.space/build.md)