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What's Going On : The Rosa Parks Experience
Date posted: October 1, 2016
Posted by: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Photos/images: National Underground Railroad Freedom Cente
Posted by: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Photos/images: National Underground Railroad Freedom Cente
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has a new virtual experience commemorating Civil Rights
icon Rosa Parks’ historic demonstration, just four days before the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955—The Rosa
Parks Experience. This immersive new virtual reality experience, designed by Möbius Virtual Foundry, was
created to teach a new generation about the Civil Rights Movement from the first person perspective. Admission
for The Rosa Parks Experience is $5.00.
Möbius Virtual Foundry is an experience design company focused on producing content for virtual reality (VR).
In The Rosa Parks Experience visitors to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will wear Samsung
Gear VR devices and sit on augmented bus seats, where they will see, hear and feel a virtual experience through
the eyes of Rosa Parks.
“We are honored to be the new home of this unique experience,” says Dr. Michael Battle, executive vice president
and provost of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. “Visitors of all ages will get to experience
Rosa Parks’ courageous act through her eyes and gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges and sacrifices
of civil disobedience.”
“Museums invite us to learn, explore and discuss eras and events that have transformed communities, countries
and generations," said John Pilkinton, co-founder and CEO of Möbius. "We can give people in the present a
connection to people and experiences from the past by using VR to create virtual worlds that add layers of details
and emotions. There is really nothing that can compare to the power of presence you feel in VR. If you haven’t
tried it out, you should.”
The Rosa Parks Experience opened September 24, 2016 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Admission for The Rosa Parks Experience is $5.00.
For more information, visit freedomcenter.org.
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icon Rosa Parks’ historic demonstration, just four days before the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955—The Rosa
Parks Experience. This immersive new virtual reality experience, designed by Möbius Virtual Foundry, was
created to teach a new generation about the Civil Rights Movement from the first person perspective. Admission
for The Rosa Parks Experience is $5.00.
Möbius Virtual Foundry is an experience design company focused on producing content for virtual reality (VR).
In The Rosa Parks Experience visitors to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will wear Samsung
Gear VR devices and sit on augmented bus seats, where they will see, hear and feel a virtual experience through
the eyes of Rosa Parks.
“We are honored to be the new home of this unique experience,” says Dr. Michael Battle, executive vice president
and provost of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. “Visitors of all ages will get to experience
Rosa Parks’ courageous act through her eyes and gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges and sacrifices
of civil disobedience.”
“Museums invite us to learn, explore and discuss eras and events that have transformed communities, countries
and generations," said John Pilkinton, co-founder and CEO of Möbius. "We can give people in the present a
connection to people and experiences from the past by using VR to create virtual worlds that add layers of details
and emotions. There is really nothing that can compare to the power of presence you feel in VR. If you haven’t
tried it out, you should.”
The Rosa Parks Experience opened September 24, 2016 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Admission for The Rosa Parks Experience is $5.00.
For more information, visit freedomcenter.org.
Got a comment on What's Going On? Click here.
Also tweet us at @AGCinspires or follow us on Facebook
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