During last month’s WTA-sanctioned Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, the official shopping mall sponsor of the tournament hosted its own tennis extravaganza complete with a virtual reality game of rooftop tennis.
AIR Concepts Limited created VR 360 Tennis in the Air, which enabled players wearing VR headsets and holding controllers to play each other on a virtual court on top of Lee Gardens that provided aerial day or night views of Victoria Harbour’s famous skyline. Using profile photos taken before playing the game, users could see their opponent’s face superimposed on a virtual body.
The game could be experienced at Lee Gardens mall, with players being able to gain access to it by first redeeming prize tickets from playing the Air Tennis Mobile Game on their phones that enabled them to hit prize targets with serves.