VR in the museum: with Birdly in Basel through the world of dinos

At the Natural History Museum in Basel, visitors can currently fly through the prehistoric world of dinosaurs with Birdly at a fantastic price.

Since the beginning of December, Birdly has been Natural History Museum in Basel. The flight simulator, which was developed by the Zurich company Somniacs, lets visitors fly through the prehistoric world of dinosaurs as a pterosaur, as we have already seen. reported.

With authentic airstream

Together with your fellow dinosaurs, you can plunge into deep gorges and get a close-up view of the different dinosaur species or fly far above the peaks and view the landscape from above in the light of the setting sun.

The flight simulator reacts to every movement of the body. You lie on the apparatus with your arms spread out, your legs bent and your head under a headset with virtual reality goggles. A fan is attached in front of the face to authentically simulate the wind.

Flying is exhausting

Flying is strenuous: to move forward quickly, you have to move your arms up and down vigorously. You regulate the direction with your palms, which requires concentration. If you turn your palms in different directions, you are flying in a curve.

The virtual reality glasses enable three-dimensional vision, and the headset transmits the appropriate sounds. So it really feels as if you are moving through virtual space.

After three minutes, the adventure is over. The change from the virtual to the real world makes visitors stagger slightly: "Some almost forget to take their jackets and bags with them after the flight because they are still a bit dazed," says Yvonne Barmettler, head of communication and outreach at the Natural History Museum.

Until the end of the year

The flight costs only five francs and is suitable for anyone with an arm span of at least one metre and ten centimetres. Flights are currently possible between 1 and 5 pm. The simulator will be a guest at the museum until the end of the year. However, an extension is being negotiated.

Source: BZ Basel