foster profound connections with the natural world, promote nature’s agency in our societies,
and spark new scientific endeavours.
Nature Perspectives has already helped thousands of people reconnect with the natural world – from a young child who returns each morning to speak with the hedgehog in her garden, to people meditating beside their local river, guided by its voice; from an architect consulting the sun for light and shadow mapping, to students asking a museum dodo what they can do to prevent species loss. Every day we discover new ways people wish to engage:
“I felt connected with the animals. These were specimens which I would probably have walked past otherwise and not thought about their lives.”
“Pedagogically speaking the experience was very satisfying - quite different from inert labels along specimens. Dynamic would be a good descriptive word.”
“We definitely need more of this to engage younger visitors especially!”
“It made me feel like me and the animal were on the "same level" in a way, like they were just as important as another human being would be.”
“Not only was I was able to ask all sorts of questions I might not have asked any members of staff in case they thought they were stupid questions, I could even ask further questions when I did not understand part of the answer.”
“I was really impressed with using AI in this way and the answers were really good - a great way for all ages to learn.”
“I had the impression that this technology has huge potential for taking visitors deeper into the subject matter.”
Helping people see, hear, and experience nature in new ways.
Transforming learning about nature into learning from and with nature.
Ensuring nature a seat at the table in policymaking, legal representation, business boards, and beyond
Families, school groups, and hikers encounter immersive simulations throughout this 2.3 km woodland trail – hearing from an ancient oak, a song thrush, a mother bat, a tardigrade, and even a photon of light. Each perspective reveals unseen stories of the forest, inspiring visitors to notice, slow down, and reconnect with the living world around them..
In partnership with EcoPeace Middle East, we brought the perspective of the Jordan River to communities across the region. Through first-person conversations, audiences explored the river’s cultural, ecological, and spiritual significance – supporting EcoPeace’s mission of environmental peace-building and cross-border cooperation.
Mano‘olana, a simulated humpback whale, welcomed global delegates, environmentalists, and youth activists into conversations about ocean health, migration, and humanity’s responsibility to the more-than-human world. The experience invited decision-makers to consider nature’s voice directly within climate deliberations.
For the Academy’s Big Bang gala, visitors engaged with first-person simulations of Claude the albino alligator, Methuselah the 100-year-old lungfish, an elder penguin named Opal, and a resident T. rex. Each perspective offered intimate stories of survival, evolution, and resilience, deepening guests’ connection to the Academy’s most iconic beings.
A migratory nightjar guided visitors through tales of twilight hunts, trans-continental flights, and the fragile habitats it depends on. The simulation invited festival-goers to step into the bird’s aerial world, sparking curiosity and care for the species that weave through the New Forest’s ecosystems.
Nature Perspectives brought first-person simulations into the “Nature’s Wisdom” gallery, allowing visitors to speak with iconic species from the region such as the Fennec fox, the Griffon vulture and more. The experience invited audiences to engage in conversation with the exhibits and reflect on survival, adaptation and humanity’s place within the living world with a unique and customised tablet-view interface.
