Feel the impact of the Ivy Mike hydrogen bomb detonation from 10 kilometers away in this VR narrative experience. Explore the structure and effects of a thermonuclear explosion up close. Walk across a radioactive waste repository and encounter residents in the former nuclear testing zone on Enewetak Atoll.
This casual simulation adventure draws from real events after World War II, including 43 U.S. nuclear tests in the Pacific. Part of the Perspectives series on immersive journalism, it offers a detailed view of lingering aftermath for local people. VR users seeking factual, reflective simulations will find it direct and revealing.
On November 1, 1952, the United States detonated the world’s first hydrogen bomb on Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
All in all, the United States conducted 43 nuclear tests on or near the atoll after the WW2. Local people are still dealing with the aftermath.
In this VR experience you will feel the effects of “Ivy Mike” 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from ground zero.
Afterwards you will get a detailed look at the structure and effects of a thermonuclear explosion.
You can walk on top of a radioactive waste repository, and meet the people who live in the former nuclear testing area.
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Paradise is a part of our Perspectives series of immersive journalism experiences.
This experience was developed together with the Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yle.
NOTE: This is not a game. This is a narrative VR experience.
