Using sea level rise visualizations in VR to learn about the climate crisis ft. Dr. Juliano Calil

Welcome to the EnterVR podcast! On this episode we explore using VR to inform and educate the impacts of sea level rise caused by the climate crisis featuring Dr. Juliano Calil. Time stamps  and Show notes: 30 - Intro 1:10 - Why is the climate crisis and important issue, what is at stake? 4:00 - The consequences of doing nothing about the climate crisis. 6:00 - Why motivates Dr. Calil to work on this subject? 11:00 - Why use VR to educate people about the Climate Crisis? What does VR do, that other media cannot? 16:00 - The design process of creating a sea level rise experience in VR. 21:00 - If given an unlimited budget what sorts of features would Dr. Calil's team work on? 25: 00  - How do you get the wealthiest people on the planet to learn about the climate crisis through immersive experiences? Would this strategy provide a larger benefit? 32:00 -The cost of prevention vs adaptation. 32:30 - Fighting forests fires in VR. 35:00 - Exploring different solutions that will have tangible results in minimizing climate crisis impacts. 41:00 - Highlights of observing users try out the Sea Level rise VR experience. 46:00 - Community building opportunities for people who try the Sea Level Rise experience. 47:00 - How to deal with climate skeptics? 48:00 - How do you visualize 60 billion tones of carbon dioxide being emitted per year in VR? 52:00 - Do we need to change the language we use to describe the climate crisis? 1:08:00 - What lessons can be taken from the covid 19 pandemic that can be applied to the climate crisis? 1:11:00 - Is geoengineering the planet inevitable ? 1:14:00 - What gives Dr. Calil hope for the future? 1:18:00 - How  to stay in touch Dr. Calil and the team. Thanks so much to my guest for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening! Stay in touch with the links below: https://virtualplanet.tech/ https://twitter.com/VirtualPlanetVR https://twitter.com/JulianoCalil https://www.instagram.com/virtualplanettech/ https://www.facebook.com/virtualplanetllc [email protected] References: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/jul/10/100-fossil-fuel-companies-investors-responsible-71-global-emissions-cdp-study-climate-change https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/climate/climate-change-economy.html#:~:text=Climate%20Change%20Could%20Cut%20World,2050%20%2D%20The%20New%20York%20Times https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Environmental-Threats/Climate-Change/Greenhouse-Gases/Gardening-for-Climate-Change https://www.pnas.org/content/117/24/13182 https://therevelator.org/mangroves-climate-change/ https://www.britannica.com/video/162778/keystone-species-parts-coast-kelp-forest-ecosystem#:~:text=The%20presence%20of%20sea%20otters,species%20of%20the%20coastline%20ecosystem. https://www.npr.org/2019/11/18/780373013/how-virtual-reality-can-help-people-better-understand-climate-change https://slate.com/technology/2014/08/atmospheric-co2-humans-put-40-billion-tons-into-the-air-annually.html https://www.co2.earth/global-co2-emissions