Diana and Lee Goldstein took their shot at opening an immersive gaming center like no other, turning a dream into virtual reality for others to enjoy . Members of the Belton Chamber of Commerce and the Temple Chamber of Commerce celebrated the duo's hard work on Tuesday by testing digital gaming skills . The chambers of commerce honored SHOTZ Interactive with a joint ribbon cutting to officially welcome the modern technology gaming center to the Temple and Belton communities . SHOTZ Interactive is the first of its kind locally and features law enforcement grade virtual shooting ranges with laser pistols; virtual reality (VR) games; and two multi-sport simulators that include golf, baseball, soccer, and more
. One Chamber member, Mike Coe with Anchor Bay Packaging, was so excited to practice his golf swing he accidentally let go of his club, hitting the ceiling. "Oops," Coe said with a laugh . "You guys might want to start selling golf gloves too." The accident gave the Goldstein's something to think about . "We will have to look into that," Diana Goldstein responded, laughing with Coe, who offered to buy a new one, but luckily SHOTZ Interactive was prepared with extras
. The games are the main attraction but the space also comes with a meeting room for classes, parties, and corporate outings. (The amount of games) has got to be in the hundreds, Lee Goldstein said . "You got 40 alone on the ranges and in all sports there's probably 20, 25 different games. VR is almost endless . Two-hundred different golf courses on the golf simulator as well with courses from all over the world, like world famous PGA golf courses
. "Now we're able to bring it to everybody, rain or shine, no matter how hot it is, you can come inside. SHOTZ Interactive is located at 4501 S . General Bruce Drive, Suite 96 in the Gateway Shopping Center along northbound I-35, just down the sidewalk from the Cinemark theater and Back Porch draft
. Diana Goldstein actually crafted the idea for the gaming center while she was a single mother. When I was a low-income single mother of three, I always wished there was an affordable, family-friendly entertainment venue, Diana Goldstein said
. It was our goal to create a place where families could come play together, and enthusiasts could come to practice and compete. There are three virtual shooting ranges, equipped with CO2 (carbon dioxide) pistols that simulate a firearm's recoil and accuracy . For those looking to shoot some zombies and have fun with the kids, static laser pistols are also available . There are more than a dozen shooting challenge options to choose from such as steel targets, live shoot-out scenarios, or even a special interactive game where a second partner will control the computer and the shooter must anticipate what to do next . While its all fun and games, there are major benefits to an immersive technology like the one seen at SHOTZ . If somebody wanted to come here and do license to carry classes, they could simulate the test in the shooting range and actually have the test set up so you can come here to train for your LTC," Lee Goldstein said . You can't (live shooting) test here, but you can train for it. Not only can a casual shooter enjoy and learn proper gun etiquette, but with customized technology the advantages SHOTZ Interactive brings law enforcement may also use the center . To my knowledge, we're the only public facility like this in Texas, Lee Goldstein said. We actually have some packages that are specifically for law enforcement. The virtual shooting range allows the shooter to simulate being anywhere
. One of the things that we don't talk about a lot is we actually have the ability to customize it, Lee Goldstein said . For instance, we could work with police departments and schools to go through and do custom filming, say, in a school, and then first responders or the school resource officer, or if the school wants people to carry, they can train in the
actual environment in which they might have to respond
. Diana Goldstein also mentioned pairing with a womens shelter, a cause that is near and dear to her heart . Like one of the things that we thought of is stuff with womens shelters, we can bring them in here, and we can have some trainers come in, things like that, Diana Goldstein said . SHOTZ is more than your average arcade, with seemingly endless possibilities. You have to be part of the community and you have got to give back to the community, Lee Goldstein said . So we were thinking, imagine if you could have a virtual benefit golf tournament? Or a shooting tournament? We'd love to see different charities come in here and do fundraising, because it's cool, it's different . Customers may schedule time in any of the activities through the SHOTZ Interactive website, Shotzinteractive.com. Walk-ins are welcome. You can host events, parties, birthdays, anything really, Diana Goldstein said . We also have the ability to rent this entire place out. And weve had that happen already. Twice now. SHOTZ is currently open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m . Tuesday through Saturday, but may expand hours as demand increases. We will be adding Sundays very soon, within the next two, maybe three weeks, Diana Goldstein said.