NFB Collection
Bear 71 VR (Web Site)
2016~ 20 minInteractive: Web Experience
By: Jeremy MendesLeanne Allison
Production: Loc DaoBonnie ThompsonDana DansereauRob McLaughlinJanine SteeleLoc DaoRob McLaughlinDavid ChristensenMichael Dobell
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in partnership with Google and commissioned by IDFA Doclab in collaboration with Sound and Vision.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is making groundbreaking, immersive virtual reality experiences more accessible than ever--starting with a VR reinvention of the NFB’s multi-award-winning interactive doc, Bear 71, now available free on Chrome as Bear 71 VR.
Originally launched in 2012, Bear 71 is an acclaimed interactive multi-user online experience told from the point of view of an omniscient female grizzly bear--dubbed “Bear 71” by the park rangers who track her. Created by Jeremy Mendes, Leanne Allison and the NFB, Bear 71 explores how we coexist with wildlife in the age of networks, surveillance, and digital information en mass.
Developed using open platform WebVR technology for greater accessibility, Bear 71 VR is now available using a Daydream-ready phone such as Pixel and Daydream View, and can also be viewed as a 2D interactive experience. It will soon be available in additional VR headsets as WebVR support expands further in Chrome and other major web browsers.
Availability
Subject categories
- Animals > Animal LifeMammalsMountain and Forest Animals
Credits
- creator (Web)
- Jeremy Mendes
- Leanne Allison
- voice
- Mia Kirshner
- producer
- Loc Dao
- Bonnie Thompson
- Dana Dansereau
- Rob McLaughlin
- Janine Steele
- executive producer
- Loc Dao
- Rob McLaughlin
- David Christensen
- Michael Dobell
- writer
- JB MacKinnon
- editor
- Jennifer Moss
- interactive design
- Jam 3
- executive creative director
- Pablo Vio
- creative director
- Dirk Van Ginkel
- technical director
- Aaron Morris
- developer
- Tomasz Dysinksi
- Matt DesLauriers
- Arturo Paracuelos
- Gauthier Pompougnac
- Wenchen Li
- VR designer
- Steven Mengin
- Pedro Barroso
- design (original - Web)
- Aubyn Freybe-Smith
- sound designer
- Joshua Stevenson
- video editor
- Bill Hardman
- Hart Snider
- music consultant
- Jonathan Orr
- wordmark design
- Patrick Johnson
- social story design
- Lance Weller
- installation co-creator
- Lance Weller
- associate creative technologist
- Vincent McCurley
- project manager
- Laura Mitchell
- Vanessa Fukuyama
- centre administrator
- Darin Clausen
- Carla Jones
- production coordinator
- Faye Yoneda
- Ginette D'Silva
- Jennifer Roworth
- Teri Snelgrove
- Jasmine Pullukatt
- marketing
- Jean-Sébastien Defoy
- Moira Keigher
- Tammy Peddle
- publicist
- Jennifer Mair
- social media
- Kathryn Ruscito
- system administrator
- Sergiu Raul Suciu
- Bruno Gervasi
- legal services
- Christian Pitchen
Awards
- Augmented & Virtual RealityApplied Arts Magazine Awards
- FWA Site of the Day (May 14)Favourite Website Awards
- Silver Award in the VR/AR categoryThe Advertising & Design Club of Canada (ADCC) Awards
- Communication Arts Interactive