VR horror show that you can enjoy lying down

In Japan, summer is a ghost friendly season. Especially in August, there is a custom Obon what the ancestors soul come home, so the ghosts and humans become intimate. So in summer, many department stores, shopping malls, and amusement parks provide horror houses, and currently, VR is utilized for them.

E BeanS, one of Sendai's department stores, offers a VR horror show that you can enjoy while lying down.

 Huge banner on the wall of the building.

By the way, why do we enjoy watching VR content while lying down? Because this VR horror show motif is "Paralysis"(It is called Kanashibari in Japanese). Have you ever had sleep paralysis before? If you have that experience, you will understand VR horror shows that lie down.

While waiting, we are shown a video explaining the story. This is a good idea for smooth guidance. Also, waiting time is not wasted.

VR HMD was also explained along with the story. Oculus GO seems to be the best for beginners.

This is the VR Horror Show seat, where we lie down and enjoy the content. An oblique backrest is installed, and this is the key point of this horror show. In fact, this is a vibration sheet linked to the content, and expresses a paranormal phenomenon by directly vibrating people's back.

When we wear Oculus GO, an old Japanese room appears and notice that we are sleeping there. In this content, we are tourists who are lost in a Japanese village in the countryside, and we see a cursed doll there. And we were also cursed by this doll, so we had to spend the night in a room for wiping to solve it. But of course, it doesn't come to a peaceful night...

Interestingly, this combined VR with the traditional typical horror house approach. The staff sent the wind to the people with fans that linked with the content along with the vibration sheet, and produced fear. Creating horror by directly stimulating the senses of people is just a traditional horror house.

This is held until September 1st. If you live in Sendai and want to experience Japanese horror in VR, check it out!

Web site：http://www.tbc-sendai.co.jp/tc_event/special/kanashibari2019/index.html