gondwana

A durational VR experience that runs over 24 hours, Gondwana is a constantly-evolving virtual ecosystem chronicling the possible futures of the world's oldest rainforest, the Daintree.

Immersive yourself in the world's oldest tropical rainforest, an explorable, free-roaming representation of the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland, Australia. Like the rainforest itself, Gondwana is a system of possibilities. Weather, seasons, and biodiversity shift and change as users freely explore a vast map of wild rivers, rugged gorges and ancient trees. But a broader narrative stirs below: over the 24 hours, the rainforest procedurally degenerates, fed by climate data projections. The only salve to this seemingly inevitable decline is people - the more time an audience spends in Gondwana, the more resilient the forest becomes.

Each showing of this online-native event is unrepeatable and speculative: a meditation on time, change and loss in an irreplaceable ecosystem.

Supported by Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Greenpeace, Wet Tropics Management Authority & Climate Council.