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Virtual Reality Headsets Bring Climate Change to Life
- PlayStation has released Climate Station, a free application for PS5 and PS VR2 that educates users about the effects of climate change through immersive experiences.
- This release follows a Department of Education report highlighting low climate literacy among school leavers and aims to foster urgency to act.
- Climate Station features a guided tour with an interactive globe showing temperature changes since 1901, real scientific data, and projections using trusted IPCC models.
- Users can explore five emissions pathways, track vital signs like sea level and ocean heat, and uncover climate stories through glowing pins and an Explainer Library.
- The app offers an accessible entry point to climate science amid concerns about research cuts, and may enhance public understanding despite political polarization on climate topics.
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Can you imagine being able to see and manipulate the Earth as if you were in a science fiction laboratory? Starting today, that's possible thanks to 'Climate Station,' a new interactive offering from Sony Interactive Entertainment that aims to bring us a database of information related to climate change in a direct and accessible way. A planet in your hands. The program arrives on PS5 and PS VR2 with the intention of breaking down barriers betwe…
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