The Storyscapes exhibit at the Tribeca Film Festival is always a must-attend event for me, with its exploration of new and interactive approaches to storytelling. These often involve the use of Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets and other technological wonders, but as this year’s Storyscapes demonstrated, a lower-tech approach can be similarly stimulating and intense.
On the VR side, the project titled “The Enemy” was the highlight. Created by war photographer Karim Ben Khelifa, the experience promised the following: “Two combatants from opposite sides of a war observe each other. We are in the middle.” And that is quite literally what happens when the user straps on the VR headset and a pair of headphones. With the outside world blocked out -- but a helpful attendant making sure you don’t trip over all those wires you’re connected to -- the user walks back and forth in the virtual world of the two subjects of “The Enemy”: an Israeli and a Palestinian soldier.
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On the VR side, the project titled “The Enemy” was the highlight. Created by war photographer Karim Ben Khelifa, the experience promised the following: “Two combatants from opposite sides of a war observe each other. We are in the middle.” And that is quite literally what happens when the user straps on the VR headset and a pair of headphones. With the outside world blocked out -- but a helpful attendant making sure you don’t trip over all those wires you’re connected to -- the user walks back and forth in the virtual world of the two subjects of “The Enemy”: an Israeli and a Palestinian soldier.
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