Lucky-Goldstar Electronics

LENGTH: 3 minutes "Runaway Toboggan"

CONCEPT: A permanent motion-ride attraction for the corporate offices of clients electronics company in Korea. Twelve hundred school children a week visit this facility on a tour of one of L-G's many factories. Management wanted something exciting to offer the children, something that would draw a comparison between the future, "virtual reality" and Korean industry and achievement. The ride simulated a fast and harrowing ride down a mountainside in Lake Tahoe, California.

PRESENTATION: Three, pneumatic controlled, 3 DOF motion platforms were designed and fitted with mock-toboggans. Viewing is achieved through the use of VR head-mounted-display headsets.