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TheHouse
Interactive nightmare in Norway!
Following the spine-chilling success of Castle of Chaos in Branson,
Missouri, Alterface is to build a second version of TheHouse, this
time in Europe. Park World takes a look at the thrills and chills
that will soon await guests at one of Scandinavia’s leading parks.
This multimedia project is arguably Alterface’s most ambitious project to The film shoot for TheHouse involved professional actors and revolves
date, scheduled for a summer 2010 opening at Tusenfryd in Oslo, Norway. around Carli Winepeg, who mysteriously disappeared from a castle whilst
A unique fusion of original 3D movie content, 4D effects, a game and live shooting a horror movie in the 1920s. The high definition 3D images create
animatronics, the attraction exploits the technical expertise of Alterface, the illusion of new rooms opening up in front of the players, and creatures
famed for its Desperados interactive theatres, and combines them with the coming out to attack. Some actually do.
theming skills of Clostermann Design. Perched uneasily on the edge of their tombstone-
“We are confident this will be just the beginning of a shaped seats, audience members are subjected to a
long series of new openings as we have gathered torrent of effects including leg ticklers, neck ticklers,
tremendous interest in the concept,” says Alterface’s “butt kickers” and in-theatre lightning flashes, water,
Benoit Cornet. “All potential buyers went to see the wind and low smoke.
attraction live in Branson and it made the sales pitch by Armed with a revolver, audience members take
itself!” shot at targets on screen and watch insects explode,
As in Branson, a rotating 25-seat platform is key to candle flames flicker, and see the scenery wobble.
the experience at Tusenfryd. However, this time there will When the ordeal is over, each player’s score is
be two screens, bringing the cost down and leaving displayed next to their photograph on screen, a
more scope for animatronics. Also planned are more signature feature in many
4D effects, more interactive targets, a new soundtrack of Alterface’s interactive
Flexible
and a new finale, in which the set appears to come games.
Content
tumbling down around the guests. Right now the Belgian
All of Alterface’s
Alterface hopes to capitalise on the success of the 3D firm is also working on its
multimedia content is
blockbuster Avatar, and offer audiences the added thrill of interactivity with first Interactive Theater In-
now offered across a variety of attraction
TheHouse: “Avatar is great film,” notes Cornet, “but everything happens A-Box (see page 11), plus
formats, including interactive theatres, dark
behind the screen. James Cameron used a fixed parallel twin camera, the eagerly-awaited
rides and walk-throughs. A new universal
whereas we have played with the convergence and space between those two Desperados 4D, featuring
wireless shooting system has been
cameras. This means that there are bugs, flies and swords coming off the stereoscopic 3D images,
developed for use in each of these outlets.
screen and right at the audience’s head. Better still, you can shoot back at a new brand new storyline
“It’s a great way to protect your
them!” and effects galore. Fans
investment,” highlights Benoit Cornet.
of TheHouse may also be
“Take, for example, one of our first
interested to hear a
Interactive Theater customers, Fraipertuis
number of interactive dark
City in France. They will switch from
rides are in development
Desperados to Pirate's Plunder this spring,
with various partners.
but only the décor inside the attraction will
need to be tweaked; everything else
To get a real taste of what
remains untouched. Bakken in Denmark
awaits Tusenfryd guests,
did the same, and can now offer
search for “Castle of
both games depending on the
Chaos Branson” on
time of day. The same approach
YouTube and view the
can be used for TheHouse as
official footage.
new content will be available in
the future.”.
20 MARCH 2010
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