SPACE ODYSSEY VR

An abstractive walk through the USS Discovery space ship

Application made as an proposed extension for Stanley’s Kubrick exhibition in Cracow.

CLIENT: Personal project
PLATFORM: Oculus Rift DK1, DK2 and CV1
ENGINE: Unreal Engine 3

WALK AROUND SPACE STATION

The user is immersed in a virtual environment recreating the corridors of the drifting USS Discovery – the iconic spacecraft from Stanley Kubrick’s classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The installation makes use of dynamic lighting and single-point perspective shots, hallmarks of Kubrick’s visual style. In addition to the spaceship interior, the experience extends to locations that blend and reinterpret key sceneries and props from the film.

THE FIRST VR PROJECT

This was our first completed VR project, developed in Unreal Engine 3 and designed for the crowdfunded prototype of the Oculus Rift DK1 headset. Created as a demo for the National Museum in Kraków, the experience was proposed as an enhancement to the exhibition dedicated to the work of Stanley Kubrick.