‘Professor of thrill’ proclaimed THIS about Ultimate Abyss
Our 'exotic' experiment (we were on a Royal Caribbean cruise after all) to determine just how thrilling their tallest-at-sea mega slide - Ultimate Abyss...
do thrill engineers dream of virtual reality?
Do you remember the summer of 2013? Oculus Rift were in the middle of a pivotal Kickstarter campaign to launch DK1 - a widely...
VR Playground at Norfolk & Norwich Festival
During 17 days of continuous swinging around Norwich in May 2017, over five thousand riders (ranging from 11 to 101 years old - able...
Washing Machine: dramatic thrill ride?
A few years ago, Samsung invited the Thrill Engineer to swap his boiler suit for a lab coat. I was asked to conduct scientific...
Engineering Fun: The Story of Orton & Spooner
I've been invited to guest curate the physics and engineering section of this new exhibition by the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA) A...
We need to talk about thrill: advice for 16 to 18 year olds who...
If you're anywhere between the ages of 16 and 18 then your appetite for sensation seeking is at its height, and your...
VR Playground background
VR Playground is an experiential ride installation and public aerial performance by artist Brendan Walker and his Thrill Laboratory. In VR Playground, Walker propels...
Thrill Engineer Brendan Walker on the Science of Sensation
'According to Thrill Engineer Brendan Walker, the most thrilling moment of any theme park experience is just before it begins.
'That brief interlude between being...
Engineering Thrills, Discovery Channel
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The Art and Science of Thrill Rides
Friends at Frontier Developments asked me to be the brand ambassador for Planet Coaster, and give a lecture to thousands of fans...
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NEUROSIS the world’s first brain controlled thrill ride
Neurosis features a six-degree-of-freedom motion simulator and virtual reality headset to immerse the rider in a surreal environment, controlled not by a ride operator,...
an experiment into fear
Production company, Drum commissioned Thrill Laboratory to develop An Experiment Into Fear to launch Summit Entertainment's release of Sinister in the UK. The resulting...
