The eco guide to virtual reality
by Lucy Siegle from Environment | The Guardian on (#2HWGN)
Fancy looking a polar bear right in the eye, then swinging across the canopy of the Brazilian rainforest? VR is for you
I worry that humanity isn't getting enough direct contact with the wild and we'll all end up with Nature Deficit Disorder. Plus, how can you protect what you don't love and haven't experienced?
Greenpeace has been encouraging us to bear witness for more than 40 years. In the past this meant telexes sent from the ship Rainbow Warrior; now it means virtual reality (VR).
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