Multisensory location-based VR as a catalyst for social change (en)

Maren Demant, Jim Rüggeberg Wearing a HMD with a 360° video with
spatial audio in the staged environment, smelling Indian incense
sticks, and all of the sudden meeting this girl, who is telling her
lifestory adressing the visitor directly, people begin to realize
and feel the horrible setting they are actually present. An intense
emotional shift. People seem not to be the same after they step out
the installation. Our hope is, this experience will activate to
stand up for people who are usually not being heard. 
Multisensory location-based Virtual Reality within walkable and
interactive experiences is a promising tool also for education,
teambuilding, business and entertainment. Berlin based
company Illusion Walk enables teams to discover and play together
in thrilling environments. Our upcoming collaboration is to
design an experience that encourages people playfully to
collaborate. We are using techniques that we have learnt from
earlier projects such as combining immersive theatre with VR and
video game mechanics. “Auf der Schattenseite” can be currently seen
at THE HAUS - Berlin Art Bang.