How virtual reality is giving the world's roller coasters a new twist

How virtual reality is giving the world's roller coasters a new twist

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https://phys.org/news/2018-08-virtual-reality-world-roller-coasters.html

Now the digital era has introduced a new spin on roller coasters: incorporating virtual reality (VR) into the experience. This marries the real and the virtual. While guests are fastened to their seats and ride the actual roller coaster, they are provided with a VR headset that introduces an alternate reality: you're underwater, or even in outer space.

The world's first VR enhanced roller coaster was introduced in Europe at Europa-Park in Germany in 2015. It was overlaid on an existing steel roller coaster.