{"id":90871,"date":"2025-05-10T19:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/90871\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T19:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:57:09","slug":"virtual-reality-experiences-at-dundees-discovery-point-offer-a-deep-dive-into-the-frozen-antarctica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/90871\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual reality experiences at Dundee’s Discovery Point offer a deep-dive into the frozen Antarctica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visitors at Dundee\u2019s Discovery can put themselves in the shoes of Arctic explorers through cutting-edge virtual reality this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It comes as the museum hosts the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust (NZAHT) and the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) as part of a wider tour bringing the icy Antarctic to UK audiences.<\/p>\n

NZAHT\u2019s \u2018Discovery Hut\u2019 experience allows users to step inside Discovery Hut, just as Captain Scott did over a century ago, with UKAHT\u2019s \u2018A Frozen Night\u2019 offering a journey to an Antarctic dog-sledging base in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s Discovery Hut was the first expedition base built on Antarctica\u2019s Ross Island and constructed for the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904 aboard the RRS Discovery.<\/p>\n

The VR experience offers a plethora of interactions, including a ride in a hydrogen balloon, feeding huskies, meeting penguins, and helping a sledging party.<\/p>\n

\"TheNZAHTThe experience allows users to step inside Discovery Hut. NZAHT<\/p>\n

It shares the stories behind this unique shelter\u2019s place in polar history and the explorers that inhabited it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring the hut to people virtually, making it accessible to those who may not have the opportunity to visit these historic sites in person,\u201d explained Francesca Eathorne, NZAHT executive director.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives great insight into the everyday items the explorers had with them and how they used the hut to support the important science and exploration they undertook.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conservation work our teams undertake is world-leading, and sharing it through VR helps us to educate people about the importance of saving this cultural heritage for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Frozen Night experience then features Stonington Island, one of the earliest British sites, established in 1948 and a key dog-sledging base.<\/p>\n

Visitors will \u2018experience the wonders and risks of Antarctic life and fieldwork\u2019, travelling inland by dog sled into the Antarctic Peninsula.<\/p>\n

\"TheUKAHTThe Frozen Night experience features Stonington Island, a key dog-sledging base. UKAHT<\/p>\n

\u201cA Frozen Night is UKAHT\u2019s first virtual reality experience based on a true story from the archives and narrated by those who lived and worked in our southernmost base, Stonington Island, that enabled teams to travel far inland into the Antarctic Peninsula,\u201d said Camilla Nichol, CEO of UKAHT.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, for the first time, A Frozen Night allows people to virtually travel into Stonington\u2019s past.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both experiences are open at Discovery Point until Sunday, May 11, and are included in museum admission or an existing museum pass.<\/p>\n

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