Virtual Reality used to get at the truth
New York Times story. Much to the chagrin of Ulster Unionists, the official inquiry into ‘Bloody Sunday’ — January 30 1972 when British paratroops shot dead 14 unarmed civil rights marchers in Derry — proceeds apace. One problem faced by the inquiry is that so much of the physical topography of the city has changed in the 30 years since the atrocity. The 10-storey block of Rossville Flats, for example, which played a key role in the story, have long been demolished. To help witnesses re-orient themselves to 1972 Derry, the inquiry commissioned a virtual reality reconstruction of the relevant part of the city.