ActNowVR
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| ActNow Virtual Reality Experience ActNowVR | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | festivals |
| Frequency | Semi-annually |
| Venue | virtual |
| Location(s) | Global |
| Inaugurated | January 24, 2022 |
| Founder | Mia Hanak Celeste Lear Chris Crescitelli |
| Most recent | 2022 |
| Website | dreamlandxr |
ActNowVR is a live Virtual reality experience and global festival campaign.[1] in support of the United Nations' ActNow campaign [2] for individual action on Climate change and Sustainability.
The virtual reality campaign is managed Millennium Arts Inc. and Dreamland LLC [3], with support of the United Nations and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and partners [4], in support of the United Nation's ActNow campaign.
The events virtualize globally iconic cultural or natural landmarks with immersive educational content and virtual onsite staff to help inform, educate, and elevate all who wish to participate in a sustainable future.
The ActNowVR event-supported languages are the official languages of the United Nations. These languages are Arabic, Mandarin, English, French, Russian, and Spanish, with support through polyglots present in the virtual reality space to translate and provide information to visitors and participants.
Mission[edit]
In support of the United Nations and UNESCO ActNow Campaign, the ActNow virtual reality experience will unveil a new digital twin of an iconic cultural or natural landmark across all global regions (Middle East, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceana) where participants will learn about different climate threats, SDG actions, and solutions, while celebrating a different UN International Day.
Each of these immersive live events incorporates a mix of narrative content, panel discussions, and performances - as well as portals to the past, present, and future - to illuminate urgent issues surrounding climate change and sustainability. Participants of these events automatically contribute to elevating ambition, accelerating action, and helping track individual and collective action made towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
History[edit]
2022[edit]
January - SDG 4[edit]
On January 24th, the ActNow Live VR Experience launched its first Global VR event in the Microsoft AltspaceVR platform for Education Day[5], highlighting UNESCO's efforts to power education for sustainable development goal 4 or SDG 4[6]
The event took place in a virtual replica of the Al Wasl Dome from the Dubai Expo 2020 for an immersive 360° architectural projection mapping show[7] in support of the United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability.
A video of the event can be found on the campaign's Vimeo account https://vimeo.com/670119124 which includes some testimonials from event staff and visitors.
January 2022 Event Staffing[edit]
Executive Producers: Mia Hanak with Millennium ART inc., Chris Crescitelli with Dreamland LLC, Celeste Lear with Dreamland LLC, Tricia Costello with Fresh Wata Inc.
Production Manager: David Alexander Espinoza-Levy
Virtual World created by: Cause + Christi LLC[8]
Projection-Mapping by: Minds Over Matter Design
Sound design by: Boutique Electronique Music, Rena Jones & Emancipator, Mike Raznick, Carmen Rizzo
Event moderator staffing by: BRCvr also known for contributing VR services to Burning Man[9]
February - SDG 16[edit]
On February 20th, the ActNow Live VR Experience launched its second Global VR event in the Microsoft AltspaceVR platform, highlighting UNESCO's World Day of Social Justice and International Year of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) in collaboration with the United Nation's International Labour Organization (UN ILO) to rally attention around topics:
- SDG 16 – Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development
- Indicator: SDG 16.7 – Ensure Responsive, Inclusive, Participatory, and Representative Decision Making
A video of the event can be found on the campaign's Vimeo account https://vimeo.com/681438960 which includes information about the event as well as some testimonials from the event staff and visitors.
February 2022 Event Staffing[edit]
Executive Producers: Mia Hanak with Millennium ART inc., Chris Crescitelli with Dreamland LLC, Celeste Lear with Dreamland LLC, Tricia Costello with Fresh Wata Inc.
Production Manager: David Alexander Espinoza-Levy
Virtual World created by: Cause + Christi LLC[10]
Projection-Mapping by: Minds Over Matter Design
Event moderator staffing by: BRCvr
ActNowVR Campaign Media[edit]
The official ActNowVR campaign-controlled accounts:
- https://twitter.com/actnowvr
- https://www.instagram.com/actnowvr
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp-scBsJAci9eS-gfOf-FxQ
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/actnowvr/
- https://account.altvr.com/channels/actnowvr
According to campaign manager Mia Hanak, the campaign is obligated to use the correct wording for any social media posts, including the following social media hashtags and specific hashtags for each event. The approved general hashtags are:
#ActNow
#ActNowVR
#SDGS
#ClimateAction
#Sustainability
#UN
#UNESCOReferences[edit]
- ↑ DreamlandXR. "ACTNOW VR". DreamlandXR. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ Nations, United. "About Act Now". United Nations. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ ART, Millennium (2022-02-18). "Iconic Natural and Cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites Open in Live Virtual Reality Experience Series to Combat Climate Change". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ Hanak, Mia (2022-07-26). "Millenium Arts current projects". Millennium ART. Retrieved 2022-07-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "#ActNow Live VR Experience". #ActNow Live VR Experience | Oculus. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ Martin. "Education". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ #ActNow VR Projection Show Al Wasl Dome MetaDubai, retrieved 2022-07-26
- ↑ Christi (2022-01-25). "ActNow VR: Al Wasl Dome in Dubai". Cause + Christi. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ "About BRCvr". BRCvr. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ↑ "ActNowVR: Uluru Kata-Tjuta National Park". Cause + Christi. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
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