Interactive VR 'Fairy Tales' arrives at Andorra's Centre de Congressos

Marc Colomines, who founded Blit Studio ten years ago to design virtual reality projects, brings an interactive VR experience called Fairy Tales. The city of tales to the Centre de Congressos from 28 November to 5 January.

The experience is not a sit-and-watch show but an interactive walk-through shared with others. Up to 45 people can take part simultaneously and appear as avatars inside the digital world, which prevents physical collisions. The session lasts about 25 minutes; participants often say they almost forget where they were after it ends.

Before entering, visitors receive a brief safety explanation — for example, that virtual walls may correspond to real ones and should not be crossed. Participants wear very lightweight headsets and then enter the environment. The experience is suitable for anyone aged six and up.

Narratively, the experience places visitors in Grandma Valentina’s house, who guides them through a fantasy city where traditional tales like Pinocchio and Hansel and Gretel come to life. The action runs in real time, like a videogame, but the team has used those tools to build a structured narrative.

The physical venue has been adapted: the Sala Concòrdia was fitted with vinyl textures to help the headsets localize, and the only visible elements inside the virtual world are tracked hands that users can use to interact. For example, a dragon appears and players can throw energy balls at it. Spectators watching from outside often react with surprise, since they can see the participant but not the virtual world.

The project has toured internationally, beginning in China and Belgium, and will run concurrently in England and Germany while it is in Andorra. It is the country’s first Location Based Virtual Reality (LBVR) experience; Blit Studio developed it in collaboration with Xroam.