New haunted house concept puts audience in center, hands them guns


I love haunted houses, even goofy/elaborate dark rides that are more about animatronics and motion than genuine scares. So I was excited to read, via The Haunted Report, that a Belgian company has announced a new haunted ride concept–one that’s part dark ride, part shooting game for up to 30 audience members. The Alterface Haunted House concept centers the audience on a rotating platform in the middle of the performance space, instead of moving through a space on foot or via a track system. The platform is designed so that the audience can only look forward, which lets the ride designers direct the attention of the audience as necessary by moving the platform–sort of like a giant Doombuggy crossed with a House of the Dead game. Each wall is a combination of physical sets, animatronics, and digital projections. And, of course, the seats move and shake for added immersiveness.

Check out Alterface’s website for the press release and more photos, as well as a video of the model in action with mocked up projections. No word on when or if it will be built in the U.S., but apparently it was favorably received at an Orlando trade show recently.

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Chris Walters |
 
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