“When a swan dives 20 centimeters from our nose, we get the impression that we are there”Jean-Michel Miuriot, Phoenix Park Director, gets excited as he exits the session wild immersion.
Twelve-minute virtual reality movie, in which viewers, with augmented reality headsets on their heads, discover the animals that live in the four corners of the planet, in their natural habitat.
Educate, Communicate and Protect
Because, more than poaching, it is the modification of the natural environment of animals, by man, which is often the source of their disappearance. “In this experience, we find ourselves alone before the animal”, explains Grégoire Moisson, managing director of Wild Immersion, which is also the name of the production company for these films.
Before entering the room where the movies are shown, children can enjoy the play area, where they are given details of how to live with the protected animals. ‘We want to educate, communicate and protect’Gregoire Moison explains.
By teaching children, he hopes that they will instill good reflexes in their parents.
symbiosis
In parallel, the production company launched a crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday. “ This endowment fund, wild angels, highlights small structures that serve to conserve wild habitats, but who don’t necessarily know how to communicate or raise money”, He says.
At the moment, four projects have been selected: the protection of the last area of the Atlantic Forest in Argentina, the restoration of the marine ecosystems of the Cape Archipelago (in Cambodia), the protection of the Greater Hapalmore region in Madagascar, as well as the protection and development of biodiversity in the heart of Colombia.
An interesting and innovative idea, according to the director of Phoenix Park, who decided to promote it by giving it two rooms, until mid-November. “It goes exactly in the direction of the values we hold. 75% of the animals we house come from customs custody. We have a real goal to protect the animal”, he explains.
