Virtual Arctic Expedition

Virtual Arctic Expedition is a virtual reality experience involving up to 8 people simultaneously (in a same Local Area Network). The users are immersed together in the same virtual environment. They find themselves in the Arctic seabed where everyone embodies a scuba diver. This 15-minutes journey makes the users travel in time through 4 different scenes: The base, a tutorial which explain how to interact with the virtual world; the sector 1 in 1950, a specific spot in the Arctic, 20 meters below the sea level; the time capsule which teleports the users 150 years later; the sector 1 in 2100, a projection of what the Arctic see could look like in a near future. Meet whales, belugas, orcas and giant jellyfishes in Virtual Arctic Expedition. Discover the Arctic seabed and learn what is at stakes today in this environment. This content was elaborated and validated with marine biology scientists. It is accurate, ethical and intended for all audiences.