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
Written byErik Gustavson
Samuel Pinney
Produced byOdd Arild Meling, Rasmus Ramstad
StarringMurray McArthur
Music byPeter Baden
Production
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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

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

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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

References

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  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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