{"id":521,"date":"2021-05-18T16:19:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T14:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poppinswayne.com\/work\/?p=521"},"modified":"2023-09-01T13:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T11:42:45","slug":"press-release-pollinator-park-world-bee-day-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poppinswayne.com\/work\/521\/press-release-pollinator-park-world-bee-day-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release – World Bee Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pollinator Park<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step into a beautiful virtual reality about the ugly future we face <\/strong>
without pollinating insects <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Albert Einstein allegedly once stated that without insects, mankind would survive for four years at best. A dramatic statement, but unfortunately, a very realistic one. Bees, bumblebees, hoverflies and other tiny species play a crucial role in securing the future of vital ecosystems and the survival of mankind. An important message to get across -especially on World Bee Day (May 20th)<\/strong>– and through the powerful medium of virtual reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pollinator Park = a virtual wake-up call about the importance of pollinators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe 2050 \u2013 Following a cascade of ecological crises, our world has been deprived of healthy ecosystems and wealthy flora. Amidst this dystopian landscape lies a lavish green beacon of hope: Dr. Beatrice Kukac\u2019s Pollinator Park -a futuristic farm, a safe haven for pollinating insects and an eye-opener for its visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the Pollinator Park trailer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pollinator Park is a crossover between a zoo, theme park, an interactive museum and a crystal ball: fun, educational and emotionally engaging. As a park visitor in 2050, unravel the story of its founder Beatrice Kukac, try your hand at pollination, shop for groceries in a pollinator-deprived world, rediscover nature\u2019s perfection and find out how you can help protect it in the real world.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A European Commission initiative, Pollinator Park was created by Poppins & Wayne,<\/strong> a cross-disciplinary team of scientists, writers, creative technologists, artists and designed in collaboration with renowned \u2018archiobiotect\u2019 Vincent Callebaut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For scientific consultancy and in-situ implementation, the Commission teamed up with museumpartners Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences<\/strong> (BE), Naturalis Biodiversity Center<\/strong> (NL) and Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona<\/strong> (ES).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pollinator Park = available in 5 languages, in VR and in-browser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aiming both for maximum immersion and maximus audience reach, Pollinator Park can be experienced in VR (Oculus Quest 1 and 2 + Oculus Rift<\/strong>) as well as in-browser (Chrome, Edge en Firefox)<\/strong>. While initially launched only in English<\/strong>, World Bee Day marks the launch of 4 additional languages – Dutch, German, French and Spanish.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The role of Pollinator Park in the European Commission\u2019s efforts regarding biodiversity <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the EU Pollinators Initiative<\/a> Pollinator Park focuses on awareness, community engagement and collaborations around wild pollinators and biodiversity. Supporting the European Green Deal<\/strong> efforts, it aims to shed a spotlight on urgent ecological crises and to contribute to an ambitious global agreement during the upcoming  Convention on Biological Diversity<\/strong> (CoP 15) later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oculus Quest Experience:
https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/quest\/3630788480370853\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oculus Rift Experience:
https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/rift\/3645455262217489\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PC\/Mac in-browser Experience:
http:\/\/play.pollinatorpark.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information:
www.pollinatorpark.eu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media assets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n