09/16/2026
7 YEARS AGO, WE BROUGHT THE FUTURE TO SCARY STROKES.
As we get ready to celebrate 9 YEARS of Scary Strokes next month, we realized thereโs another pretty incredible anniversary happening right nowโฆ
Our Omni Arena turns 7 this month!
When we opened Scary Strokes in 2017, we never imagined how much this place would evolve. Two years later, in 2019, we added something that was unlike anything else around:
The Virtuix Omni Arena.
At the time, a lot of people didn't quite understand what made it so different. After all, VR wasn't exactly new.
But this was different.
You didn't just stand there and look around.
You could walk. Run. Dodge. Turn. Move. Compete. You actually became part of the game.
And when we first got it, there was enough curiosity surrounding this crazy new attraction that Tommy McFly from NBC Washington came out to Scary Strokes to see what all the hoopla was about.
Seven years later, the Omni Arena is still here โ and it has given thousands of people the chance to experience VR in a completely different way.
We've watched kids light up when they try it for the first time. We've watched families compete against each other. We've watched people who said, "I'm not doing VR" end up having an absolute blast.
And we've even had our players take their skills onto the national stage and WIN!
Seven years. That's a lot of virtual miles.
So if you've never experienced our Omni Arena, come see what Tommy McFly came to check out seven years ago.
Put on the headset.
Step onto the Omni.
And experience VR the way it was meant to be experienced.
Thank you to everyone who has helped make the last 7 years so much fun.
And next month...
9 YEARS OF SCARY STROKES.
We're just getting started.
Watch Tommy McFly's original NBC4 visit here:
Scary Strokes in Waldorf, Maryland, is the only virtual reality playground of its kind in the Northeast. Players get a full-body experience that takes gaming to the next level. News4โs Tommy McFly has more for The Scene.