Last night at Government House Wellington, Dame Cindy had the pleasure of launching Antarctic Heritage Trust's new educational virtual reality experience of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Hut. Through the use of a VR headset and controllers, participants in the experience will be able to come face-to-face with penguins, take a ride in a hydrogen balloon, and explore inside the hut itself.
Scott's Discovery Hut is significant in that it was the first expedition base built on Antarctica’s Ross Island, during Captain Scott's National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. This special experience, developed by StaplesVR, will now be taken to schools and communities across Aotearoa, so they too can step into the shoes of Scott and his team, and be inspired by the spirit of exploration and courage they so outstandingly embodied.
You can find more images from the event in the Antarctic Heritage Trust launch of Scott’s Discovery Hut Virtual Reality Experience image gallery and read Dame Cindy's speech in Her Excellency's speech at the Antarctic Heritage Trust launch of Scott’s Discovery Hut Virtual Reality Experience.