A shopping mall in Vancouver is about to get a lot more playful. Wonderground, a new interactive experience at Oakridge Park, opens on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, and it turns the floor itself into a game — no headsets, no controllers, no gear of any kind.

The installation was created with Moment Factory, the Montreal entertainment studio that also built the pre-show for Flyover at Canada Place, one of Vancouver's best-known attractions. At Oakridge Park, the studio's Augmented Games use floor projections and lighting effects that respond to your movements: you run, jump, dodge and remember your way through seven different challenges.

The lineup covers a decent range of play styles. Obstacles is a lane-based race where you dodge incoming barriers, while Hotspot and Target are speed tests — hit targets before the timer runs out, or collect white ones while avoiding red. Grid is a team game with an unpredictable ball, and Polygon is a last-player-standing reflex battle with limited lives. Two games lean on memory: Pathfinder asks you to retrace lit paths from memory, and Memory has players cooperate to match symbols against the clock.

Sessions run 45 minutes for groups of up to four players, supervised by staff, and cost $30 per person. Reservations are required and can already be booked online. The venue's advice is simple: running shoes and comfortable clothes, since you'll be moving the whole time.

Wonderground isn't purely a gaming room, either. The space can be converted for brand pop-ups and private dinner parties, part of a broader push by Oakridge Park's owner, QuadReal Property Group, to blend multimedia and public space rather than just displaying it. The installation sits on the first level of the mall's West Galleria.

For travellers, this is a handy rainy-day option — and in Vancouver, rain is always a factor. It suits mixed-age groups and families who want something active but low-pressure, especially anyone who's curious about immersive entertainment but put off by VR headsets. Pair it with an afternoon of shopping and eating at Oakridge, then head to Canada Place to see Moment Factory's other local work. Book ahead; walk-ins likely won't fly with reservation-only sessions.