Get Punked!
Delve into Alex’s teenage diary from the 1970s and 80s and follow her as she discovers the world of punk music, from her mum’s living room to a basement dive bar. Pick up the guitar, play the retro Get Punked arcade game and even throw an ashtray at the tv!
Interest age: 13+
Duration: 10 minutes
Theme/topic: Music (punk), History
Interactivity: Two controllers
Kindred
An animated VR film based on the remarkable true story of an aspirational parent called Syd, and their ground-breaking journeythrough the adoption process in the UK, experiencing first-hand the highs and lows of a dream shared by so many.After years of setbacks and rejections, Syd gets matched with a child, Ollie, and in the process helps redefine the meaning offamily
Interest age: 16+
Duration: 8 minutes
Theme/topic: Family, adoption, LGBTQ+
Interactivity: No interaction
Life Cycles
Why did the bicycle come to be? What was its impact on society?Come on a journey through time in the UK, as we paint a picture of the cyclist through different eras to understand the effect that two wheels and a frame can have on the very fabric of our culture and environment. Try turning the cinemascope, pumping up the tyre and activating the city via the magic of hand tracking
Interest age: 16+
Duration: 10 minutes
Theme/topic: History, cycling
Interactivity: Hand tracking
The Museum of Imagined Futures
Step into The Museum of Imagined Futures, which displays predictions for the future and enables visitors to step forward in time to get a glimpse of how humans and technology might live in balance with nature. Teleport between virtual worlds, discover archive ‘bubbles’ from the past and explore what a holistic vision for our oceans, forests and cities could look like in fifty years’ time
Interest age: 13+
Duration: 10 minutes
Theme/topic: Environment
Interactivity: One controller
Off the Record
A VR archival exploration celebrating British South Asians and their rich musical heritage. This experience charts the rise of Bhangra and the Asian Underground from the 1970s to the joyous daytime raves of the early 2000s
Interest age: 18+
Duration: 10 minutes
Theme/topic: Music (Bhangra), History
Interactivity: Two controllers
Promenade
Step into the artworks to explore this visually arresting, graphic blend of BFI archives and interactive animated 3D models, developed from a series of iconic Lino prints by artist Mike Hatjoullis. Promenade immerses the viewer into a series of de-constructed city scenes to tell the untold story of Mike's background, transcending from 2nd generation Greek Cypriot immigrant restaurant worker in the heyday of 1950s Blackpool to become an influential RCA Textile Designer and Master Printmaker
Interest age: 18+
Duration: 10 minutes
Theme/topic: Immigration, Blackpool
Interactivity: Hand tracking
Missing 10 Hours
Witness Mara, a 22-year-old woman, gradually losing control of her actions.She has been unwillingly drugged with the date rape drug GHB, which ismost frequently used for sexually motivated attacks. The power to changehow the night unfolds is in your hands. As other characters reveal newpossibilities what pathway will you take?
Interest age: 18+
Duration: 15 minutes
Theme/topic: Drink spiking, SafeSpaces, Women's rights
Interactivity: Two controllers
(Hi)Story of a Painting
Experience the human stories behind some of the world’s most iconic art.Journey into the story behind the one of the worldsmost iconic paintings :"La Grande Jatt" by Georges Seurat.
Interest age: 13+
Duration: 9 minutes
Theme/topic: Art history
Interactivity: No interaction
Rumble in the Jungle
We’re taking you back. Waaaaaaaaaaaaay back. To 1974. To a place calledZaire. To The Rumble in the Jungle. Enter the most sacred space in all of sports, the Locker Room, and becomeMuhammad Ali moments before the biggest fight of his life. Run drills,interact with authentic 3D objects and immerse yourself in Ali and hiscorner man's journey that brought them to this pivotal moment
Interest age: 13+
Duration: 12 minutes
Theme/topic: Boxing, history, humanitarian causes, Civil rights
Interactivity: Two controllers
Drop in the Ocean
Give in to the urge to submerge. Ride a jellyfish. Meet a leatherback turtle.Come face-to-face with a whale shark. From the perspective of a tinyplankton, you’ll explore the ocean in stunning interactive VR - and see whythe need to protect it is so urgent.
Interest age: 13+
Duration: 10 minutes
Theme/topic: Environment, Oceans
Interactivity: Hand tracking