Virtual Viking - The Ambush

Virtual Viking - The Ambush is a 2019 short film directed by Erik Gustavson, using Volumetric video capture to create one of the first films in Virtual Reality.[1] Produced for The Viking Planet centre in Oslo, Norway, the film is part of a wider exhibition of the lives of Norse seafarers and uses a number of VR headsets to enable visitors to experience a Viking longship in the heat of battle.[2]

Virtual Viking - The Ambush
Directed byErik Gustavson
Produced byOdd Arild Meling, Rasmus Ramstad
Written byErik Gustavson
Samuel Pinney
StarringMurray McArthur
Music byPeter Baden
Production
company
Ridley Scott Associates
Dimension Studios
Hammerhead VR
Release date
  • June 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) (The Viking Planet)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageOld Norse

Plot

Skald recounts the story of how he was captured, in his youth, during an unsuccessful Viking raid.

Cast

Awards and nominations

At the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2019, Virtual Viking - The Ambush was awarded Best VR Film.[3]

gollark: It's a shame it doesn't have a physical keyboard, but for "relatively open thing which can browse the interweb and send SMS/make calls" it does seem pretty good.
gollark: Cool, a pinephone channel.
gollark: Furnaces 0 to 1, smelt clay to bricks.
gollark: Mines 0 to 3, ACTIVATE FUEL PRODUCTION! It has been over 2 hours.
gollark: Furnaces 0 and 1, ACTIVATE (conversion of clay to brick)

References
  1. "Hammerhead Talks Vikings and VR". www.vrfocus.com. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. "This virtual Viking battle was the most immersive VR I've ever seen". techradar.com. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. "'Virtual Vikings' Wins Best VR at Aesthetica Short Film Festival". Little Black Book. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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