London’s Natural History Museum has unveiled its first-ever mixed-reality tour, with visitors invited to travel a century into the future to see how the natural world has responded to the actions we take today,
Utilising Microsoft’s mixed reality headset, the immersive experience was created by the Natural History Museum, Microsoft and SAOLA Studio, with research by the museum’s scientists informing the narrative.
The species featured, which are experienced as interactive holographic animations in the Microsoft headset, come to life in the Museum’s Darwin Centre. The tour features a selection of the Museum’s 80 million physical specimens, including a cuttlefish, Darwin’s frog and coconut crab.
“Visions of Nature is an incredibly exciting, immersive experience - and the first offering of its kind for the museum,” said Dr Alex Burch, NHM’s director of Public Programmes.
“Whilst visually beautiful, it also delivers a powerful message that the actions we take now can have a positive impact on the future.
“It presses fast-forward so visitors can see how nature has responded, for better and for worse, to the aftermath of centuries of human industrial activity as well as to the interventions we have introduced to remedy our unsustainable activity.
“We hope that visitors to Visions of Nature leave with a greater confidence to discuss the type of future they’d like to build and are driven to be part of the response to the planetary emergency.”
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Natural History Museum debuts mixed reality experience highlighting climate crisis
London’s Natural History Museum has unveiled its first-ever mixed-reality tour, with visitors invited to travel a century into the future to see how the natural world has responded to the actions we take today,
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Sep 2024
London’s Natural History Museum has unveiled its first-ever mixed-reality tour, with visitors invited to travel a century into the future to see how the natural world has responded to the actions we take today,
Utilising Microsoft’s mixed reality headset, the immersive experience was created by the Natural History Museum, Microsoft and SAOLA Studio, with research by the museum’s scientists informing the narrative.
The species featured, which are experienced as interactive holographic animations in the Microsoft headset, come to life in the Museum’s Darwin Centre. The tour features a selection of the Museum’s 80 million physical specimens, including a cuttlefish, Darwin’s frog and coconut crab.
“Visions of Nature is an incredibly exciting, immersive experience - and the first offering of its kind for the museum,” said Dr Alex Burch, NHM’s director of Public Programmes.
“Whilst visually beautiful, it also delivers a powerful message that the actions we take now can have a positive impact on the future.
“It presses fast-forward so visitors can see how nature has responded, for better and for worse, to the aftermath of centuries of human industrial activity as well as to the interventions we have introduced to remedy our unsustainable activity.
“We hope that visitors to Visions of Nature leave with a greater confidence to discuss the type of future they’d like to build and are driven to be part of the response to the planetary emergency.”
