10 | EXPLORE WINTER 2023 BIRDLY: AS CLOSE TO FLYING AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE In partnership with D3D Cinema, the Museum is hosting two temporary Birdly flight simulators in Fawick Gallery. Birdly’s immersive technology will take you on a full-body, perfectly synchronized virtual-reality journey. Through a synthesis of haptic engineering, robotics, game design, and biomechanics, Birdly eliminates the queasiness- inducing sensory disconnect of conventional VR. Birdly’s precise sensory-motor integration delivers an exhilarating, breathtaking experience. A head-mounted VR display will immerse you in a high-resolution virtual landscape filled with interactive zones and entertaining surprises. During your “flight” you may instinctively move your arms and hands—the same way a bird would flap its wings and manipulate its feathers to navigate and control speed and altitude. Each input is reflected in the virtual flight processor and returned as physical feedback through various movements. The Museum will offer a choice of flying avatars, from pterosaurs to birds, and is hosting the North American premiere of Butterfly, a new garden/pollinator POV flight simulator using next-level gaming graphics. Get ready to take flight and explore the world from a thrilling new perspective. 3D MOVIES IN MURCH AUDITORIUM The recently upgraded Murch Auditorium is now featuring award-winning, educational 3D films covering a wide range of topics, including oceans, prehistoric life, space, and more. Selected from D3D Cinema’s Cinefolio portfolio, the inaugural films are: Superpower Dogs, an immersive adventure celebrating the bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs, including Halo, a puppy training to join one of the most elite disaster-response teams in America; Henry, an avalanche-rescue expert in the mountains of British Columbia; Reef, a Newfoundland lifeguard with the Italian Coast Guard; Ricochet, a Californian surf legend helping people with special needs; NOW AVAILABLE: NEW EXPERIENCES The Museum is excited to present the following new experiences, now available to the public: Superpower Dogs Birdly flight simulator and Tipper and Tony, bloodhound brothers leading the fight to save endangered species in Africa. Narrated by actor Chris Evans. Dinosaurs Alive!, a global journey that brings to life creatures from the Triassic to the Cretaceous Period as paleontologists search for clues buried in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert and Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, and uncover fossilized evidence that dinosaur descendants may still walk (or fly) among us. Narrated by actor Michael Douglas. AMAZING INSECTS: A COLLECTION OF HUNDREDS OF INSECTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD From the collection of Ryan “The BugMan” Bridge, who since 1995 has been using insects and other arthropods to teach audiences about entomology, this temporary exhibit provides visitors with an up-close view of these underappreciated species— demonstrating that their purpose is not to harm humans, but to play a vital role in our world.
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