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Clean energy for generations to come.

Now more than ever, it’s important to be a part of the energy solution for today and generations to come. For Atmos Energy, that means providing our communities with clean, safe and reliable natural gas.

EarthXR inspires audiences to explore the heart and soul of nature through audiovisual journeys across the globe and beyond.

With our most diverse global lineup to date, EarthXR highlights the adventurers and change-makers healing the planet and solving the greatest environmental challenges - from the Grand Canyon to the Amazon.

Immerse yourself with indigenous communities using ancient knowledge to protect the world’s greatest biodiversity, NASA astronauts monitoring climate from space, and scientists creating resilient future cities and using AI to protect rainforests.

Join the rescue teams on the frontlines protecting endangered species - walk with ocelots and pangolins, swim with manatees and gather with gorillas.

See the world from the depths of the sea, the tallest trees and the edges of outer spaceall through AI, immersive art, sonic journeys, augmented, mixed and virtual reality.

Impact Reality Summit Showcase

Impact Reality brings together leading artists, XR companies, and social impact organizations to discover, fund, and support the next wave of XR-for-Good projects. Supported by Vulcan Productions

A DROP IN THE OCEAN Duration 10 min.

Experience the ocean from an entirely new perspective in A Drop in the Ocean, a playful 10-minute social VR adventure. Shrunk down to about 2 inches tall, participants hitch a ride on a jellyfish as they encounter the mysteries of the deep and experience the plastic pollution crisis from the viewpoint of sea life. Participants gain new insights into the threats facing our oceans and their role in becoming part of the solution. Conservation International, SC Johnson, Vision3, Vulcan Productions conservation.org | vision3.tv | scjohnson.com | vulcanproductions.com

CREATORS Adam May, Chris Campkin, Chris Parks

DAUGHTERS OF CHIBOK Duration 11 min.

On the night of April 14th, 2014, a little-known town in Northeast Nigeria was thrust in the global spotlight when 276 teenage girls were abducted from their classrooms by one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups – Boko Haram. Many girls have been rescued, but years after, 112 remain missing. Daughters of Chibok is a powerful documentary dealing with the aftermath of the kidnappings and explores global issues of gender rights and the right to education.

VR 360 Stories • vr360stories.com

DIR Joel Kachi Benson

GHOST FLEET VR Duration 8 min.

Ghost Fleet VR immerses viewers in the true story of slavery in the Thai fishing industry, based on the feature documentary, Ghost Fleet, which exposes the dark side of illegal fishing and the heroes working to end it. Enter the heroic story of Tun Lin, who was kidnapped when he was 14. He retraces his ordeal, years of horrific treatment aboard the slave ship, and his brave escape from a prison made of water. Catovia, Seahorse Productions, Vulcan Productions Film catovia.com | seahorseproductions.org | vulcan.com

DIR Lucas Gath, Shannon Service

THE CROW Duration 12 min.

Inspired by the Native American legend, Crow: The Legend is a fully immersive journey that explores themes of self-discovery, diversity and selflessness. In a time before mankind, there exists only Spring. The world is always sunny, and the animals live content and free of worry. Of all the animals, Crow is most admired for his dazzling plumage and mellifluous voice. From the director of Madagascar starring John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, Constance Wu, Sarah Eagle Heart, Diego Luna. Baobab Studio • baobabstudios.com

DIR Eric Darnell

X-RAY FASHION 360 Duration 10 min.

X-Ray Fashion 360 is a cinematic VR documentary that illuminates the environmental impacts of fast-fashion and highlights sustainable fashion solutions: from cotton farm to sweatshop, and from the catwalk to consumer purchase to the afterlife of the garment. The piece packs a powerful punch exposing the impacts of the 2.5 trillion-dollar fashion industry, which is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions, 20% of wastewater, and a quarter of the world’s insecticides.

MANND, Vulcan Productions Film, World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate Mannd.dk | vulcanproductions.com | connect4climate.org

DIR Francesco Carrozzini

The Overview Collective’s New York City Showcase

The Overview Collective brings big ideas down to Earth by providing fun and engaging ways to connect to the climate movement, sustainable lifestyles, and the green economy. These new approaches to education, vocational training, and workforce development and recruitment include XR content production and immersive activations such as hackathons, escape rooms, workshops, and exhibitions.

This showcase highlights nature-based and people-powered solutions in New York City. Experience a day in the life of green professionals and climate activists transforming our economic and environmental future.

PEARLS OF NEW YORK Duration 6 min.

In the 1600s, there were 220,000 acres of oyster reefs in a thriving NY Harbor; but by the 1900s, it was mostly lifeless due to pollution, dredging, and overharvesting. Join students of the NY Harbor School, Billion Oyster Project staff, Research Associate Technicians, and volunteers as they incubate, harvest, and regenerate this delicate keystone species in an attempt to reintroduce 1 billion oysters by 2030. Overview Collective, Billion Oyster Project • overviewcollective.com

DIR Tarik Mohamed, Kristin Gutekunst

STRIKAR Duration 10 min.

StrikAR is a platform that makes local activism accessible on a global scale by allowing anyone to send a virtual avatar to a geolocated live event or protest to be viewed through the StrikAR app by those in attendance. Come participate in a demo of the StrikAR app by sending a digital representation of yourself to New York, where our team at home will be live streaming.

StrikAR, Overview Collective, Garage Stories • strikar.co

DIR Richard Farmer, Christy Casey

SUBWAY THERAPY Duration 5 min.

Subway Therapy is an ongoing participatory public work that makes people smile, laugh, and feel less stress. In public space, the installations are often crowd-sourced mosaics comprised of handwritten notes responding to a specific topic, question, or prompt. The intent of each public work is to invite peaceful expression and build connections in vibrant and diverse communities. The question for this installation is a collaboration with Resilience, an experience.

Subway Therapy, Resilience

Subwaytherapy.com | resilience2032.com

DIR Matthew “Levee” Chavez

HabitatXR

Habitat XR’s mission is to reconnect people to nature using immersive technologies. Based in South Africa, they produce award-winning experiences about wildlife and the natural environment using holograms and both augmented and virtual reality. habitatxr.com

A PREDICAMENT OF PANGOLINS World Premiere

Duration 8 min.

Be immersed in a true tale of tribulation following two ground pangolins in the Kalahari desert as they search for one another amidst the backdrop of a rapidly changing environment. A Predicament of Pangolins is a story about pangolins, climate change, and you.

HabitatXR

DIR Ulrico Grech-Cumbo

GORILLAPALOOZA Duration 5 min.

Created for The Ellen Fund, Gorillapallooza creates empathy by immersing people in the Rwandan jungles as if they were a gorilla hanging out with their own family group. Showcased to celebrity audiences in Los Angeles, this VR helped raise $5 million dollars for endangered gorillas.

The Ellen Fund, HabitatXR • theellenfund.org

DIR Ulrico Grech-Cumbo

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