Glasshouse at Nature Festival
Glasshouse VR
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Nature Festival - Glasshouse VR
Glasshouse VR
Suitable for 8+
Each Glasshouse role experience is 7 minutes in duration. Bookings have been allocated in 30 minute slots to allow for rests between Glasshouse role experiences for the user to have a break from the VR headset.
Set in a world in the near future, Glasshouse is a biosphere where plant and insect life thrive in an ecosystem of integrated biology and technology. Maintained by intuitive glasshouse keepers who farm water and light, the glass house is a world where biotech agriculture and drone insects work in synergy with with ancient flora and heirloom edibles.
Glasshouse is a place where people, plants and insects enjoy a dance of interdependent survival. Participants play all three roles as they drop into a VR immersive experience as agents of interaction, choreographing energies that live within the glasshouse.
Role 1: Keeper- Choose keeper and assist plants to grow by
warming them with sun from your hand
Squeezing water from clouds
Brushing fertilizer from your palm
Twirling bots to herd the insects
Role 2: Insect – Choose insect to dance and communicate with your insect friends
touch antennae to hear the buzz
climb stalks and
dance dance dance
Role 3: Plant – Choose plant to feel yourself below and above
wave your leaves at other plants
explore above and below
communicate through electricity and light
soak up the keeper’s light
Warning: This experience includes lighting effects that may trigger a photosensitive reaction. Do not engage in this experience if you experience epilepsy, migraines or other photosensitive conditions. If you feel unwell, ask our team for assistance.
Choreography/ Scenario Design: Sarah Neville
Developer/ 3D Graphics: Alexander DeGaris
Interaction Design/ 3D Graphics: Daish Malani
Composition: Matthew Thomas
Communications/ Design: Amy Milhinch
Performed by: Sue Hawksley, Tanya Voges, Jazz Hriskin
Producer: Julianne Pierce
Supported by: Arts SA, Dance Hub SA, ADT International Choreographic Centre, Nexus Arts, Digital Transformation Group University of South Australia, Stone and Chalk, Piccadilly Community Hall