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Enterprising undergrad launches Middlesbrough-based VR startup

Second year Teesside University student Morgan Jones has launched Middlesbrough VR in the town’s Dundas Market and Shopping Centre, offering virtual reality experiences to townsfolk.

Investing in a HTC Vive system for himself, which create a 360 degree virtual reality world for gamers, Morgan will provide virtual reality experiences throughout June initially.

The Computer Games student is charging £5 for 10 minutes gaming time, or £15 for 30 minutes, as he looks to capitalise on the fast-growing interest in virtual reality experiences right now.

Morgan commented: “My friends were amazed at the quality of the experience and were always wanting to play, but it’s expensive to buy the whole system, so I thought I could run a business over the Summer and make the experiences available to everyone at a low cost.

“Dundas Market is the ideal location, as it is so easy to get to, and I’m grateful to manager David Harris for all the help he has given me in launching this business.”

Dundas Market Manager David Harris says: “We want a broad range of traders in the Dundas Market, so if you have got a business idea like Morgan, please get in touch and we will do all we can to help.

“We’ve still got a limited number of Enterprise Units available, where the rent is as little as £10 per day all in. There is just the rent to pay, no worries about costs for security, utilities and rates.”

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