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.

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