Haunted house frightens with virtual reality 'prison'
>>Print ViewPublication Date: 10/27/2006
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Bringing together the virtual and the real, the Purdue Memorial Union will change into a prison this weekend.
Students can escape Halloween boredom at Purdue Student Union Board's "Escape from Union Prison" for a delightfully wicked creepy crawler fright. The Envision Center and PSUB will jointly sponsor this Halloween treat, which will offer virtual and real frights.
The twisted house of horror has two sections. It begins with a classically frightening haunted house located in Union Station across from the cafeteria in the Purdue Memorial Union.
Next, participants are led into a virtual reality haunted house, where it takes a twist that causes you to face your fears and ask if you can truly believe your eyes.
PSUB and the Envision Center developed the idea of bringing two inventive minds together to host the event.
"It would be neat since PSUB hosts multiple events on campus that they should try to do a real haunted house, too," said Nancy Keithridge, an Envision Center staff member. "I think it's cool that the Envision Center isn't doing everything themselves."
Every year PSUB shows the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and this year it will tie in with the haunted house, which will provide the public with various events going on at the Union.
"The real haunted house deals with an event that may or may not have happened at Purdue in the '30s where a student went crazy and murdered a lot of people," said Jack Moreland, an Envision Center staff member. "Later, you take a trip into the past and relive the horrific events while wearing 3D glasses, similar to IMAX."
If you're brave enough to attend, "Escape from Union Prison" takes place from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday in the Union.