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Skip to Main ContentSkip to SearchSkip to... Select * Listen to Article * What To Read Next SubscribeSign In https://www.wsj.com/articles/burning-man-virtual-reality-covid-nevada-black-rock-11630343708 A digital preview of virtual Burning Man. The virtual experience kicked off Sunday and included a surprise rainstorm and a traffic jam. BRCvr A-hed HOW COULD BURNING MAN GET WEIRDER? WHEN IT’S IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. THE ANNUAL DESERT RITUAL GOES VIRTUAL. PARTICIPANTS WEAR HEADSETS, CREATE AVATARS AND MINGLE AT HOME A digital preview of virtual Burning Man. The virtual experience kicked off Sunday and included a surprise rainstorm and a traffic jam. BRCvr By Jim Carlton Close JIM CARLTON * Biography * @jimcarltonsf * Jim.Carlton@wsj.com Updated Aug. 30, 2021 5:02 pm ET Share Text 28 Responses Your browser does not support the audio tag. Listen to article Length 2 minutes AD Loading advertisement... 00:00 / 01:34 1x This article is in your queue. Open Queue Nate Morris has traveled halfway around the world three times to dance with strangers and DJ a party from a bus decorated like a giant sheep at the annual Burning Man event. This year he’s trying to replicate the same experience on a virtual reality headset in his apartment in Sydney, Australia. “I just walked up to talk to people and stumbled across a place you can paint!,” the 30-year-old disc jockey said after arriving at the “Virtual Burn,” which began Sunday. Organizers of Burning Man, now in its 35th year, have called off the physical event in the Nevada desert due to Covid concerns. In its place, they have created Virtual Burn Week, which ends next Tuesday. Instead of camping in the desert, participants use virtual reality headsets and computer screens to replicate the real event in as much detail as possible—even the hourslong traffic jams. Last week, cyber RVs began lining up at the gate to virtual Black Rock City. In normal times, a community of camps, pop-up bars and fanciful art displays rise out of the alkali dust for one week every August on a pancake-flat playa surrounded by jagged mountains 100 miles northeast of Reno. To Read the Full Story Subscribe Sign In CONTINUE READING YOUR ARTICLE WITH A WSJ MEMBERSHIP SUMMER SALE View Membership Options RESUME SUBSCRIPTION We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. You will be charged $ + tax (if applicable) for The Wall Street Journal. You may change your billing preferences at any time in the Customer Center or call Customer Service. You will be notified in advance of any changes in rate or terms. You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service. Please click confirm to resume now. Confirm Customer CenterSubscriber AgreementPrivacy NoticeCookie Notice© 2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.