Sentosa Sensoryscape takes flight

The attraction marks its first anniversary with a new immersive augmented reality experience

- Chantal Sajan

Five million visitors have experienced Sentosa Sensoryscape's many splendours since the sprawling attraction opened in March 2024.

Conceived as a day-to-night island journey, the 350m linkway boasts a "phygital" — physical and digital — celebration of the senses that also includes nature and architecture.

The two-tier thoroughfare covers an area of about 30,000 sq m, or nearly six football fields, linking Resorts World Sentosa in the north with the island's southern shoreline. Its "ridge-to-reef" experience allows visitors to explore Sentosa's rich biodiversity and heritage, and frolic at its bustling beaches.

The concept allows for changes in the future so that Sensoryscape keeps drawing visitors with the element of sensorial surprise.

On March 13, Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), which oversees the development, management and promotion of Sentosa Island, launched an immersive augmented reality (AR) experience at Sensoryscape to enhance its ImagiNite segment and commemorate its first anniversary.

For the first time, visitors will see a mystical superbeing called Senseri taking flight across the night sky through a melding of physical reality and digital storytelling via the ImagiNite app.

The AR feature was designed by 1-10, Inc. The Kyoto-based multidisciplinary studio, which employs more than 100 designers and artists, was commissioned by SDC to create the first iteration of ImagiNite more than a year ago.

EVOCATIVE SOUNDSCAPE

Senseri is derived from the combination of "Sen", which is linked to Sentosa; and "seri," a Malay word meaning radiance. The outing is heightened by Sensoryscape's bespoke soundscape by home-grown composer August Lum.

SDC's chief executive Thien Kwee Eng says Senseri will enrich and elevate the night-time experience of Sensoryscape and offer guests a novel way to enjoy the island.