Astronaut Charlie Duke plays Apollo 11 VR on Oculus Rift | Immersive VR Education
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On Saturday 18th of July Apollo 16 astronaut General Charlie Duke attended the opening of the Gateway to Space exhibition in Brussels where we had a virtual reality installation of our upcoming Apollo 11 Virtual Reality Experience.
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General Charlie Duke walked on the moon in 1972 and was lunar module pilot for the Apollo 16 mission where he spent three days on the moons surface. General Duke also served as CAPCOM for Apollo 11, the first landing on the Moon, where his distinctive Southern drawl became familiar to audiences around the world. As CAPCOM, he became the voice of a Mission Control nervous by a long landing that almost expended all of the Lunar Module Eagle's fuel. Dukes first words to the Apollo 11 crew on the surface of the Moon were flustered, "Roger, Twank... Tranquility, we copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot!"
Charlie was also part of the backup crew for Apollo 13 before finally getting his own mission on Apollo 16.
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Man when he looked over to his fellow astronaut and gave the thumb up back, I just had to smile.
Yep, at 6:35. Great that he happened to look over to see it!
coasterguy1000 That was really great.
coasterguy1000 +1 An actual Apollo astronaut returning a "thumbs up" to a VR counterpart. Wonderful!
+coasterguy1000 one of the cutest things I have ever seen ;P
+coasterguy1000 Why is not it movie in VR at youtube? ;)
The thumbs up looked like a programmed, automatic response from Charlie. Almost like he was re-living it. Godspeed Charlie Duke!
I know. I loved how during the launch, he would sneak a quick peek out the window at the view of earth curving away and then reflexively go right back to checking the instrument panel and dsky... Got all the respect in the world for him and all the other Apollo/Gemini/Mercury astronauts
To us they are just switches and dials that look cool. But he would look at them understand exactly what each of them is doing and their status. Must have been a bit of deja vu.
you could pretty much see all of his training coming back to him; especially when he gave the Virtual Buzz Aldrin the Thumbs up!
When he gave the virtual astronaut the thumbs up it sort of clicked.. this tech is going to change everything.
There are patents made for machine intelligence driven games in the future. Can you imagine, this in VR with an AI interacting and adjusting the situation in real time depending on what you are doing. The thought is just unreal.
tobivandebulk Well yes there is
@tobivandebulk Well I mean in what he was saying the technology is definitely to the point where it can do that. I don't mean that sentient AI exists but that there is already many examples of deep learning ai as well as just procedural ai would do it. If there is enough time, money, and people working on it, it could definitely be possible in our technological climate.
The pr0n is going to be majestick.
You fucks cant say when it happens
You could see the professionalism in him. Kept his eyes forward on the controls on liftoff when non pilots i.e. the public would just be looking out the window at the earth getting smaller.
+Tony Martin I have the same thoughts. When he was in the Saturn V , he seems to be focused on the controls. I can imagine how often he (and the other apollo-astronauts) has to be excercised (also in the simulator back in the 60's, 70's) what he has to keep on looking - to react in a part of a second if something goes wrong. Truly a professional . We only have a glimpse of it, what they achieved back then.
I wouldn't be shocked if he was having a flashback. This was the most glorious moment of his life. The great deed that put his name on the books. To relive it would be to revisit his greatest accomplishment. I'm sure he enjoyed it in a way that only a man who lived it then was able to relive it could.
I kept expecting him to be reaching for controls and stuff as they waited for laucnh, don't know if they do anything like that but I bet his hands were itching all the same :)
The way he looked at the instruments actually looked like he was checking off a list. They probably trained that part of the mission so much it is still ingrained to this day.
the way he was looking at the controls i think he was in the wrong seat ie his station and controls may be on another side?
Gave me goosebumps. But part of me thinks the music was over done. I know music can be very powerful, but Id also like to experience the reality of it.
J583 We are looking at adding an option to toggle music on and off.
Immersive VREducation Just needs turning down a bit - it can get quite deafening with headphones on, and it obscures the other sounds/commentary
+Immersive VREducation The music is just fantastic but yes, a toggle would provide an option for two very different experiences.
+Immersive VREducation yeah don't remove it completely, I personally love it :)
+Immersive VREducation whats the name of the soundtrack at the liftoff_
I loved that thumbs up.
+Happy African Kid that's the beauty of a good vr head system. a one off investment of a top quality one
Neill Wylie He was back on top of the Saturn V for a bit there, wasn't he?
The thumbs up brought the emotions out of all of us and I'm sure of Duke too!
MichiganCowBoy it was awesome!
Yeah, that was the point I knew he was immersed and digging it. I mean, it looks good to us and would have looked the same to him but I've no doubt also for him that a million little actual memories that he never knew he'd forgotten will have suddenly rushed to the surface and added to it in a way we who haven't walked on the moon could never understand. Must have been a nice little buzz for him.
We should all be so lucky.
True VR in today's technology and when done right is so immersive. And seeing Mr. Duke look over and give the thumbs up just hit a nerve. In that moment, he wasn't sitting in a chair in some museum looking through VR goggles. He was right there, in the cockpit. Amazing.
I loved how long he stared at earth when it first came up at 7:25
Hes prolly thinking how much better it looks now then when they faked it.
@@ddarko3089 Idiot
DDarko 308 you fucking idiot
@@ddarko3089 bro you're the world's most idiot.
He has the VR grin :)
the thumbs up gave me chills
Same here. When he turned and actually gave the other astronaut the thumbs up sign back that was pretty cool.
6:36 I just had a huge smile on my face. Oh my god, that's so cute how he gives a thumbs up as well.
what a goddam legend
It's sad though because news channels stopped broadcasting the missions on apollo 13 and forward :(
One dud that definitely ain't gonna get motion sickness...
*dude
I was thinking this too =)
trickeyD Yeah for the Apollo program they put them through everything you could think of.
The first time I played this was my first emotional experience in the oculus, eyes were tearing up and hair on the back of my neck was standing up. Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to experience being an astronaut, Apollo 11 gave that to me and I'm very greatful to the creators, I'm glad I participated in the kickstarter campaign, maybe a Space Shuttle Launch won't be too far in the future.
+krcm1981 I have the same feeling every time I try/watch this demo
You truly get to experience history not just read about it and it lets you get a better understanding and gives you a new bound respect for the men and women in the field.
+Kyle"o"Ren I want it to be in KSP
Don't give up on your dream. A new generation of astronauts is coming and the vehicles they get to ride on will be on a whole new level of astounding.
Me too 😍🙂 ur not alone
love Charlie duke. when commenting on a high g f16 maneuver I remember him commenting.."those are turns that'll roll your socks down..."
watching him check and recheck the console during this Saturn V ascent rolled MY socks down! what a true American hero. he's a man that's seen and known more "bad ass" both on earth and beyond than a most can shake a rocket at. turn n burn, Col.
great video.
When he looked over at the other Astronauts and gave them a thumbs up, I couldn't help my self but to build a tear. Brave men doing what seemed to be the impossible at the time to prove that we can do better as a species and that's incredible! I just hope our generation can continue off of what they built. :)
I can barely type this, I'm still teary-eyed. Those of us that were children watching this on black and white televisions dreamed of the day that we could go to the moon ourselves. This is the absolute closest I've ever been to experiencing that dream to date. Even if I never buy a VR headset, at least this got me there. Thank you.
Ah, another "flat earther". Move along, buddy. Nothing for you to see here, since you have all the answers....
Steven E, wtf is wrong with you
Joe Nickence last time I saw a flat earther it was 14th century
Guys, dont waste your time on a Garbage. We are here to enjoy and see the emotion of this legend in his past. Just let the cocroach pass by.
@Mister E. Ok ya got me on who was filming them part....OMG and the flag actually moved...in space theres no air...OMG im freaking out my lifes a lie space is not what we think it is....ahhhhh my life is a lie
We need to go to the moon again!!!! No more money for war but for space exploration.
That's right !!!!!!
Surely you understand that the reason we went to the moon is because it was a space race against an enemy we were at war with. If you listen to the entire speech given by JFK, it was practically a battle cry. Without war, there would be no moon landing. I'm willing to bet the government would only ever go to Mars or other planets if they knew how to generate an enormous profit and the means to a regular supply of it to boot. Then you might actually see the same financial investment for space travel as the 60s, because everyone will want a piece of that pie and you'll have another space race, but this time to claim land.
We cant...we destroyed the technology to do so.
Trickbop
We didn't, it still exists
Bron Bybee I believe we never went to the moon. The last time we tried, it exploded probably meaning it was our first attempt which sort of explains why we never tried again. Also how did we have the technology then, but not now? Doesn’t make any sense...
Now this is a great way to let a living legend relive his glory days. Thumbs up.
As a space lover, and someone who has spent hundreds of hours of my life reading and researching those early years in manned space flight. I find this rather awesome. Charlie duke is a stand up guy. Speaking to those technical inaccuracies Mr. Duke mentioned. The big one i noticed right away that was missing. You would not be able to see out the windows sitting on the pad, or for the first few moments of launch. A boost protective cover is attached to the tower and completely covers the command module. This cover protects the command module from the rocket exhaust and also from the heating generated by launch vehicle boost through the atmosphere. It remains attached to the tower and is carried away when the launch escape assembly is jettisoned. On the Saturn V, this happened at around 295,000 feet or about 30 seconds after ignition of the second stage.
Yup..."they finally gave me a window to look out"!
+Tim White you are so right with this and it was also painful to see the astronauts not in upside down attitude during the ascent. Because they actually launched over their heads in order to receive positive g-forces instead of negative, why this is still done by everybody until now. The scale of the earth was also far away from beeing realistic while orbiting at 180 km. The view suggested rather thousands of kilometers altitude. (even from the ISS you can barely see the whole planet)
+MrFang333333 Ahahah :D I also remember this saying from the movie The Right Stuff :D
Also, once we get to the surface of the moon, the MESA isn't lowered to the left of the Virtual-Neil-Armstrong, which means the TV camera would still be locked up and nobody back on earth would have seen the real Armstrong coming down the ladder. I was hoping they'd show this so we could see exactly how the camera was set up, In all the Apollo books I've read I've never seen a good diagram of this. I guess it would take too much detail rendering to show the whole MESA with all its equipment. My guess is that they purposely left the boost protective cover off for artistic effect. I do believe even with the boost protective cover off that one window was uncovered and that one of the astronauts could see out while the other two couldn't,.
I think there is a good description and diagram of the camera layout in Wikipedia.
I was 4 when this happened in 1969,I remember it believe it or not!
Today I experienced this on psvr!
Seen a lot of reviews mostly bad,
WoW
The only thing I'd say about walking on the moon nothing to do or see had to experience this for my self.
Incredible.
I remember having a black and white tv and my father taking me to see a colour tv for the first time,
PSVR IS INCREDIBLE if you are thinking about it,don't you won't be disappointed wish it was around 50 years ago.
Oh and the thumbs up was priceless!
A real man and a real hero. SO awesome watching him give that "thumbs" up!!!
xfiler93 he flew at Mach 2, trained by chuck Yeager. And beat the moon! What else would be more thrilling?
This was the very first app I bought for mobile. My very first VR experience... I saw the video a year before and coincidently it was the first thing I saw in VR. Its the best experience ever, I seriously can't express it enough. Simply wonderful!
6:40 THUMBS UP👍
AnimeNerd 6:38
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You skipped the freaking thumbs up
Night Howl Did you notice that comment is 1 year old?
Templar Sargeant Herbertus yeah. So? Time doesnt matter in RUclips. I have chatted with someone having 1 year apart. I have even set a timer so I can chat back on a vid in some years.
how did u even notice that this comment is 2 years old
I think this is a great way to teach kids having them do this cause reading only does so much and things like this could really spark a kids interest in something to.
OblivionKisame reading brings children's imagination , movies in my opinion are baked imagination and that is why use of brain reduces when we see tv
DjeieA KeksekI this is far different tham a tv, it immerses you to the point your senses feel it, a child would remember every word being immersed this deep ..
Christopher Thacker yes that's a thing, I believe everything should not be used so much since they can cause negative effects. Motion sickness and eye problems
as someone who owns a VR system, it's good for showing friends and such why your such a space nerd too, that and the falcon heavy launch
@@UNSCPILOT i got a rift s and played lone echo the first time i went into space i could feel a falling sensation and it was amazing the depth of space there is also saturn close by it look stunning aint no book will give you that feeling
6:39 when he gives his fellow crew member a thumbs up. I love this.
That's really phenomenal. Can't wait to try it out.
I wonder if the devs picked his brain about his accuracy criticisms to improve on it.
This would of been a dream as a kid back in the 80s. It´s a great time to be a kiddo now!
exionem vr is for all ages and industries. But it is a cool time to be young.
Actually I did dream of playing games in VR back then. Now as an adult I can not only use it but afford the games that go with it.
@@josephfrechette9916 I had a dream similar to yours, where I time traveled to where the Apollo 11 astronauts first stepped on the moon. I had to keep low so they and the camera wouldn't see me. But it was just like the VR game, I got to see the surface of the moon, I seen earth in the sky, I seen the astronauts jumping around.
I love charlie. He is an American hero and a real badass but is also so humble and soft spoken. The thumbs up almost brought a tear to my eye.
WOW! Thats the guy to get input from for sure. He really seemed to enjoy that.
*Reads comments*
Oh.... I forgot some people thought the moon landings were fake...
yep and some people believe Trump, same assholes
you can tell he really enjoyed it :)
My eyes were tearing up, such an emotional experience. I smiled as Charlie gave the thumbs up back to his VR companion. I don't think there would be any words to describe such an experience.
That was sick when he smiled! He's the real deal and he liked it!
I have the smile all the video for him, it's beautiful!
50 Years today!
What an emotional flight this must've been, and to be going up again in VR... It's speechless I bet, well I can see how speechless it was for him. Great video
Imagine setting foot on the Moon, and then suddenly your wife whispers in your ear xD
This was awesome!
Just watching this and hearing Neil say "...one small step..." choked me up! What a moment! I think that Mr. Duke got a knot on his throat too... 13:35
Why am I only seeing this now, this is amazing.
Oh man, this is wonderful. Simulations of the Apollo missions and the like would be top of my list the moment I get VR goggles. Great to see Charlie Duke enjoying himself and feeling that it did it justice too. And I agree that seeing him give the thumbs up, doing checks and stuff like that, those moments are pure gold.
Agh... who's cutting onions?!
I bought the PS4 VR just for this game. It did not disappoint. I have played it over and over. This is the closest I'll ever get to go to my dream of being an Apollo astronaut as a kid. I think I smiled the whole time and just kept saying wow. Charlie Duke gave this a nice thumbs up. Good enough for me.When he said the moons surface looked pretty accurate I was really impressed. How cool is that???
Every moment of this is wonderful, but if Immersive VREducation is reading, I'd much prefer to watch version that doesn't blast a musical soundtrack over the historic audio track. Please, please do another cut of this!
DeWitt Clinton But the music is a key element to this experience!
DeWitt Clinton The music is implemented into the experience. We are looking at adding on option for switching off the music in game but this will be for final release.
Immersive VREducation Please do, I can understand if you want it to add to the experience but a lot of people would prefer a music free version.
+Immersive VREducation gowann the irish boyshhhh!!!!
+DeWitt Clinton just overcome your emotion you fail
I think if they would have offered him a job consulting that would be a bigger winner. VR is amazing I own a PSVR and it’s beyond amazing
@ 1:35 on JFK Speech ...whoa. And the other parts "the eagle has landed"..."roger tranquility".... Amazing historical moments
Followed by 2016 "...gonna build a huuge wall, not because it's hard, but because Mexicos gonna pay for it or we grab'em by the pussy o/"....truly amazing historical moments I will agree you on that.
Testikuski Testdriver I am no fan of his. These are sad times in this country. I will be surprised if anything good comes from him.
Lynda Anthony same
I have had some good laughs at his expense, I suspect he is going to be laughable at the level of G.W. Bush jr, let's just hope he won't take you guys in to another war.. .
+Testikuski Testdriver 2nd that. seriously, nuclear should be for research on renewable and waste free energy. not killing the earth and destroyed humanity as we know it.
Seeing Charlie re live this experience makes me happy :)
Charlie Duke & John Young are my favourite astronauts, they are both utter badasses, but so soft spoken.
+Adam Caldwell Charlie Duke is a stand up guy, but I feel like John Young is probably the most "Badass" person I've ever met.That guy doesn't have to say a word and you know hes done some cool shit.
Quite an amazing feat of planning, engineering, production, perseverance, courage, and accomplishment from NASA when you think about the fact that there was probably more computing power in the first 10 seconds of this demo than there was in the entire Apollo program's command modules.
there is more processing power on you phone than the whole works of the saturn v
CompuGaming Insane.
Strazman yea, and that could be said years ago
Just for reference, the average Google search takes more processing power than the computer systems of an entire Apollo lunar mission, start to finish. That's the booster, mission control, life support, communications, and the CSM and LM for upwards of two weeks.
Hendrick Stoops Un-friggin-believable how they pulled this off back in the day.
I can only imagine all the memories running through his head of when he went on his mission.
Thank you to NASA, to this video uploader, to Oculus, to everyone for this video. God! watching this was itself an experience for me. I can't even imagine how awesome going to the moon would be....and how trying Oculus Rift next year is going to be.
I had the distinct honor and privilege to have lunch with General Duke on May 2, 1985 when he was in Syracuse, New York. I could have asked him thousands of questions. A real class act! (Also, the youngest man to walk on the Moon. )
The beat thing about this is just, it's only what the universe does. Everything from engine ignition, radio communication, orbiting, VR, heck. Even tooth brushing. And yet we control, most but not all, of it. It's really amazing.
Très émouvant et vraiment les Américains vous avez du mérite. Quelle magnifique histoire toutes les missions spaciales ! Ça fait rêver
I got to experience the immersive enjoyment of the Oculus for the first time at a friends house the other night. He then put this on for me and it blew me away. I had goosebumps, a lump in my through and started welling up at one point. Watching this again I have the very same feeling.
Powerful work and important in the progression and development of this technology.
I love Charlie Duke, such a calm and funny guy. Hope I have that much hair if I live that long. “Hey John, are these your little footprints over here?” John Young, “No”.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think... Man I wish Charlie Duke was my grandpa. I freaking love that dude.
His one of my heroes in my life ....
Damn this is too cool I wonder how it felt for Charlie seeing that again
so awesome to see Charlie Duke try this out :)
That thumb up make me cry.
So beautiful
I had my grandfather play IL-2 Sturmovik while he was alive. He was a mechanic and pilot for that plane shortly after WW2. It was amazing watching him comment on the accuracy of the cockpit instruments and gauges. It was equally fascinating watching a real Apollo astronaut comment on this game. I really want to play this!
So glad Charlie could see this--full circle so to speak. There were a couple of times where I swear he was reacting as trained. Like when he was given thumbs up..and he returned it! Good going General. We won't forget with technology like this.
What an honor it was to watch this video with such an amazing astronaut, and legend..! What a gift you have given him. You can tell by his reactions he was right at home. What a honor..! God bless..! 🇺🇸
just amazing! i wonder, what could think Jim Lovell from apollo13 about this???? thinking about how he missed his opportunity to land in the moon, it could be great to see him expirience this! i would love to see his face after trying this! :'-)
Thats was amazing, I loved it when he did the thumbs up in real life!
That moment when he looked out the window to earth, WOW
I met this great guy when he spoke at my church. A true legend.
I took this exact trip last month. I did the thumbs up, too.
Whilst watching this, I thought about how I'm going to feel when we finally return to the moon. I'm not sure wether I'd be punching the air in excitement, or wether I'd just cry my eyes out. Probably both, I'm so glad I'll be able to see that. Just imagine watching a Mars landing!
can you imagine this being your actual MEMORY, Mind blowing, These few people have done the most amazing feat in human history. from our species....Thank you
I found VR a huge dissapointment BUT the Apollo 11 experience seen hear was so great it brought me to tears, the scal of it all is amazing If you know anyone with a VR headset make the time to see it yourself, it will give you a completely new experience of this amazing event and even more respect for the men who did it
13:28 I cried a lot.
I've just rewatched it after a year or so in my new hp reverb and for me, it's easily the best audio-visual experience ever. No video footage even comes close to this. A true VR masterpiece.
What a fantastic idea for education. I love to witness it. I had a lump in my throat just watching the video. Thanks for showing the video.
EXTRAORDINARY ! Thanks for giving a great man the reexperience of history...
I admire this man he went on the most dangerous trip for man to achieve and he relives it
i mean to think that this guy went to the moon and saw it first hand is amazing
13:28 I think it was so intense for him. Look at his face :') *goosebumps*
This video made me happy!
'coupla technical issues...like ye forgot to add the fleets of flyin' saucers were always saw there, but other than that it's amazing' :-D
All who were involved in the Apollo space program are heroes.
Charlie Duke is a national treasure.
That thumbs up from Charlie on liftoff was awesome.
When the countdown runs, do you see how he looks around? It seems he is actually checking the instrument and going over a checklist in his head.
At first I was thinking "Why isn't he getting motion sickness?" Then I remembered that he's a fucking astronaut.
This game doesn't really do much in the way of motion sickness. You've moving in a vehicle most of the time, which our brains tend to be perfectly okay with.
hantront and because 99% of people are fine playing VR.. :)
Just awesome. When Gen. Duke was looking out his window at 7:35 I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.
That must have been amazing for him! Love it!
Nice to see some usage of VR beyond just fantasizing about war !
that was badass. especially when Charlie looked out the portside window of 11 and could see earths horizon... wow
Wow. It must have been incredible for him to hear his OWN voice communicating with the spacecraft from Mission Control. I'm sure none of the folks back then had any idea that they would later be part of a VR experience.
Isn't it insane to think that a the moon samples where laying on the moon for probably millions of years, and yet within not even a century of flying mankind managed to retrieve those pieces and brought them back to earth.
Please release a version for Google cardboard box so many more people who don't have top notch vr can enjoy the experience
+pipsta A smartphone doesn´t have the power to run this anyway
+pipsta ruclips.net/video/nOHM8gnin8Y/видео.html Google Cardboard Version. This is only a trailer.
iOS!!
Awesome!
pipsta I just tried it on the Rift, amazing, and I became quite emotional at certain points
Good gravy. Like almost anyone would be looking around at everything and all these years, his training is still there. He's doing instrument scans throughout the launch.
this was beautiful i almost cried
The thumbs up is MEGA EPIC! :D
When you look at the sky you see how beautiful it is. When you look at history how long we’ve been around, you see how beautiful it is. But in that moment you see our home. The place where every human. Creature. Invention. Civilisation. Every death every child. Every dreamer. When you see our home as just a blue ball suspended in absolute nothingness. Everything we’ve ever known. You realise how beautiful it is. It’s only taken 100 years out of the million we’ve been here to obtain the knowledge to achieve everything. Cars. Virtual reality. Space travel. When you look at everything in depth and how far we’ve come is when you discover the true beauty in everything we see. There’s no other feeling that compares to seeing what we’ve become and what we’ve done. Only then is when you experience beauty.
seeing him thumbs up brought happiness to me im sure it brought him back to great times
God....I would love to meet any of those guys. They are just awesome, I love all the work they have done, All the work put into the space program. Just to get the signature and some encouraging words of Collins, Aldrin, Armstrong, Lovell, Any of those guys, it would make my life a whole lot better.
Sadly Collins and armstrong are dead neil died in 2012 and I think Collins died in 2017
GearVR version please ASAP!
Even with dumbed down textures we could enjoy immensely and show to others...
I love this demo is amazing! I play it over and over again just because it really manages to convey the emotion... Especially kennedies speech