Experience The Extraordinary Life Of Nelson Mandela In VR
Walking in Mandela’s Footsteps, an immersive VR experience which tells the incredible true story of Mandela’s life, from the humble village of Qunu, South Africa, where he was raised, to the terrifying jail cell where he was imprisoned for over two decades. It is there that users will be exposed to a haunting, 27 seconds of deafening silence.
Throughout the 30-minute adventure, users will have the opportunity to learn more about the resolutionary by interacting with several digital versions of Mandela’s real-life possessions, rendered via a handheld scanner and imported into Unity. Various other objects, such as Mandela’s infamous pass book, were implemented using real-life photographs or scanned archives.
“With the launch of untethered and cost effective devices like the Oculus Go, it allows us to take the experience to everybody. It was an amazing to create the experience, and I hope that the users will be equally amazed and find themselves fully immersed in the virtual life of Madiba wherever you are” said Adi Stephan, head of learning for IQbusiness.
Walking in Mandela’s Footsteps is available in the Oculus Go for $1.99. The experience will be released on the Vive Focus and Pico headsets shortly after the 100th celebration.