“I wish I had experienced this before I lost my license”: Recovering
alcoholic at a college demo of the virtual reality experience.
Afterwards, he took several of the Cardboard versions to his local AA
meeting.
The Irish Road Safety Authority's latest large scale Virtual
Reality project puts you in the shoes of a drink driver. Different
storylines allow you to experience the full extent of the agonising
consequences of drink driving - from injury to prosecution - but all
with the unique luxury of being able to take the headset off. Something
you don't get to do if you're caught drink driving in the real world.
Shot in 6K with binaurial audio, it's a deeply immersive
experience. So far it’s had over 135,000 views on the RSA Shuttle bus,
which is now booked out until the end of the year as it travels across
the country to schools, colleges, live events and business districts.
And for those who can't visit the shuttle, it’s available on Oculus Go,
Google Cardboard, YouTube 360°, and Vimeo 360°, so it’s turned out to be
one of Ireland's most accessible high-end VR activations.
Most importantly, this innovative VR experience has already
changed lives, saved lives and is inspiring tomorrows’ drivers to change
their behaviour away from the drink driving trend that has emerged in
recent years, with it contributing to 2018 being another record low for
road fatalities since records began in 1959, and seeing a 6% drop in road deaths
compared to 2017. Proving that mediums like VR really can change
behaviours and have a positive social impact on society. Long may it
continue.
Ready to experience it now?
You can download the Oculus Go App here:
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/go
More Info and further download links here:
