Virtual reality excites visitors to Ubuntu Village
"The recent World Summit on Sustainable Development brought representatives of the world together in Johannesburg to jointly set out a path for a more sustainable future, one that ensures the right to a clean and healthy environment for all and an improved the quality of life for those living in poverty." [SA President Thabo Mbeki at the Summit].
Ubuntu Village at the Wanderers Stadium in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg was one of the many Summit venues that housed "Tensile 1" the world's biggest tent structure.
The Naledi3d Factory, one of the participants in the pilot Incubator at The Innovation Hub, was a proud of participant at this prestigious event, having developed the Virtual Reality content for exhibitions by the City of Johannesburg, Eskom and Hewlett Packard at Ubuntu Village. These included the virtual representations of the rehabilitation work on the Moroka Dam in Soweto, sustainable technologies to uplift poor communities and an education model of the prevention of water-borne diseases in local communities.
City of Johannesburg rehabilitation project
The virtual representation of rehabilitation and upgrading of these two projects was the City of Johannesburg's Mayoral showcase project at the Summit. The Moroka Dam, built in the 1960s to provide recreational space for the people of Soweto, has due to neglect, become silted and inundated with reeds and litter. The rehabilitated area is now earmarked as one of Soweto's prime tourist and cultural attractions, and a significant recreation area for the people of Soweto.
Eskom's sustainable technologies to uplift poor communities
Technology Services International [TSI], a Division of ESKOM, has developed or adapted a number of sustainable technologies to help facilitate upliftment in poor communities. These include a simple water filter system designed to filter local untreated water to a Bio-mass Gasifier. The gasifier generates power from local wood sources to a mirror system (the Dish Sterling) designed to convert solar power to electricity for local consumption.
Hewlett Packard spreads the word about the prevention of water-borne diseases
An educational virtual model aimed at raising awareness about the prevention of water-borne disease in local communities was developed for Nakaseke, a Ugandan community, with the support of UNESCO. Hewlett Packard showcased this work in their Pavilion at the Ubuntu Village as part of their e-education theme.
Naledi3d Factory contact details:
Dave Lockwood
T +27 12 349 0385
F +27 12 349 0322
Cell +27 82 894 3178
Email dlockwood@naledi3d.com
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