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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 Laboratory develop new WiFi Gas Mask
The mask monitors and transmits rider's breathing rate in real-time. A set of the masks will be at the heart of new performances this...
BBC World Service looks into The Science of Thrill
"Journalist Karen Bartlett meets Brendan Walker, the former aerospace worker who is working on a project to design the world's first interactive ride." Brendan...
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 perception of...
Adventure Film Festival
I had the pleasure of interviewing an international bevvy of Thrill Seekers at the Adventure Film Festival as part of the festival's collaboration with...
mobile poop laboratory
I have a few egg heads at the laboratory, so was delighted to be approached by the Happy Egg Company. The phone call went...
Fairground: Thrill Laboratory
Brendan Walker curates Fairground: Thrill Laboratory at the Dana Centre, featuring a heady mix of three classic British fairground rides - the Miami Trip,...
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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...
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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...
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...