The Dark Ride Project is a Virtual Reality archive of historic indoor amusements from across the globe. It is the first repository of the Dark Ride experience
Australia/USA
Joined May 2016
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Announcing the successfully crowdfunded @darkrideproject #VirtualReality tour 2017!Join us as we discover #America's #amusementpark #History
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Weekend listening from @ConeyHistory's #OralHistory #Archive: @darkrideproject's Joel Zika on documenting #Spookarama and other historic dark rides. Recorded in October 2016, when Zika visited Coney Island's Deno's @WonderWheelPark. coneyislandhistory.org/oral-…
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Thank you to Joel Zika (@darkrideproject) for his presentation at today's Cinema and Screen Studies seminar series on "The Historic Dark Ride". Very exciting and necessary practice-led research. @SwinMediaComms
Amazing news that @FunlandRehoboth is reopening for 2020 today! this means we can ride the unique Haunted Mansion dark ride. Check out this brand new video featuring resident haunt-lords Brad Ginder & @rccurry who show me what makes it so special. Thnx 2 @spazzaferro
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When @darkrideproject's Joel Zika visited from Australia to film in Coney Island at @WonderWheelPark's Spook-A-Rama, we recorded this #oralhistory. On Friday at #IAAPAExpo he's presenting a paper on how haunted attractions turn history into nightmares coneyislandhistory.org/oral-…
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We'd appreciate your vote! Hoping to beat the competition and get to present our work at South by Southwest later this year.
help!Vote 4 my amazing panel @sxsw 2020. On Fear and Thrill, w @MargeeKerr,@ThrillEngineer, Carissa Baker (UCF) +me panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/98…
help!Vote 4 my amazing panel @sxsw 2020. On Fear and Thrill, w @MargeeKerr,@ThrillEngineer, Carissa Baker (UCF) +me panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/98…
Dark Ride Project proud 2b part of @creepyconknox ! I'll be there w #vr experiences & new unreleased footage of classic haunts! Come visit
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THE FORMULA FOR FEAR AND THRILL This panel brings together 4 of the world’s top experts to explain what draws people to feelings of fear and risk and what you can do to harness its power in your entertainment experiences.
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Joel Zika of @darkrideproject and @Deakin takes us through characteristics of the pre-digital dark ride/immersive experience that still inform the medium today:
1. A journey
2. Controlled lighting
3. Optical illusion
4. Haptic feedback
5. Triggered sounds
6. 360-degree scenes
Happy #Halloween! i'm pleased to announce that I will b presenting my study of the historic Haunted Attractions at this years #iaapa attractions expo, Orlando, talking historic horror and the links to #virtualreality and immersive media linkedin.com/pulse/worlds-fi…
Had an amazing time @ the 27th @PanoramaCouncil conference in Istanbul, I spoke about early #cinema #360images & #VirtualReality. Full talk and paper at joelzika.com/ipc
@darkrideproject needs you help! Vote for our panel at #sxsw2019, its free panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/85…
Please log in and vote, our panel includes @DrCoaster & @ThrillEngineer + myself, it will teach you everything you need to know about #virtualreality & #themeparks
This summer we travelled to @Pleasure_Beach #amusementpark in the UK to capture the oldest dark ride on earth in virtual reality. See the results here facebook.com/darkrideproject… and help us take the project to #SXSW2019 by voting here panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/85…
Announcing the launch of Refractory Journal's themed issue on #virtualreality. Featuring a paper by myself (Joel Zika) & @DrCoaster (Malcolm Burt) on the history and future of virtual reality at the #amusementpark. refractory-journal.com/30-Bu…
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DARK RIDE FANS, REJOICE: #Australia-based #amusementpark documentarian Joel Zika of the @darkrideproject has released the first episode of his series, AMERICAN DARK RIDE -- and it's filled with remarkable ride footage, interviews and memories. WATCH VIDEO: bit.ly/2J1l73n
History of Horror and it origins in the amusement park @SWSW 2018, Global Haunt expert Joel Zika explains how he uses #virtualreality to capture lost art of the dark ride which has influenced everything from games to cinema. full vid: facebook.com/darkrideproject…
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Très cool ! @KevinPerjurer a aussi un projet du même type avec Defunctland VR.
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Dark rides as inspring for all (game/interaction) designers & overlooked cultural heritage in the US - Joel captured the last and oldest 14 dark rides in the archive @darkrideproject #sxsw #darkrides
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Dark ride project recreates closed dark rides in VR for fans and as a historic database (dark rides go back to the 1920s) #sxsw #themeparks