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A tour of the US Holocaust Museum’s Kristalnacht exhibit in Second Life (video)

Posted on December 11, 2008 by

Drew Stein, CEO of Involve Inc, and David Klevan of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gave me a tour of their new collaborative project: "Witnessing History: Kristallnacht, the November 1938 Pogroms" in Second Life.  It's an impressive exhibit that shows the power of virtual worlds to combine various forms of media into a powerful, immersive, emotional experience for the visitor. 

Here's a quick video tour of the exhibit that gives you a flavor of what "Witnessing History" is like.  But it really needs to be experienced "in avatar." You can visit the exhibit yourself at the US Holocaust Museum1 sim (click here to teleport). Go with a friend, because you are going to want to talk with someone about it later.

Thanks to Drew for the personal invite!

2 thoughts on “A tour of the US Holocaust Museum’s Kristalnacht exhibit in Second Life (video)”

  1. Crap Mariner says:
    December 12, 2008 at 11:08 am

    It’s an amazing build – interactive and immersive. Gets people into the role of hunting for reasons and evidence.
    I made a video of this up at CNN iReport:
    http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-161736
    The ending’s a bit heavy-handed, but so many people mumble “Never Again” and yet it’s happening over and over.
    Thanks,
    -ls/cm

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  2. rikomatic says:
    December 17, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Crap, that report is amazing.
    Damn, I need to work on my camera control skills and get a flycam. Nicely done, sir.

    Reply

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