An introduction to Virtual/Augmented Reality wellness apps presenting “natural” environments prepared for the Valuing Nature annual conference 2019 at the Royal Society, London
The video presents an overview of meditation apps, which attempt to place their users in natural environments – assuming that “natural” experiences must be calming. It includes screen recording from within a number of VR wellness apps.
https://valuing-nature.net/ValNat19/overview
https://valuing-nature.net/cinema
The piece was made for the 2019 Valuing Nature conference at the Royal Society, alongside Photuria. Both asked how immersive media might help people value natural environments rather than simply consume them, a question that now drives Kirk's work with the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the Broads National Park.
