Visions of Nature is a new mixed reality experience hosted at the Museum which transports audiences 100 years into the future to see how the natural world has responded to the actions we take today Visitors will wear state of the art Microsoft mixed reality headsets in this immersive experience, which was created in a partnership between the Natural History Museum, Microsoft and SAOLA Studio Visions of Nature opens Thursday 24 October 2024 ...
Step into the future of the natural world with the Museum's newest exhibit. Visions of Nature is an immersive experience that allows visitors to experience how the world looks in 2125 to see how human actions have shaped our planet. With the natural world in trouble, the imagined scenarios shown in this experience explore how nature's resilience has enabled species to adapt to the threats they face in the 21st century, aided by a helping hand from humanity. The experience presents the wonders of the natural world, from the Scottish Highlands to the Great Green Wall in Africa’s Sahel region, inspiring visitors to become advocates for the planet. The experience is powered by Microsoft’s mixed reality headsets and imagined and co- produced by SAOLA Studio, a creative studio specialising in building augmented reality experiences for cultural institutions, with the latest science and research from Museum 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. A built-in scientific copilot called Hope is on hand to describe each story along the way. On one stop, Hope prompts visitors to hold out a hand to greet a Darwin’s frog, which leaps off to explore its home, an urban park in the city of Concepción, Chile. The species was close to extinction due to habitat loss in the 21st century, but the subsequent introduction of captive breeding programs meant species such as this frog could thrive in urban havens. Another scene shows how the loss of ice sheets in the Arctic has led to increased crossbreeding between narwhal and beluga whales. In 2125, there are thriving populations of ‘narlugas’, whose movements scientists can track with AI technology to help safeguard the new families.
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