VR Marriage Slide Show
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia01Priscilla and Mark, surrounded by friends during their Rec Room wedding ceremony.
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia02Priscilla recites her vows.
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia03You may now "kiss" the bride—even if outside the headset, you're just leaning into empty air.
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia04Rec Room's "maker pen" allows users to draw persistent virtual objects—like this bridal bouquet, which Priscilla carried to the ceremony.
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia05Ben (center), Priscilla's close friend and the wedding's DJ, jokes with the lucky avatar who caught the bouquet.
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia06Cutting the cake neatly is even more of a challenge when the cake and the knife are both virtual.
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia07Priscilla and Mark enjoy their first dance—each standing in their own room, swaying gently, 2,600 miles apart.
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia08Here come the paintball guns!
Courtesy of Mark Gebbia09What's a good party without a barrage of paintballs interrupting the revelry?
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Contributing editor Peter Rubin writes about pop culture, sports technology, and AR/VR for WIRED. His book Future Presence: How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life was published in April 2018. ... Read More
