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In this animated, interactive VR experience by Kate Voet and Victor Maes, we step into the shoes of Ida, a 72-year-old pianist living with dementia. A Long Goodbye is a poetic experience about the long farewell between two loved ones who have shared a life together.
Event details of Alumni Week: What if we could step into the shoes of someone living with dementia?
Date
3 October 2026
Time
13:00 -17:00
Location
Science Park 904
Room
A1.16

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The VR experience is available in several 40-minute time slots, each with space for six participants. Registration for individual time slots takes place on site.

We experience a day in Ida’s life as her reality slowly begins to fade. The apartment where she has spent her entire life with her beloved husband, Daniel, initially feels empty and undefined. Gradually, her playful world comes to life, as though it were being painted before our eyes.

The internationally acclaimed VR experience A Long Goodbye has won, among other awards, the prestigious Venice Immersive Achievement Prize and the Cristal for Best Immersive Work at Annecy. Since its world premiere, it has received ten international awards at leading festivals.

About the creators

Kate Voet studied English Language and Culture at the UvA and is a Belgian director and screenwriter. Her films have received international awards, and she co-wrote and directed the VR film A Long Goodbye, which premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival. 

Victor Maes graduated in 2015 from LUCA School of Arts and completed a cinematography programme in Los Angeles. He works as a director of photography on fiction and documentary productions, and he co-wrote and co-directed the VR film A Long Goodbye. 

Science Park 904

Room A1.16
Science Park 904
1098 XH Amsterdam