#bear 71

[putdownthatdrone]

Constant video surveillance, satellite tracking, radio collars… sometimes it’s hard to tell where the wired world ends and the wild one begins - Bear 71

This interactive documentary is a few years old now, but it set the standard for non-linear storytelling using a range of different media and techniques including live cams, map-based structure, a timeline and fixed duration and use of data.

[thegreenpages]

NFB releases reinvention of award-winning wildlife doc, Bear 71

NFB releases reinvention of award-winning wildlife doc, Bear 71

Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has released a virtual-reality reinvention of its multi-award-winning interactive doc Bear 71, now available free on Chrome as Bear 71 VR. Originally launched in 2012, Bear 71 is an acclaimed interactive multi-user online experience told from the point of view of an omniscient female grizzly bear―dubbed “Bear 71” by the park rangers who track…

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[robinfearon]

Interactive Documentaries, Adam Curtis talks Anarchy, and the 3D Print Doc

For anyone wondering how films will still have the power to change our world in future, look no further than the interactive documentary. Film makers are opening up new arenas and asking viewers to become involved in the story directly, using aspects of video gaming to bring their subjects to life.

I think everyone should take a look at Fort McMoney, an episodic documentary about Canadian oil…

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[deepopp-blog]

THE LIFE OF A GRIZZLY IN A CANADIAN NATIONAL PARK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF DATA POINTS AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS PRESENTS A FASCINATING LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE WILD IN THIS INTERACTIVE FILM FROM THE NFB.

"Sometimes it’s hard to tell where the wired world ends and the wild one begins" - Bear 71

"They also gave me a number. I'm bear 71" -Bear 71

http://iambear71.tumblr.com <-- check out their tumblr page!

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Constant video surveillance, satellite tracking, radio collars… sometimes it’s hard to tell where the wired world ends and the wild one begins - Bear 71

[thedochierarchy-blog]

Bear 71 is an interactive production that tells the true story of a female grizzly bear dubbed "Bear 71" by the park rangers who tracked her in Banff National Park from 2001 to 2009.

Questioning how we see the world through the lens of technology, this multi-user, interactive story blurs the line between the wild world, and the wired one.

[antigob]

Bear 71 National Film Board of Canada Bear 71 Live observes and records the intersection of humans, nature and technology in a live, Internet connected event. Questioning how we see the world through the lens of technology, this multi-user, interactive story blurs the line between the wild world and the wired one. And it involves an augmented reality app. nfb.ca/bear71 Production : National Film Board of Canada (nfb.ca)

[joymariescott]

The interactive doc Bear 71 has an ethereal, primal quality. I saw it demoed at SXSW last year, and I was captivated. It won the Favourite Website Awards (FWA) Site of the Year 2012.