Hummingbird performance in Chicago Children's Theatre

Hummingbird successfully performed at the Chicago Children’s Theatre on March 24-26, 2023. All performances were fully booked by the end of the ticket's release day. Each performance included 5 VR participants that actively interacted in the outcome of the story wearing a VR headset, and 16-25 observers passively watching the performance in person with VR content on a large screen. Each performance time was approximately 45 minutes depending on the audience’s engagement followed by a 10-minute Q&A discussion and a short survey to gauge the audience’s experience. Most of the audiences reported that they enjoyed watching/participating in Hummingbird. The majority felt they were part of the story, and appreciated collaborating with other participants inside VR. Many comments were positive: “it was an epic adventure”, “Love it, want it to be real”, “It really felt like I was in VR world”, "super ! Amazing ! Fun!"