Mud Island plans to add new attractions

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (LPL) — Mud Island, the city’s semi-abandoned tourist attraction, may be restored to its former glory following a project to create a multi-sensory experience at the museum site.

The new concept, titled “Baron von Oppein and the River of Time,” combines virtual reality with a physical environment and will take the public on a journey into a creative world.

Thanks to the brainchild of local visionary artist Christopher Reyes, the new place will be at the forefront of sensor technology and will have a physical interface through which viewers can interact with both the real and the digital virtual.

A group of visual artists will assist Reyes in his revolutionary project to transform the water of the Mississippi River into a “River of Time.”

Reyes is in negotiations with the authorities, who have approved the project, and is currently raising funds to implement it, which is expected to cost US$10 million.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (LPL) — The city’s semi-abandoned tourist attraction Mud Island may be restored to its former glory with a project that aims to create a multi-sensory experience on the site of a museum.

Dubbed “Baron von Opperby and the River of Time,” the new concept combines virtual reality with a physical environment and will transport the public into a creative universe.

Thanks to the ideas of local visionary artist Christopher Reyes, the new venue will be at the forefront of sensory technology and will feature a physical interface where audiences can interact with both the real and the digitally imagined.

A group of visual artists will assist Reyes in his revolutionary project that will transform the waters of the Mississippi River into a river of time.

Reyes is in negotiations with the authorities, who have approved the project, and is currently working to raise funds to implement it, which is expected to be US$10 million.

Photo: christopherreyes.com