In the 1970s, countless devil trains and haunted houses once flourished in the United States. Today, however, these terrorist cultures are gradually becoming dying. The Dark Ride project uses virtual reality (VR) technology to re-engrave the world's only "terrorist journey" experience into the virtual world in order to promote this lost American classic culture.
In the 1930s, Pretzel Ride contracted for the construction of a “terrorist tour†for nearly 1,700 playgrounds in the United States. However, only three facilities are still in existence today. The haunted house in Ginsberg is one of them, but unfortunately it was hit hard in Hurricane Sandy and is still trying to repair and seek to reopen. Whether it is the Trimper family operating the Trimper amusement park or the Fasnacht family's "Terrorist Tour" under the Funland amusement park, these terrorist facilities are an important entertainment content for the American people. However, as a symbol of the spirit of the United States, this terrorist culture has not yet been given the opportunity to be promoted.
Until now, there has not been a reliable way to record terrorist journeys in society. However, the prevalence of VR technology has made terrorist conservationists see a glimmer of hope.
The Dark Ride project affixed an ultra-low-light camera to a car with a special device to experience the re-engraving. The panoramic camera can take in the scary elements of the entire horror journey: Whether it is a ghoul that jumps out from both sides or a bat group that rushes from overhead, VR can be described clearly.
The Dark Ride project team has travelled all over the world. The “terrorist journey†that travels to Alabama as far as Australia is the object of their engraved protection. Today, the project team needs assistance to continue their terrorist culture resurrection journey. The VR video shot by the project team has been uploaded to YouTube - it can be watched on either the smartphone or the HTC Vive.
They have publicly funded the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform and hope that they can complete all the "terrorist journey" protection work through this fund and bring this classic culture to more people.
Joel Zika, founder of the Dark Ride Project, is a scholar, artist and lecturer of screen design at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. About the latest trend of the project, you can pay attention to Facebook.