"Then I looked down, and it knocked the wits out of me. Earth! Alive, immense, and bright blue beneath wispy brushstrokes of clouds, organic and palpably alive. My eyes teared up, then I went giddy."
THE INFINITE
THE WORLD’S LARGEST
INTERACTIVE IMMERSIVE
EXPERIENCE ABOUT
SPACE EXPLORATION
THE INFINITE: a brand new long-term installation in Montreal
Lasting 45 minutes and spanning 8,000 square feet, this new installation offers a collective, interactive and immersive experience to the audience visiting the International Space Station (ISS) through a virtual reality headset. The transformation of this travelling experience into a long-term residency in Montreal will help continue to shine a light on this unique work and the Montreal creative industry. This new installation will also include scenes filmed outside of the ISS in August and September 2021, which could not be presented during the Montreal premiere.
THE INFINITE will return to the city for an extended run in 2023 with a new version featuring content filmed outside of the ISS.
AN IMMERSIVE SPACE EXPLORATION
Become an astronaut in the first collective virtual reality experience that transports you into space and see Earth as you've never seen it before!
Watch THE INFINITE Experience Trailer | 0m30
Watch THE INFINITE Experience Trailer | 0m30
BE AS CLOSE TO SPACE AS YOU CAN GET
Only 250 astronauts have experienced life on the International Space Station.
Now, you can discover life in orbit!
Witness their epic adventure, and feel the immensity of space alongside these explorers.
EXPERIENCE A MIND-BLOWING ADVENTURE
THE INFINITE is an extension of the virtual reality work Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, the largest production ever filmed in space, produced by Felix & Paul Studios in association with TIME Studios. Filmed over two years and with privileged access to the International Space Station crew, this 2021 Emmy Award-winning film, four-part immersive epic brings the joys, wonders, and dangers of life in orbit up close and personal with astronauts on a mission. Space Explorers: The ISS Experience was created in collaboration with the U.S. International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, ROSCOSMOS, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center.
THE CRITICS AGREE, THE INFINITE IS A MUST-SEE EVENT!
"It's really incredible. It was like I was transported into a different world.
I can't quite put into words what I've just experienced.
This is just pure magic."
"It is the hottest ticket in town right now."
–CW39
"I am in awe. I'm not even exaggerating. It is amazing!"
"I have a newfound appreciation for the astronauts. You are in their shoes. You are at the Space Station."
"Life-changing. Do not miss it."
–FOX 26
"That was amazing. I've never experienced anything like this in my life. I really, honestly felt like I was floating in space, looking down at the earth, going through The International Space Station, hanging with the astronauts… It was a blast! I'd highly recommend it."
–104.1 KRBE
"It's unbelievable. I was speechless."
"You feel like you are just perched atop the space station. You can see earth right there, even inside the space station, you're hearing conversations that the astronauts are having. it's like a front row seat to something you never thought you would be able to do."
–Houston Life
"The spacewalk is all at once both exhilarating and awe-inspiring."
"It is the closest that most people will ever get to visiting the orbiting laboratory."
"Houston and space travel will be forever and inexorably linked."
"An unprecedented new immersive experience centered on the International Space Station (ISS) is making its U.S. debut here in Space City"
"May be the closest you get to the International Space Station."
"NASA doesn't endorse just any old thing. So I may as well exhaust the phrase: Houston, we have an immersive, International Space Station experience."
"Before you sigh, go ahead and circle December 20 in the calendar. That's when "The Infinite," reportedly the world's largest multi-sensory and in-person virtual reality experience makes its U.S. debut."
"A new immersive experience will show Houstonians what it's like to be in space."
"You're about to experience Earth from afar."
"Come December, the city will continue to live up to its name with the opening of Infinite, an immersive, NASA-inspired Virtual Reality exhibition."
"An out-of-this-world visionary adventure."
"It's an incredible honor to present The INFINITE in Houston - a city that played such an important role in making this project a reality."
–Félix Lajeunesse for Houstonia Mag
THE INFINITE EXPERIENCE
An immersive journey to the ISS and back…
in 5 zones
THE LIFT-OFF
A luminous vertical ascension: the body passes from its earthly form to its celestial form. Excitement rises.
Photo: Melissa Taylor Photography
ONBOARDING
The visitors take possession of the headset and are guided towards a luminous arch. Their ascent to the International Space Station begins.
Photo: Melissa Taylor Photography
Space exploration begins. Visitors walk around freely in the ISS.
Photo: Melissa Taylor Photography
Discover a breathtaking virtual reality spacewalk. This unique cinematic experience provides a view of Earth from a completely different perspective.
Photo: Felix & Paul Studios, from Space Explorers - The ISS Experience, produced by Felix & Paul Studios in association with Time Studios.
The last zone is a return to Earth. From this vantage point—and with their new perspective on the world—the visitor is given time to wonder, appreciate and contemplate our place within the stars.
Photo: Felix & Paul Studios, from Space Explorers - The ISS Experience, produced by Felix & Paul Studios in association with Time Studios.
THE UNIVERSE WITHIN THE UNIVERSE
The emotional return home includes an exclusive installation by famed visual and sound artist Ryoji Ikeda. Formed by an LED ceiling and mirrored floor, you'll experience a sense of weightlessness in the pitch-black expanse.
In a time where international collaboration is essential, the values that guide each space mission encourage us to reflect on how our collective actions will ensure the sustainability of planet Earth.
Experience the vastness of space, and see our home from a whole new perspective!
AWARDS
TOURING DATES
Montreal, Canada
2023
San Francisco, United States
Starting October 18, 2022
Seattle-Tacoma, United States
Starting May 21, 2022
Tacoma Armory
1001 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 1
Tacoma, Washington, 98405
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Tacoma Armory
1001 South Yakima Avenue, Suite 1
Tacoma, Washington, 98405
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Houston, USA
December 21, 2021 - April 17, 2022
Silver Street Studios
2000 Edwards Street, Gate A
Houston, Texas, 77007
Silver Street Studios
2000 Edwards Street, Gate A
Houston, Texas, 77007
Montreal, Canada
2021
July 21 - November 7, 2021
Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal
2020 William Street
Montreal, Quebec, H3J 1R8
Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal
2020 William Street
Montreal, Quebec, H3J 1R8
CREATED BY
INFINITY EXPERIENCES
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
TIME Studios
INFINITY EXPERIENCES is a joint venture founded in April 2020 between PHI Studio and Felix & Paul Studios, two major pioneers in the XR industry. It endeavors to create and distribute cutting-edge large-scale projects through spatial and immersive exhibitions, such as the ground-breaking Location-Based Entertainment experience THE INFINITE. This first production redefined the industry standards for immersive location-based experiences through creative innovation technologies that allow 150 visitors to simultaneously go into space and visit the ISS, creating the world's first large-scale interactive and collective experience around space exploration. Building on its success in Montreal, THE INFINITE embarked on a world tour in December 2021 and will stop in three cities per year until 2026. The first highly acclaimed stop in the US is in Houston, NASA's home city, where it is already collecting rave reviews.
TIME Studios is the EMMY® Award-winning television and film division of TIME, the global media brand that reaches a combined audience of more than 90 million around the world. Built on the foundation of TIME's award-winning visual journalism, which has earned over 52 major awards and nominations in the last seven years, as well as 577 million video streams across all platforms in 2019, TIME Studios harnesses the access and authority of one of the world's most trusted and respected brands to bring premium truth-based programming to television and film around the world, while continuing to push the boundaries of journalism and visual storytelling through new cutting-edge mediums including virtual reality and augmented reality.
CONTACT
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Myriam Achard
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