Dark Ride Project

The Dark Ride Project is a Virtual Reality archive of historic indoor amusements from across the globe. It is the first repository of the Dark Ride experience

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

Announcing the successfully crowdfunded @darkrideproject #VirtualReality tour 2017!Join us as we discover #America's #amusementpark #History

[Coney Island History @ConeyHistory]

Weekend listening from @ConeyHistory's #OralHistory #Archive: @darkrideproject's Joel Zika on documenting #Spookarama and other historic dark rides. Recorded in October 2016, when Zika visited Coney Island's Deno's @WonderWheelPark. https://t.co/lpCRiBJNrl

[CinemaScreenSwin @ScreenSwin]

Thank you to Joel Zika (@darkrideproject) for his presentation at today's Cinema and Screen Studies seminar series on "The Historic Dark Ride". Very exciting and necessary practice-led research. @SwinMediaComms

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

Amazing news that @FunlandRehoboth is reopening for 2020 today! this means we can ride the unique Haunted Mansion dark ride. Check out this brand new video featuring resident haunt-lords Brad Ginder & @rccurry who show me what makes it so special. Thnx 2 @spazzaferro

[Coney Island History @ConeyHistory]

When @darkrideproject's Joel Zika visited from Australia to film in Coney Island at @WonderWheelPark's Spook-A-Rama, we recorded this #oralhistory. On Friday at #IAAPAExpo he's presenting a paper on how haunted attractions turn history into nightmares https://t.co/lpCRiBJNrl

[Thrill Engineer @ThrillEngineer]

We'd appreciate your vote! Hoping to beat the competition and get to present our work at South by Southwest later this year.

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

help!Vote 4 my amazing panel @sxsw 2020. On Fear and Thrill, w @MargeeKerr,@ThrillEngineer, Carissa Baker (UCF) +me https://t.co/PeNZgNeiA8

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

Dark Ride Project proud 2b part of @creepyconknox ! I'll be there w #vr experiences & new unreleased footage of classic haunts! Come visit

[Aerial @ProfBWalker]

please vote for us at: https://t.co/H1jCYKOo9u

THE FORMULA FOR FEAR AND THRILL This panel brings together 4 of the world’s top experts to explain what draws people to feelings of fear and risk and what you can do to harness its power in your entertainment experiences.

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

@jacktionman thank you soo much

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

@essendonfc which gate is members services?

[Vizir Productions @vizirprod]

Joel Zika of @darkrideproject and @Deakin takes us through characteristics of the pre-digital dark ride/immersive experience that still inform the medium today:

1. A journey
2. Controlled lighting
3. Optical illusion
4. Haptic feedback
5. Triggered sounds
6. 360-degree scenes

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

@purpleproze @SpookyEmpire 100% email me details for 2019

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

Happy #Halloween! i'm pleased to announce that I will b presenting my study of the historic Haunted Attractions at this years #iaapa attractions expo, Orlando, talking historic horror and the links to #virtualreality and immersive media https://t.co/sx9lDC858C

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

@DrCoaster excellent!!!

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

@shadream @FeelThree I have it for a few rides (not that 1 but could go get it & synch) I c these videos as more archiving, happy 2 discuss

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

Had an amazing time @ the 27th @PanoramaCouncil conference in Istanbul, I spoke about early #cinema #360images & #VirtualReality. Full talk and paper at https://t.co/yYb6kTIpQG

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

@darkrideproject needs you help! Vote for our panel at #sxsw2019, its free https://t.co/Wf740kBcSb
Please log in and vote, our panel includes @DrCoaster & @ThrillEngineer + myself, it will teach you everything you need to know about #virtualreality & #themeparks

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

This summer we travelled to @Pleasure_Beach #amusementpark in the UK to capture the oldest dark ride on earth in virtual reality. See the results here https://t.co/79R1X329Zc and help us take the project to #SXSW2019 by voting here https://t.co/Wf740kBcSb

[Dark Ride Project @darkrideproject]

Announcing the launch of Refractory Journal's themed issue on #virtualreality. Featuring a paper by myself (Joel Zika) & @DrCoaster (Malcolm Burt) on the history and future of virtual reality at the #amusementpark. https://t.co/JVAjtaEq4E