Simul8r Our time outside has increasingly been curbed any major city, Nairobi has many different faces and just being outdoors has become akin to and in the CBD all of these are shown. Through danger as we adjust to the new reality of living Simul8r explore different areas of a bustling during a global pandemic. metropolis that started as a colonial railway depot that now boasts architectural feats as well Months of longing to see different cities and as historic landmarks. spaces got us to the point of asking ourselves, ‘if we can’t go could we possibly experience Karura and Nairobi are evolving aspects of these spaces in the comfort of our houses? Kenya’s history and future, Through Simul8r The answer to this was why not! We have explore them as they are now. However, we will built a prototype Simulator called Simul8r that continue recording and documenting these allows users (without a VR headset) to explore places so that eventually you can look back 6 landmarks and places of interest. It not only years from now and walk the streets or the for- acts as a novel way to explore existing places est as it was today. but as an archive for spaces such as our first featured location that are slowly disappearing For the beta version, we shot these spaces and or constantly changing. For our public Beta we are showcasing them as normal HD videos test, we present one of Nairobi’s greatest but in our second prototype, we plan to use 360 features, Karura Forest and parts of Nairobi’s videos to give you a more diverse feeling of Central Business District. these spaces. Karura forest was gazetted in 1932 and used A fork of Simul8r will be added to our to be 2627 acres. It however now has been upcoming eCommerce website. Not only will reduced to almost half its original size due to potential clients be able to view artwork by encroachment and development. Ironically Kenyan artists but they will do soo in a 3D/360 one of the buildings on land carved out of the degree/Virtual Reality environment. To achieve forest is the United Nations Environment this we have started digitising paintings and Programmes’ global headquarters. sculptures by Kenyan contemporary artists who are working with Creatives Garage. The first Nairobi’s Central Business District is the cohort of artists in our virtual galleries are part of centre of government and commerce for one Creatives Garage art at the junction project that of Africa’s most powerful economies. Like was put on hold due to restrictions on move- ment and congregations. 50nd3k4 62 50nd3k4 62 50nd3k4 63