Beyond the Lighthouse” aims to create engaging immersive experiences of singular seascapes, in order to promote a greater awareness among young people about the urgency to preserve natural and cultural heritage – particularly in coastal areas more vulnerable to the effects of global warming and climate change. This is a pilot project, with researchers from Lusófona University and Évora University (Portugal), IADT (Ireland) and LUCA (Belgium), supported by FilmEU Seminal Funding.
Lighthouses are lifesavers most of all, preventing shipwrecks nearby the coast. However, lighthouses are also witnesses of the transformations which have been occurring in coastal areas, over decades or even over centuries.
The project team wants to explore the educational value of immersive experiences, using Virtual Really (VR) as a tool to promote a pro-environmental mind set and eco-agency. This is an pilot project, funded by FilmEU.