philip lelyveld The world of entertainment technology

21Jul/15Off

GERMAN THEME PARK TRIALLING GEAR VR ON ROLLERCOASTERS

The theme park is trialling a system where visitors put on a HMD then jump on one of the rollercoaster’s. They then see a whole new fantasy world to experience whilst enjoying the ride. Four volunteers put on Gear VR HMD’s and on the ‘Alpine Express’ ride fly through caverns with cartoon characters before finding themselves riding a dragon for the final part of the experience. Another being developed has visitors being pulled by a flying horse through a castle and up into the sky.

 The team behind the new experience have been using Oculus Rift’s to develop the software to ensure that every twist and turn of the rollercoaster is accurately mimicked by the software to produce an immersive and entertaining ride.
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