“Beam me up, Scotty.”
The third annual Star Trek Day is set to kick off next month at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, bringing with it a number of major announcements, panels, and unique programming honoring the legendary science-fiction franchise as well as late cast member Nichelle Nichols.
This year’s festivities will also feature a series of augmented reality (AR) Delta Portals available to fans across the United States as well as London, Brazil, and Melbourne. Using their smartphones, visitors can unlock a variety of 3D content such as classic starships and recognizable characters from the show via the Instagram app. Each Delta will be dedicated to a current Star Trek series, offering its own unique content to discover.
Star Trek Day’s AR Delta Portals will be open to the public from Wednesday, September 7th to Thursday, September 8th at the following locations:
- Los Angeles – The Grove
- New York – Hudson Yards
- Chicago – Water Tower Place
- London, United Kingdom – Science Museum
- São Paulo, Brazil – Shopping Cidade São Paulo (Note: Brazil dates are Thursday, Sept. 8 to Friday, Sept. 9)
- Melbourne, Australia – Federation Square
Those unable to visit the AR Delta Portals in-person can still join in on the fun remotely by tuning into the official Star Trek Day livestream taking place Thursday, Sept. 8 at 12:00pm PT. For more information on this year’s celebration visit here.
Image Credit: StarTrek.com
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