Participation at Public Understanding of Climate Change in East Africa

Participation at Public Understanding of Climate Change in East Africa

In this conferemce,we shared our experiences collaborating with New-York based Virtual Reality Filmmaker Clàudia Prat this Summer to document auto-360 patchwork narratives  of the aftermath of raging floods that affected thousands of families in Narok and dive deep into recent massive cracks in the Rift Valley,leading geologists to conclude that Africa could be gradually splitting into two.

We further showed how working across disciplines(Virtual Reality,Climate Change advocacy,technology,community engagement,and journalism) we learned how to use 360-degree video cameras to film the communities impacted by climate change,the salience of  community indigenous community knowledge,and the possibilities of the immersive technology in producing collaborative Virtual Reality stories.

I believe that by documenting the changes in landscape, we can enhance the comprehension of  the problem that raising temperatures are having in our environment.I think virtual reality can help us both communicate the challenges provoked by climate change,point out to solutions we should adopt,as well as stimulate the wider dialogue around environmental conservation.

-Claudia Prat