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The Gates of Hell VR Experience, Epic Design | International Design Awards Winners

The Gates of Hell VR Experience

CompanyEpic Design

Lead DesignersEpic Design

Design TeamDara Lynne Lenehan, Brian Hickey, Eilish Rafferty

ClientWicklow Gaol

Prize(s)Silver in Multimedia / Computer-Generated Character, Bronze in Multimedia / Animation

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Entry Description

A unique immersive Virtual Reality experience, lasting 19mins 45secs, the team at Epic Design worked closely with the client and historians to research and develop stories that portray three periods over the gaols 200 year history.

Set in the authentic cells of the gaol, Epic Design directed the animation and computer generated set design based on historic and existing plans to allow guests to be transported back in time and immersed in the 360 degree experience. True historic characters were brought to life to demonstrate the true terror of what it was like to enter the Gates of Hell.