Fun tour in Oslo - The museum was very informative and welcoming! Conrad was the highlight! Roll Tide Conrad! He also suggested dining for our group and it was a huge hit!

A must see in Oslo - If you are interested in Viking culture and are interested in being close to a battle with Virtual Reality, this is the place, it can be enjoyed by any age.

Fantastic - Super interesting, modern interactive explanation in several languages. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Viking history

Exciting and educational. - Exciting and educational for young and old. Had to take the wr trip several times with my youngest ;) Would have liked to have seen more :)

Great time - Very cool experience, which teaches a lot about the Vikings. All the more appreciable since the Viking ship museum is closed. Some tablets and/or headphones don't work, which is a bit of a shame. But overall, it's a great discovery. I recommend...

High quality imaging from the interactives at the museum - Not a large museum by any means but enough to absorb over an hours’ worth of time, with some good interactives to immerse yourself in. It’s also within easy walking distance from anywhere across the city centre. As I arrived later in the day it was suggested that I wouldn't have enough time to do the interactive VR experience as this requires additional time besides visiting the museum, so I went without this option. If you have the Oslo Pass the ticket cost is discounted but is by no means free. You are led downstairs and to a short introductory film which shows various aspects of Viking life via re-enactment such as cooking, battles, boats, Viking settlements etc. There's no text for this, just sit down and watch. I assume this generally sets the scene for the museum, but it didn't really do an awful lot for me, just as well it was short. You can walk around the lower floor which houses various interactives at your own leisure from this point, but be aware there are no physical artefacts. There are various text and audio-visual iPads and touch screens as you go round which feature and concentrate on different aspects of Viking life and lore, such as historical battles, myths and legends, monsters, housing, types of Viking etc. This is fully available in a wide variety of languages such as English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese etc. The quality of the imaging on each screen is extremely high and amazingly detailed. For example, it was possible to zoom right into the detail on an ornate wood carving for the headpiece of a long ship from a 3D scan. I spent about 60-75 minutes looking round the ground floor as fortunately it was fairly quiet when I visited, although I could see that during busier periods you may need more time with some interactives being occupied. I wouldn't say this is suitable for very small children - not because there is anything graphic but more because I dont think they would get anything out of it. There are some interactives more directed towards young teenagers such as 'would your Viking expedition be successful' which involves multiple choice answers. The ground floor also has the VR battle experience, and it was possible to hear the sheer joy of those that arrived earlier enjoying the thrill of immersion from it. They do actually run this close until closing, so if you were keen on this, and it wasn't busy, it would have been possible to squeeze this in. There is an extra charge for doing this experience, however. The entranceway is large and comprises of the shop which stocks a wide variety of Viking souvenirs - the majority of items are quite commonplace with the exception of some of the rarer items such as the jewellery.

birthdays in oslo - the VR was good but short and the rest was combo of the VR experience. very hot and lacked air- staff very friendly though. the film wasn’t in any depth and needed more!

Anyone with VR glasses can find similar videos about Vikings - I think anyone with VR glasses can find a Vikings video and learn a lot from it. The experience was actually good but it is not an activity I would do again.

Be experience - Went a few days ago with my older daughter. The first part of the tour is a VR experience which is new to me and was very fun and accurate where you attack invading soldiers with arrows and swords. Lasted about 20 minutes and it was the highlight. Downstairs there are what I consider filler presentations that don't really add any education or interest simple graphics on a screen. There was one other part a bit more interesting where you can use a digital display of a timeline and view objects on the screen as opposed to the object itself but had great clarity. Another VR experience was not much lacked in any interaction and again seem to be filler. For me the $25 just for the first VR experience of my lifetime was fun and worth it to me.

Very disappointing - Video montages take a little time to load for certain animations. The 3D videos and images appear numerous times throughout the visit. The chronology is not always respected.