Winter Olympics Wonders: Records
Olympic Committee and Historical Museum Foundation of Trentino
Visitors to the “Records” exhibition
Project TypeVirtual Reality & Mobile
ScopeEducation
An immersive journey in virtual reality to discover the relationship between time and speed in the history of Winter Olympic sports.
Engage users in a narrative and interactive journey to explore the relationship between time and speed in the history of winter Olympic sports.
A VR and mobile game where the player assumes the role of an Olympic athlete racing downhill to accumulate historical points to progress through the history of Olympic skiing and improve their speed and equipment.
THE PROJECT
The "Records" exhibition was inaugurated at Le Gallerie di Piedicastello in Trento, as part of the Cultural Olympiad of Milan Cortina 2026 and curated by the Historical Museum Foundation of Trentino on behalf of the Autonomous Province of Trento, in collaboration with the Milano Cortina 2026 Foundation and with the support of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. Within the exhibition, visitors can also experience the Winter Olympic Wonders: Records VR experience, a narrative and interactive journey to explore the relationship between time and speed in the history of winter Olympic sports, where the user will assume the role of an Olympic athlete.
INSIDE THE EXPERIENCE
Wearing the headset, the player will immediately notice the surrounding landscape: snowy mountains behind them and a long ski slope surrounded by trees and mountain houses in front. They will then perceive themselves as giants, observing the diorama of an alpine landscape. Their attention will be captured by a front-facing graphical panel indicating the year they are in, 1924, the first year of the Winter Olympics, and that their goal is to tackle the slope, collecting as many historical points as possible during the descent.
For every certain number of historical points collected, the historical era will advance, and the player can receive an equipment upgrade (compatible with that period) and consequently travel at a higher speed, making the challenge more difficult but also more fun and engaging. During the race, as historical points are collected, a voice from a speaker will accompany them, informing them of the upgrades achieved, for example: "Great! We're in the 1960s! Now your skis are no longer made of wood but of metal and fiberglass. Let's get ready for a higher speed!"
Once the available time is up, the player will reach the end of the slope, where a graphical screen will display their score, along with the historical period they have managed to reach, starting from 1924.
