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the New Lenox Patriot | April 26, 2018 | 3
New Lenox arcade brings virtual reality to life
Jonathan Samples
Freelance Reporter
The arcade offers more than 40 virtual reality games that
guests can choose from. Retro gaming can be played at the
arcade, as well.
Josh Schoeling is living
the dream. After an unfruitful
stint in college, the New
Lenox resident set his sights
on a new reality – a virtual
reality.
Schoeling, 22, is the owner
of Genesis VR, a new
arcade in town with a 21st
century twist.
“We are a virtual reality
arcade,” said Schoeling, who
graduated from Lincoln-
Way West High School in
2013. “We have four rooms
dedicated to virtual reality,
and we have two coin-operated
arcade machines and
four retro consoles.”
The retro consoles – Nintendo
64, Nintendo NES,
Sega Genesis and Playstation
1 – line the sleek main
room of Genesis VR, located
at 416 Nelson Road. There,
gamers can kick back and
play childhood favorites,
like Sonic the Hedgehog and
Mario, before stepping it up
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to virtual reality games, like
Metal Assault and Battle of
Kings.
And if those titles sound a
bit outside of one’s comfort
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Genesis VR owner Josh Schoeling (left) opened the virtual reality arcade in the winter with
the help of his mom Julie Schoeling. Photos by Jonathan Samples/22nd Century Media
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