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Flying Fish & OceanX present new ocean exploration touring exhibition

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OceanXperience

Immersive, mixed-reality experience takes guests on an underwater adventure to discover cutting-edge research

FLYING FISH, a leading producer of touring museum and science centre exhibitions, has partnered with nonprofit ocean exploration organization OceanX to announce the launch of OceanXperience, a unique and immersive touring museum exhibition that aims to raise awareness of the world’s oceans.

The new experience will use footage recorded during OceanX’s deep-sea research missions to take guests on an underwater, story-driven adventure. Along the way, they will get a chance to feel what it is like to be on board the organisation’s cutting-edge OceanXplorer ship, taking part in critical research.

Putting audiences in the front seat of ocean exploration

“OceanX is on a mission to explore the ocean and bring it back to the world, and there is no better opportunity to do so than through immersive storytelling like the OceanXperience exhibition,” says Mark Dalio, founder and co-CEO of OceanX.

“Our partnership with FLYING FISH will put audiences in the front seat of ocean exploration, allowing ocean lovers, science enthusiasts, and curious, lifelong learners everywhere to experience the wonder, beauty, and excitement of our oceans and inspiring them to care about our planet’s most treasured natural resource.”

Jay Brown, principal of FLYING FISH, adds: “At FLYING FISH, we work with museums and science centers each day. They know what their visitors hope to experience, so we’re often asked for exhibition content that explores the unknown. Our partnership with OceanX unlocks incredible content and footage of the deep sea that we can share in an experiential way for exhibition visitors around the world.”

Ground-breaking tech on show

This new mixed-reality touring exhibition allows guests to join OceanXplorer’s crew of explorers and scientists as they embark on an ocean adventure, enhanced by soundscapes, touch, and visually dynamic media designed for a multisensory experience.

During the OceanXperience, visitors will be able to enjoy deep-sea footage captured in some of the most remote, unexplored corners of our globe for “OceanXplorers,” a new National Geographic documentary series executive produced by James Cameron.

The exhibition features an immersive 360-degree theatre and replicas of OceanXplorer’s state-of-the-art facilities. Guests will enjoy interactives that allow them to pilot a remotely operated vehicle and to collaborate with scientists and artists who are travelling the world in search of answers to some of the planet’s greatest mysteries.

Partnership with Microsoft

OceanXperience will also include a replica of OceanXplorer’s ground-breaking HoloLab, created in partnership with Microsoft. This will include the same Microsoft Mixed Reality technology that is used on the ship itself for scientific research missions. Microsoft HoloLens 2 enables visitors to view and interact with the holographic collaborative oceanic science capabilities that aid scientists and crew in visualizing what lives beneath the ocean’s surface.

Meanwhile, Microsoft Mesh presents information from the ship’s array of sensors and cutting-edge tools, creating a holographic laboratory that allows for easier discovery, analysis, and presentation. The exhibition will highlight the ways that this technology is helping scientists to collaborate and to make ground-breaking discoveries.

The travelling exhibition, OceanXperience will premiere in the summer of 2023 in North America. It is based on the upcoming National Geographic series “OceanXplorers,” which is produced by OceanX Media, BBC Studios Natural History Unit, and James Cameron’s Avatar Alliance Foundation.

FLYING FISH is now accepting reservations from venues throughout the multi-year tour. Contact the company by email for information on booking OceanXperience.

FLYING FISH, a world-renowned producer of travelling museum and science centre exhibitions, brings ideas, collections, and exhibitions to life through conceptualizing, designing, fabricating, and touring exhibitions across the globe.

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