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Portals to parallel universes are opening on Mud Island

By , Daily Memphian Published: May 05, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Gamers who dream of transforming into alternate universe personas to complete otherworldly missions will soon get the chance to load into the world of Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time.

Through inspiration from “The Legend of Zelda,” “Dungeons & Dragons,” Afrofuturism and multiverses, a team of Memphis visionaries continues to build an immersive video game-like experience inside the former Mississippi River Museum to revive Mud Island Park.

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Dima Amro

Dima Amro is a native Memphian who covers commercial real estate and economic development for The Daily Memphian. She received her B.A. in journalism at the University of Memphis and M.A. in investigative journalism at American University.


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