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SYNOPSIS
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The
Niebelungen Treasure
The first museum dedicated to the Niebelungen Myth opened its doors last
year in the city of Worms Germany and has already drawn over
60 000 vistors
The
medieval myth is well known from Hungary to Iceland. It tells the tale
of the hero Siegfried and how he stole fabulous Niebelungen Treasure from
its guardian the dwarf Alberich who cast the terrible spell "Thee
who possesses it shall perish". By virtue of his magical sword, a
bounty from the treasure, Siegfried slays the dragon Fanir and becomes
invincible by bathing in his blood. Our hero then conquers the love of
Kriemhilde, princess of Worms, and sister of the king Gunther. Yet Brunhilde,
the queen, burns with jealousy of this love and orders Siegfried to be
put to death. Kriemhilde's vengeance will later bring an entire people
to destruction…
This
tale could have remained the storyline of a little known Lied of the XIIth
century if the Romantics and Nationalists hadn't adopted it. The Lied
became a German national story. In reference to the Niebelungen, Hitler
invented his famous "stab in the back" (Dolchstosslegende)in
reference to Revolutionaries that he considered responsible for the German
army's defeat in the First World War. Göring invoked the Niebelungen
to justify the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers at Stalingrad. The total
destruction of the 3rd Reich mirrors the fate of the Niebelungen pursued
by the malediction of the Treasure.
The
museum exhibit is afull fledged textual, musical, sound, architectural,
graphic and software creation. Everything was carried out with the latest
technologies. This isespecially the case for the permanent virtual reality
installation "The Niebelungen Treasure" which was presented
at ISEA 2000 in Paris and the Boston Cyberarts 2001 festival.
(source
Doc.. A+H)
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PHOTOS GALLERY
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Team
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Emmanuel
Mâa Berriet - > software and VR design
Thierry Fournier - > music and sound composer
Olivier Auber - > content conception
Philippe van Loo - > 3d models
François Morillon - > installation and maintenance training
Equipment:
6
PC's (Geforce Nvidia 2) + 1 spare
6 videos projectors
1 Mac G4 with Max for the management of real time sounds
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PRESSE
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