360 Degree Climate Dome
Multi-sensory immersive experience installation with VR goggles
Experience the seemingly unstoppable climate change firsthand – made possible by the climate dome of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Groups of up to 12 visitors immerse themselves in a virtual world of experience. And they deal intensively with the global consequences of global warming.
Mobile virtual reality installation
The mobile VR installation was designed for use at trade fairs. Inside the walk-in dome, guests experience a five-minute 360-degree journey to Madagascar – one of the countries particularly hard hit by climate change. Wearing VR glasses, visitors move freely through the environment. They see and hear how local people cope with heat, drought, and changing living conditions. At the same time, real sensory impressions are added. Dry, warm air in the steppe. Cool sea breezes on the coast. Smells of dusty soil, herds of cattle, or salty fish. The result is an immersive group experience that combines information and emotion.
Multisensory technology from Garamantis
At the center of the climate dome is a “climate tower” developed by Garamantis. It generates wind, heat, and smells in sync with the film. This makes the virtual reality physically tangible. The 360-degree film runs synchronously on several VR headsets and is controlled by a presenter using a tablet. Visitors sit on swivel stools and can choose their own perspective. This creates a shared but individual experience in the room.
Collaboration with Super an der Spree
The multisensory format was designed and implemented on behalf of the BMZ by the agency Super an der Spree. Garamantis was responsible for the technical implementation of the sensory components and their integration into the overall experience. The film was produced specifically in Madagascar with special cameras and edited for the climate dome. At the premiere at the IdeenExpo in Hanover, long queues formed at the BMZ stand. Further uses and new content are planned. The Climate Dome shows how complex global issues can be communicated in an understandable and sustainable way through interactive room installations. Photos: Super an der Spree, BMZ/photothek
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project facts
- Client: Super an der Spree
- Context: IdeenExpo trade show 2019
- Implementation time: 12 weeks
- Finishing date: June 2019
- Virtual reality with 360-degree video
- Climate Tower provides heat, wind and smell
- 30 synchronous Oculus Go VR glasses
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Award winner 2020 PRIX VICTORIA IN SILVER in the category “Live Staging, Video Art, Video Mapping” for the multisensory climate module with virtual reality application
Preisträger der 29. INTERNATIONALEN WIRTSCHAFTSFILMTAGE 2020
There is a clear basic idea behind the multisensory experience: Interactive experiences remain in the memory longer and ensure that you are more concerned with a topic.
Virtual Reality, infrared lights, and odor‑emanating nozzles facilitate this omni sensory 5‑minute trip to regions where climate change already affects people’s lives. […] With VR, even journeys into the past or into the future are no longer a problem.
Klimawandel in der Kuppel
Visitors to the Green Week can experience how climate change is changing people’s lives in Madagascar today – until Sunday in a so-called climate bubble. A seven-minute film takes you to the island in the Indian Ocean in a dome-shaped tent. The special thing: With virtual reality glasses, you can look around freely in the film, as if you were really on site.
Virtuelle Reise in die Welt des Klimawandels
“Climate dome” at the Green Week – How climate change in Madagascar feels with VR glasses
In order to make climate change tangible, two young Berlin scientists have created an earth in virtual reality with their startup Garamantis – to be experienced at the Green Week.
Die Erde in Virtual Reality auf der Grünen Woche
The so-called climate dome, which the Berlin company Garamantis developed for the BMZ, allows up to 12 people to travel to Madagascar simultaneously via virtual reality, where the consequences of climate change are already clearly noticeable.
Den Klimawandel auf der Grünen Woche selbst erleben
At the Green Week, visitors to the stand of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development can travel to Madagascar via virtual reality in a “climate dome”, where the consequences of global warming can already be clearly felt.
Klimawandel hautnah
In a 360-degree video, visitors were given an insight into the living conditions and challenges of the local people via VR glasses. They not only saw and heard how the inhabitants of the African island state dealt with climate change, but also felt the heat and dry air in the steppe, or the cool ocean breezes on the coast.
Am eigenen Leib
Again, the technical realization of the 360-degree climate dome for the BMZ was super with Garamantis. Technically, qualitatively, innovatively and humanly a pleasure!
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