Assessment: Pirates of the Caribbean On-Ride
In-Class Assessment
The Pirates of the Caribbean On-Ride video viewed in class was long, but definitely engaging throughout. Many iconic scenes and their settings from all three movies in the original franchise, ones that I vividly remember from the movie, were included in the environment of this ride, viewed from a boat in a canal. Several characters, too, made appearances - including Jack Sparrow, Davy Jones, people from Barbossa's crew, and some of Davy Jones's henchmen as well, which called me back to the films. Some immersive reality aspects were included too, so instead of just sailing in a boat through the entire ride, there were some non-physical aspects of it, some parts that seem to have been projected onto a screen and then seamlessly transitioned into physical reality. (The said technique happened with the battle between Davy Jones's ship and Jack's ship.) This helped mask the puppetry/behind-the-scenes aspects of the ride and leave the viewer wondering how the illusion was mastered.
I was able to connect to the parts of the ride that most clearly emulated the movie - particularly the parts that introduced me, the viewer, as a character myself. A few battle scenes between various characters, most notably Jack and Davy Jones, happened during the ride, which the viewer could witness; this made me feel nostalgia for the movies and desire to watch them again. Physically sailing in the midst of the set, as well as in between the battling ships, helped heighten the storytelling aspect for me. I felt as though I were a participating character in the narrative - I was able to experience, in a way, the physical dangers of being out at sea, being caught in cannon-crossfire, and even being "tossed backward" in a wave, which happened at a late point in the ride following Davy Jones's introduction.
If I were to change the medium of this ride, I would make it a fully 4D immersive experience, such as the Forbidden Journey ride in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. A robot-arm would carry the riders throughout the experience in a similar way. The use of animatronics would be as limited as possible - particularly the ones that are obviously fabricated with unnatural movements. Water splashes, fire-like heat, and smells of the sea would be among the elements the rider could feel and experience firsthand. The overall narrative would be similar, on the whole, to the on-ride video viewed in class. But rather than simply witnessing battles from the sidelines, the rider would be carried directly into it, feeling as though they stand or fly among the participating characters. The aspects of the movie that describe the supernatural quality to Davy Jones's ship - being able to submerge beneath the sea and 'fly' itself above water - would be part of the immersive experience, too. The robot arm's movements would assist in the sea-sick motion/uneasy sensations that one would expect to experience, if on Davy Jones's ship.
The Pirates of the Caribbean On-Ride video viewed in class was long, but definitely engaging throughout. Many iconic scenes and their settings from all three movies in the original franchise, ones that I vividly remember from the movie, were included in the environment of this ride, viewed from a boat in a canal. Several characters, too, made appearances - including Jack Sparrow, Davy Jones, people from Barbossa's crew, and some of Davy Jones's henchmen as well, which called me back to the films. Some immersive reality aspects were included too, so instead of just sailing in a boat through the entire ride, there were some non-physical aspects of it, some parts that seem to have been projected onto a screen and then seamlessly transitioned into physical reality. (The said technique happened with the battle between Davy Jones's ship and Jack's ship.) This helped mask the puppetry/behind-the-scenes aspects of the ride and leave the viewer wondering how the illusion was mastered.
I was able to connect to the parts of the ride that most clearly emulated the movie - particularly the parts that introduced me, the viewer, as a character myself. A few battle scenes between various characters, most notably Jack and Davy Jones, happened during the ride, which the viewer could witness; this made me feel nostalgia for the movies and desire to watch them again. Physically sailing in the midst of the set, as well as in between the battling ships, helped heighten the storytelling aspect for me. I felt as though I were a participating character in the narrative - I was able to experience, in a way, the physical dangers of being out at sea, being caught in cannon-crossfire, and even being "tossed backward" in a wave, which happened at a late point in the ride following Davy Jones's introduction.
If I were to change the medium of this ride, I would make it a fully 4D immersive experience, such as the Forbidden Journey ride in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. A robot-arm would carry the riders throughout the experience in a similar way. The use of animatronics would be as limited as possible - particularly the ones that are obviously fabricated with unnatural movements. Water splashes, fire-like heat, and smells of the sea would be among the elements the rider could feel and experience firsthand. The overall narrative would be similar, on the whole, to the on-ride video viewed in class. But rather than simply witnessing battles from the sidelines, the rider would be carried directly into it, feeling as though they stand or fly among the participating characters. The aspects of the movie that describe the supernatural quality to Davy Jones's ship - being able to submerge beneath the sea and 'fly' itself above water - would be part of the immersive experience, too. The robot arm's movements would assist in the sea-sick motion/uneasy sensations that one would expect to experience, if on Davy Jones's ship.
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