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The Flying Scotsman VR experience in York takes you back in time to the heyday of the iconic locomotive
A new immersive experience has opened up in York, and it’s awesome. The Flying Scotsman virtual reality (VR) experience at the National Railway Museum celebrates 100 years of the world’s most famous locomotive. The digital experience is a fun, educational and delightfully detailed 360-degree animated journey, thanks to Lidar (light detection and ranging) scans of the iconic railway locomotive. “We scanned down to the last bolt,” said Simon Reveley, CEO of Figment Productions, a studio specializing in immersive attractions. “I came to this knowing very little about Flying Scotsman,” Reveley added during a preview of the experience. “Now my team is made up of world experts! » Before you even…