The Dream Machine Experience

XR experiences at the Lincoln Center
The Dream Machine Experience - rendered chrome and rose-gold chamber with a glowing central spire and filament lamps ringing a segmented mirrored floor

The Dream Machine, boundary-breaking XR experiences crafted by the EyeJack team in collaboration with the legendary Nona Hendryx, debut at Lincoln Center in 2024. This innovative project features 16 immersive VR worlds and 9 AR activations, designed in collaboration with iconic artists such as George Clinton, Laurie Anderson, Vernon Reid, Skin (Skunk Anansie), Bina48, Mickalene Thomas, Virgil Ortiz, Lutfi Janania, Cannupa, Carrie Mae Weems, Nick Cave, Etienne Charles, and Nona Hendryx herself.

The Dream Machine

Over the course of three weeks, the experience sold out daily. Our dedicated team of docents successfully transported over 4,000 visitors at Lincoln Center into the immersive universe of The Dream Machine using the Meta Quest 3 headsets. EyeJack's co-founder, Sutu, crafted six distinct experiences featuring virtual performances by legendary artists, captivating audiences of all ages with visually rich and immersive worlds.

The Dream Machine - a child in a Meta Quest 3 headset turns to camera among rows of seated visitors in headsets, the Lincoln Center room lit red and blue
The Dream Machine - a docent hands a QR-code card to a seated visitor in a Meta Quest 3 headset at a glowing white table in the blue-lit Lincoln Center room

Virtual Performances

Live Performance

In 2026, Dartmouth College hosted Dream Machine 2.0, an updated version of the virtual reality experience that supported a live performance by Nona Hendryx. Nona joined the concert virtually from her apartment in New York, singing and performing through a custom virtual instrument.

EyeJack also developed a collaborative sound garden where visitors could make music together, along with a bespoke live-performance instrument that allowed Hendryx to control music, vocals, animation and audience interaction in real time.

The Dream Machine - alien-plant-inspired instruments in the sound garden
The Dream Machine - visitors making music together in the sound garden

We also introduced Cyboracle Prime, a conversational AI experience and digital twin of Nona Hendryx. Built from her voice, philosophies, memories and creative methodologies, Cyboracle Prime invited participants into guided conversations about Afrofuturism, collaboration and identity. As visitors spoke with Cyboracle Prime, their reflections were transformed into a personalised piece of music.

The Bridge

Outside Lincoln Center, EyeJack unveiled a city-scale geospatial AR adventure. Led by Cyboracle, a mesmerising, larger-than-life virtual avatar brought to life by Nona Hendryx, visitors are invited on a self-guided journey to explore the vibrant tapestry of the land's past, present, and future inhabitants. The Dream Machine app seamlessly facilitates this journey, guiding explorers through the plaza and immersing them in the AR stories located throughout.

AR Poster

The Dream Machine - AR poster of Cyboracle in chrome armour rising from a giant iridescent blue flower under a violet sky, titled Cyboracle & The Dream Machine

Behind The Scenes

For more information visit: dreammachinexr.com

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