Birdly Soars into Denver Museum of Nature & Science
D3D Cinema, in partnership with SOMNIACS, is pleased to announce the latest addition to the North American Birdly network at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS). The DMNS joins an elite community of museums and science centers across North America and the world, including the Tech Interactive in San Jose, the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Science World at TELUS World of Science in Vancouver, the Cincinnati Museum Center, the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, and dozens more across the globe as hosts to the best that virtual reality has to offer.
“We just installed Birdly a few weeks ago and it’s already a hit,” said Eric Boen, Director of Technology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. “It’s truly unlike any other virtual reality experience on the market, both in terms of its immersive nature and the quality of programming. Everyone from children to grandparents have been thrilled to fly as a pterosaur in Birdly’s Jurassic Flight experience, and we are pleased.”
“We’re so excited that the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has joined the Birdly network,” said Mark Katz, SVP at D3D Cinema. “Over the past year, we’ve been continually expanding our footprint, developing more mission-focused content for the Birdly platform in an effort to bring this incredible experience to the leading sources of inspiration in our communities – museums. Just as immersive cinema swept the museum community in the 90s and has inspired generations of kids and adults since, we’re confident that premium VR experiences such as Birdly will inspire the next generation of museum-goers, both complementing and invigorating the overall visitor experience and drawing new crowds as a result.”
About Birdly
Science centers have long offered airplane and rocket flight simulators, but Birdly delivers a full-body flying experience for natural history and technology enthusiasts alike. Unlike the side-effects of conventional VR, Birdly eliminates the nauseating sensory disconnect by taking the rider’s body on the journey in perfect visual, acoustic and equilibrium synchronicity. Built on the bio-mechanics of flight, this mission-aligned simulator is a location-based attraction that offers a novel, Instagram-friendly, experiential approach to conservation storytelling. With avatars like birds, pterosaurs, insects and manta rays, Birdly blends haptic engineering, robotics, game design, and virtual reality to take audiences on an exhilarating free-exploration of the natural world.