NĀRU: ECHOES OF THE JORDAN

Selected XR Development Market

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Set against the backdrop of climate change, this interactive 360-VR documentary follows the Jordan River—one of the world’s most sacred waterways—now on the front lines of both environmental and human conflict.

Participants find themselves in an underground aquifer, where a soft blue glow—the twenty-million-year-old memory of a single drop of water—guides them past seismic upheavals, through lush prehistoric wetlands, and into the bustling crossroads once roamed by animals from Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Racing toward the present, participants confront the river’s stark new reality—and a choice that will shape its course. “Echoes of the Jordan” immerses participants in a story of revival, where every ripple echoes the river’s wild past and its possible future.

Lead artist(s)
Roy Kimhi, Yonatan Oberklied, Yonatan Manevich
Thematic(s)
Rewilding, Climate Change, Water Scarcity, Biodiversity Loss, Middle East, Nature Connectedness, Environmental peacebuilding
Estimated duration (minutes)
12
Name of the producer(s)
Roy Kimhi
Languages of your experience
English
Play Area
Seated (360° chair)Standing
Technologies used
Ambisonics soundHand trackingInteractivityStereoscopic 3DLive action3D Animation6DoFVirtual Reality

Distribution Strategy

Number of user(s)
Single User
Device(s) compatibility
Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3

Production Strategy

Production Company(ies)
One Atmosphere
Open to coproduction
Yes
Estimated Budget
Less than 100k €/$
Acquired Budget (%)
Between 20% and 35%
Name(s) of the funding body(ies) or partner(s)
Makor Foundation The French Institute Tel Aviv University KVS / Terrra

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