Try out the Berghain Trainer simulator
If you have ever planned to go to the famous underground Berlin club, Berghain, which is infamously difficult to get into, then this Berghain Trainer might give you a kick.
Felix Da Housecat was denied entry last year.
Now you can save yourself the trip and get turned down by a svelt bouncer/doorman in the comfort of your home via a pre-recorded virtual reality simulator.
The Berghain Trainer site uses your camera to pick up your image and your microphone to hear your responses. It judges your anger, sadness, amazement, and euphoria by mapping out your facial expressions.
The leather jacketed 55 kg bouncer, along with his ironic hipster hair cut is acting all kinds of hard while he sizes you up. Sven, as he is called, asks you three questions and if you happen to answer all three correctly then you might get in.
Sven quizzes you on things such as “Where have you come from?”, “How old are you?”, “Is this your first time?”, “Are you on drugs tonight?”, “Do you know who’s playing tonight?” etc.
The Berghain trainer is like a rigged video game that you try to clock, once Sven says “no” you kind of want to keep trying just in case you actually get in and are able to see inside the club’s hallowed halls.
Sometimes he moves about and gives you the idea that he might step aside to let you in, but he loves to turn away and say stuff like, “move” or “not today”.
If you take this too seriously, you might get your feelings hurt so consider this a PSA for all thin skinned “true under grounders”.
The club is famous within the techno scene for its good music of course. However it is even more famous for its exclusivity. Turning hundreds of people away a night is part of this venue’s charm. The ultimate in anti-cool, Berghain sets the standard.
Here are some tips before you even try from the real Sven Marquardt, a bouncer who published his memoirs on the famous nightclub last year.
Start your training now at the Berghain Trainer site.
