Instructions & Rules Virtual Reality Experience

You may interrupt or leave the Virtual Reality Experience at any time by raising one arm to make a clear signal. The support staff on site will be there to help you remove the goggles and guide you out of the performance space. There is plenty of seating and drinking water available outside.

Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes (KBB) GmbH have arranged the Virtual Reality Experience in a venue that ensures the safety of all visitors. As a matter of principle, use of the VR goggles and the VR experience they deliver is at the user’s own risk, particularly in respect of the risks listed below as examples, which may occur in individual cases.  
All visitors are required to treat the technology provided with appropriate care. 

Virtual Reality Experience

1. “[EOL]. End of Life” has been developed in a manner that avoids so-called motion sickness as far as possible. Nevertheless, in isolated cases it cannot be ruled out that use of the VR goggles may lead to the occurrence of motion sickness, a phenomenon that resembles sea or travel sickness.
   The following symptoms may manifest themselves:
   — nausea
   — loss of consciousness / disorientation
   — impairment of balance / co-ordination
   — eye strain, alteration of visual perception and visual anomalies
   — severe tiredness, physical fatigue
   — excessive sweating, increased flow of saliva
   — muscle twitches, cramps, involuntary movements 
2. The VR performance is based around exploring a virtual landscape. You can be assured that you will not be shocked during this experience (no jump scares). 
3. As the field of motion is limited by the VR goggles, there are safety mechanisms within the VR experience that visualise the boundaries of the zone it is safe to walk in and alert the public with an acoustic signal when they leave this safe zone.   
4. Therefore, please move only within the visible boundaries and pay attention to the signal so that you can avoid trip hazards and bumping into other people.  
5. When using the VR goggles, wear flat shoes if possible to ensure direct contact with the floor.  
6. Those who wear spectacles are advised to wear them underneath the VR goggles, provided that the spectacles are not above average size (in which case we would recommend wearing contact lenses).  
7. For reasons of hygiene the VR goggles are cleaned and disinfected by the support staff after each use. The use of VR goggles by persons with contagious diseases or infections – especially of the eyes, skin or scalp – is forbidden.
8. Please allow yourself sufficient time after the VR experience to acclimatise to the real world and the change in lighting conditions. In isolated, especially severe cases symptoms may continue to persist hours after use. Until you have recovered completely from any symptoms, you should avoid driving any vehicle, operating heavy machinery or conducting any visually or physically demanding activities that require unimpaired balance or hand-eye co-ordination.

Health Risks

Please refrain from participating in the VR experience or obtain medical advice before taking part if any of the following conditions apply: 

• pregnancy 
• the influence of alcohol or drugs of any kind 
• lack of sleep, excessive tiredness 
• states of emotional stress or anxiety, psychiatric disturbances 
• epilepsy 
• severe medical conditions (e.g. heart conditions)  
• pre-existing anomalies in visual perception, especially binocular vision 
• symptoms of illness such as headaches, migraines, nausea, balance disorders  
• use of a heart pacemaker, hearing aid, defibrillator (in case of interference from radio signals used by VR goggles)