Ride FX — D-Day experiences for museums

Ride FX × D-Day Omaha Museum  /  Vierville-sur-Mer, Normandy

Echoes
of BraveryOmaha VR

A 12-minute VR film that puts your visitors on Omaha Beach at H-Hour — and measurably grows your attendance.

The invasion fleet off Omaha Beach at dawn, bombers overhead
The fleet arrives off Omaha Beach — still from the film

360° · 8K · 12 min
7 language tracks
Two museums, two countries
Turnkey headset installation

67,000
VR visitors over two seasons
D-Day Omaha Museum
35,000 in the first year alone
+18.9%
Visitor volume since 1 May 2026
Bedford Boys Tribute Center
Bedford, Virginia, USA
+20%
Attendance growth
D-Day Omaha Museum
Since the film opened, 2024
400
Visitors on its busiest day
D-Day Omaha Museum
Peak single-day attendance
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Why museums license it

SECOND REASON TO VISIT

It is an attraction, not a screen

A headset room is a distinct, ticketed experience visitors plan a trip around — and talk about afterwards. That is where the attendance lift comes from.

BUILT FROM THE GROUND

Reconstructed detail by detail

The fleet’s arrival, the first minutes of the landing and the logistical aftermath, rebuilt in 8K from archival record and the terrain of Omaha Beach itself. Written and directed by Elia Vermander with the D-Day Omaha Museum.

OPERATIONALLY LIGHT

One person can run it all day

A 12-minute cycle, seven language tracks selected at the headset, standalone hardware. No projection room to build, no crew, no annual re-shoot.

6,600photographs shot to scan the beach and the soldiers
87characters modelled
4123D assets built
6historians on the curatorial team

From a licensee, September 2026

“We are very glad to tell you that our visitor’s reaction to the VR film has been excellent. Our visitor volume since May 1st is up 18.9% as a result. This exceeds our expectations so we are beyond pleased.”

Kenneth ParkDirector and President, Bedford Boys Tribute Center
Bedford, Virginia — United States
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Teaser of the VR Film

Teaser — Echoes of Bravery, Omaha VR. Full film available for private screening.
Title
Echoes of Bravery — Omaha VR
Format
VR360, 8K
Genre
Documentary / animation
Runtime
12 minutes
Languages
7 tracks
Production
Ride FX & D-Day Omaha Museum
Ride FX role
Delegated co-producer
Director
Elia Vermander (writer & director)
Year
2024

Currently installed — two separate institutions

  • FRANCED-Day Omaha MuseumVierville-sur-Mer, Normandy — open since 2024. 67,000 visitors over two seasons.
  • UNITED STATESBedford Boys Tribute CenterBedford, Virginia — open since May 2026. Visitor volume up 18.9%.

Two independent museums running the same film, on either side of the Atlantic.
Further North American and European sites in discussion. Exclusivity by territory is negotiable.

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Inside the film

Soldiers advancing across the tidal flat under smoke
The first waves cross the tidal flat
A soldier submerged below the surface, weighed down by equipment
Below the surface, under the weight of equipment
Beach obstacles under fire
Beach obstacles under fire
Men taking cover on the shingle as a shell lands
Taking cover on the shingle
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Two ways to license it

OPTION 01

Licence only

You receive the film in its seven language versions, together with an installation guide for deploying it on your own headsets. Your hardware stays yours.

OPTION 02

Turnkey

We ship a pack of VR headsets with the film already installed and configured by our team. You unbox it and open.

Technical support from Ride FX is included in both options.

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Coming next

In production  /  Free-roaming VR  /  Spring 2027

D-Day,
free-roam

Our next D-Day experience is not a seated film. It is a 45-minute free-roaming, interactive experience: visitors walk the space in a group, wearing standalone headsets, and move through the landing together — a format for museums with floor area to dedicate to it.

Confirmed
Free-roaming, interactive VR
45 minutes per session
In production — spring 2027
Still to be confirmed
Minimum floor area (m² / sq ft)
Group size per session
Hardware & operator requirements
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Talk to us

What to send us

  • Your institution, your role, your country
  • Which experience: 360° VR film, LBVR waitlist, or both
  • Floor area available & annual attendance
  • Target opening date

Email sales@ride-fx.com
Download the pitch deck

The message opens pre-filled. We reply within two business days, in English or French.

Every site licence is agreed one museum at a time. Tell us your floor area and your attendance, and we will tell you whether this works for you before anything else.

Studio
3 rue Louis de Broglie
56000 Vannes — France
Vannes · Paris

PDF, 21 pages, 7.7 MB.

Echoes of Bravery — Omaha VR © Ride FX & D-Day Omaha Museum, 2024. Ride FX, delegated co-producer. Vannes · Paris.

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