OceanXperience is a traveling exhibition produced and toured internationally by Flying Fish, based on the National Geographic series OceanXplorers, produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and OceanX in association with Lightship Earth Productions.
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Description
OceanXperience puts visitors in the driver’s seat of a personalized adventure. Climbing aboard an interactive replica of OceanXplorer, the most advanced research and filmmaking vessel in the world, visitors choose a mission tailored to their interests.
As visitors explore the vessel and enjoy hands-on STEM-based research tasks, their journey is tracked and enhanced with RFID technology.
The adventure culminates in an interactive facilitated HoloLab experience and powerful cinematic scenes in the 360-degree theater. Filled with soundscapes, touch, and visually dynamic media, the exhibition is sure to engage all the senses.
Key Experiences
The most captivating rooms from the vessel have been recreated in the exhibition to give visitors a sense of actually being an Xplorer onboard OceanXplorer, including:
Mission Control
Observation Deck
Bridge
HoloLab
Wet and Dry Labs
Sub Hangar
The exhibition, based on the forthcoming television series produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and OceanX in association with Earthship Productions for National Geographic, is created and toured internationally by Flying Fish.
VR and App Content
Collections
Photographs
Specimens
Film & Sound
Technical objects
Digital art
General Information
Created In
2022
Available Package Options
Turnkey
More Details About Technical Requirements
Space Required: 8,000 - 10,000 sq. ft.
Languages
English
Spanish
Additional Information
Space Required:
8,000 – 10,000 sq. ft.
Production Time:
Fourteen (14) working days for installation;
ten (10) for deinstallation
Freight:
Four (4) 53 ft. trailers by ground;
six (6) 40 ft. containers by sea
Languages:
Exhibition provided in American English
& Latin American Spanish
Venues
Past and Future Venues
Liberty Science Center
Jersey City, NJ, USA
June 19 - September 10, 2023
Arizona Science Center
Phoenix, AZ, USA
February 3 - September 2, 2024
Welshpool DC, WA
March 27 - October 11, 2026
Extra Info
Highlights
Curatorial excellence
Star object
Immersive experience
Interactivity
Other
Highlights Details
Mission Briefing and Registration:
OceanXperience utilizes RFID technology to provide a customized visitor journey. After activating their RFID wristband, each visitor will choose from a variety of missions tailored to their interests.
The HoloLab:
The exhibition features a groundbreaking HoloLab, which will include the same mixed reality technology utilized for scientific research missions.
In the facilitated HoloLab experience, visitors will have the opportunity to wear and use HoloLens headsets or observe the activities of participants through N-Cam footage and a viewing window. The facilitator will guide the group in a discussion of how technology can be used as a tool to further research and collaboration while using holograms to learn about marine biology.
