History channel uses Oculus Rift to recreate fear experienced from watching ‘Alone’ show

TV channel History has turned to head-mounted virtual reality technology Oculus Rift to promote its new reality survival show Alone.

The idea, devised by independent Singapore agency GOVT, is to give viewers the experience of despair, fear and loneliness that is the emotional thrust of the TV show about surviving in the wild, which premieres on Monday 22 June at 11pm on History.http://www.mumbrella.asia/2015/06/history-channel-uses-oculus-rift-to-recreate-fear-experienced-from-watching-alone-show/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Press+freedom+group+calls+on+Singapore+to+abolish+onerous+media+laws++Content+marketing+body+launches++The+post-Ice+Bucket+Challenge+ad+to+fight+ALS++Singapore+Airliness+SG50+idea++Gillette+claims+e-commerce+record++An+idea+to+stop+men+uri&utm_content=Press+freedom+group+calls+on+Singapore+to+abolish+onerous+media+laws++Content+marketing+body+launches++The+post-Ice+Bucket+Challenge+ad+to+fight+ALS++Singapore+Airliness+SG50+idea++Gillette+claims+e-commerce+record++An+idea+to+stop+men+uri+CID_e42702273d4f7433c3bec16ac1eafe15&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=History%20channel%20uses%20Oculus%20Rift%20to%20recreate%20fear%20experienced%20from%20watching%20Alone%20show