Dreams of Dalí: Step Into the World of Salvador Dalí With an Oculus Rift and a Dose of the Pixies

If you’ve ever wanted to cruise through a Salvador Dalí painting (while sober, mind you), then the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida wants to give you that chance. They used an Oculus Rift to bring attendees into the world of Dalí’s 1935 painting “Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet’s ‘Angelus'”. The resulting experience looks to be every bit as immersive and, well, surreal, as you’d expect from Dalí.

The trailer itself is pretty neat as well. There’s sweeping visuals (as per usual for VR trailers), grand vistas, and a twinkling piano cover of the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind,” which is just way too appropriate for this. Just perfect.

(via Nerdist)

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