Bloody Sunday VR (Round 3)
Summary
Bloody Sunday VR is a 15-minute virtual reality experience, in which a user enters the bloodshed at Vilnius TV tower on January 13th 1991 as a journalist with a camera, and has to make the toughest decisions of conflict journalism – to either film and make evidence of the Soviet army’s aggression, or to help wounded, peaceful protestors. The VR experience is based on real events that happened on that same day in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The solution
The project is dealing with the toughest decision in conflict journalism – to make evidence (whether film or take pictures) or get involved and help people around you (usually innocent). Journalists, too, have a role in the fight for freedom, and sometimes the risks of reporting are great. Journalists don’t put on a uniform or carry a weapon, but they are fighting for freedom. Moreover, being in present in a conflict situation the player will be in a front-row view of the bravery, curiosity, and sense of purpose that defines a profession of conflict journalists.