World 0 – Start

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The experience starts in a sports locker room. There are small details to discover here, such as newspapers, original photos from the Olympic Park, the mascot Waldi as a 3D object and information about the weightlifters of the Israeli Olympic team, David Berger, Yossef Romano and Ze'ev Friedman, and their coach Tuvia Sokolski. The radio is broadcasting the opening ceremony live.

A portal leads to the next world.

World 1 – The Tower 

The actual story begins on the Olympic Tower - more precisely: our very free interpretation of the tower. Here you can feel the atmosphere of the opening day and let your eyes wander over the Olympic Centre as it looks today.

Use a ticket to get to the lower level of the tower.

Here, a film portrays hurdler Esther Shahamorov, Israel's star athelete, and her coach, Amitzur Shapira. A tartan track with hurdles creates a connection between history and virtual experience.

The elevator takes you to the next world.

World 2 – The cheerful games 

A colorful world of sports and games tells the story of the period between August 27th and September 4th, 1972.
The first eleven days of the Olympic Games in Munich are a cheerful festival with the best summer weather. The stadium is always sold out, the newly created Olympic Park invites you to stay. The colorful program of theater and cultural events is freely accessible to everyone.

A few original videos in this world show you how the Olympic Park comes to life. You can also discover a virtual exhibition on sporting highlights or the designer Otl Aicher who created the pictograms for the Olympic Games. You also get to know more about the Israeli team.

After that, you will reach the next world from the stadium. 

World 3 – The Hostage-Taking  

By leaving this world of sports and games, users enter the dark part of the story.

In a small room, radio and television reports tell what happened in the early hours of September 5, 1972 in the Olympic Village: Eleven Israeli athletes were taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists. The assassins kill two athletes and hold nine others hostage. Among other things, they demand the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

A German delegation negotiates with the assassins all day. Several ultimatums are repeatedly postponed. The Olympic Games will not be canceled until the afternoon. The whole world is watching the hostage situation live. Attempts by the police to free the hostages and overpower the terrorists fail. A flight of stairs takes you further into the darkness. 

World 4 – The Traffic Jam 

Shortly after 10 p.m., the hostages and terrorists are taken to the military airport in Fürstenfeldbruck by helicopter. The assassins assume that they will fly to Cairo from there by plane. But the police only pretend to let them. They plan to have the terrorists shot by snipers. Journalists and onlookers also set off for Fürstenfeldbruck - there is a huge traffic jam in which police emergency vehicles are also stuck, chaos reigns outside the airport. A false news report is making the rounds. 
The users are guided through the traffic jam at the end of which comes the realization that the rescue attempt of the German police ends with the deaths of all the hostages, a policeman and five terrorists.

Memorial in VR 

The tour ends with a virtual reminiscence of the place of remembrance for the victims in the Olympic Village.

World 4 – Shock and Grief 

On September 6, 1972, a funeral service is held in the Olympic Stadium for the victims of the attack. The President of the International Olympic Committee speaks the famous words: "The Games must go on!" A decision that is hard to fathom today. In addition, criticism of the police and the authorities is loud. The Israeli team flies back home from Riem Airport on September 7, 1972 - with the coffins of their friends in the hold. The country is in shock. The VR experience ends in the departure area of the airport.