VHIL presented an immersive virtual reality experience about ocean acidification to members of the Palauan National Congress. Lab members worked with students to find stressed coral to film video for a new VR experience that about the impacts of climate change. A few hours after they saw this footage and heard briefings from marine experts, the congress members all signed a statement of intent to continue funding the research center and research on the coral reefs.
Still from 360 degree video of a reef near Airai Bay, Palau.