| Virtual Viking – The Ambush | |
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| Directed by | Erik Gustavson |
| Written by | Erik Gustavson Samuel Pinney |
| Produced by | Odd Arild Meling, Rasmus Ramstad |
| Starring | Murray McArthur |
| Music by | Peter Baden |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Old Norse |
Virtual Viking – The Ambush is a 2019 short film directed by Erik Gustavson, using volumetric video capture to create one of the first films in virtual reality. Produced for The Viking Planet centre in Oslo, Norway, the film is part of a wider exhibition of the lives of Norse seafarers and uses a number of VR headsets to enable visitors to experience a Viking longship in the heat of battle.
Skald recounts the story of how he was captured, in his youth, during an unsuccessful Viking raid.
At the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2019, Virtual Viking – The Ambush was awarded Best VR Film.