When: Through October 19
Where: 500 East 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Price: $40 (+ fees: $13 per ticket); parental discretion is advised
Tags: #VR, #sensory, #hyperreality, #war, #solo, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)
Podcast legend Dan Carlin, of Hardcore History, uses the power of virtual reality to transport audiences into one of the most extreme battlefields in history — The Western Front of the First World War. War Remains had its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and will be open to the public Summer 2019.
In War Remains, viewers enter a detailed physical set overlaid with a virtual environment that lets them literally reach out and touch the hellish landscape. As educational as it is exhilarating, the piece blends Dan Carlin’s classic narrative style with moments of unfettered combat to bring viewers closer to history than ever before. Even after exiting the immersive simulation and returning to the present day, audiences are left with the realization that, more than 100 years later, this war has yet to release its grip on the world.
Read our Q&A with MWM Immersive’s Ethan Stearns or our review of this experience. Listen to an interview with one of the creators at Tribeca Film Festival.
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Content Advisories: War Remains is an intense realistic simulation of the First World War. As such, viewer discretion and parental guidance is advised.
The experience accommodates guests who use a wheelchair or walker. Guests with disabilities are also welcome to reach out prior to their experience with any questions by contacting https://support.todaytix.com/s/contactsupport
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