Sustainable Production and Consumption in 360
Reese Muntean, Mei-Ling Park, Yu. V. Rubleva, Kate Hennessy · 2019
SCP in 360: Sustainable Production and Consumption in 360 Degrees [1] is a series of six 360° videos aiming to make sustainable production and consumption engaging, memorable, and relatable to a wider audience. Produced by the United Nations Environment Programme and researchers at Simon Fraser University, SCP in 360 takes viewers around the world to see the work of the One Planet Network on the ground, including projects on sustainable building in Nepal, community tourism in South Africa, consumer information in Chile, sustainable and healthy gastronomy in Costa Rica, circular procurement in the Netherlands, and low-carbon sustainable lifestyle initiatives in rural Armenia. For example, viewers visit organic vineyards and mushroom farms in Chile to learn about a project to inform Chilean citizens about the environmental and social impacts of everyday consumer products. Researchers at Simon Fraser University are using these videos to examine the use of new media technology and to investigate if viewers better understand concepts and values around sustainability or if they care more about sustainability after viewing such videos in a 360° environment. This research will explore if and how new immersive visual technologies might better communicate and transmit values and the importance of sustainability efforts.