Virtual Whadjuk

Virtual Whadjuk is a Virtual Reality time machine that strips away the city high-rises before your eyes and transports audiences back nearly 200 years. Watch the ghostly city disappear and fly over the unique landscapes of Western Australia, as they existed before concrete, glass and European impact. Step into a thriving Aboriginal Australian culture and see the flora, fauna and landscapes as they existed in the moments before first contact with Europeans.

The unique interactive documentary experience blends new mapping technologies, accurately generated landscapes, historical botanical data, 3D animation and interactive tasks, giving users an Aboriginal body and hands in which to explore the past. Experience first-hand a robust and deeply spiritual culture in the hours and moments before the arrival of European colonists.

From being Welcomed to Country in a smoking ceremony, to hunting kangaroo and fishing with dolphins, Virtual Whadjuk ultimately allows the audience to bear witness to an historic first meeting of two very different cultures.

This unique moment in time has been built into an informative and spiritual experience, allowing a window into the relationships of Whadjuk Noongar Aboriginal people to land, culture and identity prior to first contact.

Produced by Alice Wolfe

Written and Directed by Karla Hart & Sam Bodhi Field

A Periscope Pictures Production

VR Design, Animation and Programming by BILBIE CREATIVE LABS

Produced in association with SCREENWEST AND LOTTERYWEST

Principal production funding from SCREEN AUSTRALIA