Using VR to Remember the Past, Before It’s Forgotten

There are times in life that we know we are living in the middle of history—something that will be studied and written about through the ages. The COVID-19 pandemic is a prime example of this. It’s easy to imagine how we’ll talk about it in the years to come, but what will be remembered after everyone who survived it is gone? That’s a question many are asking now that Holocaust survivors are entering their 90s. Some museums have turned to virtual reality to allow survivors to tell their stories. Learn more from this NPR article about how VR can create an immersive experience without the subject leaving their living room.

VR is an incredible medium for storytelling because it allows us to put the viewer inside a story. Whether the story is sobering and heart-wrenching like the ones a holocaust survivor might tell, or as intense as running through a burning building, virtual reality can be a powerful tool in eliciting emotion in your audience.  

Bard Tales loves VR as a medium because it’s so immersive. We’ve teleported people to private beaches in the Bahamas, dog sledding in Utah, underwater with sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. That immersive quality is an incredible tool when combined with powerful memories. VR is one of our favorite tools in that regard.

Take a look at Bard Tales’ VR video work and contact us for all your video production needs.