Virtual Reality - Sky Pirates: The Seagulls of Sydney.
Nicole Tabuena
Won - Best Visual Journalism by an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Student
"I've seen many attempts at using VR in journalism over the last few years and this has to be up there among the most immersive and engaging. The footage was used to great effect, the soundscape was beautiful and the reporting itself was interesting, timely, and engaging and the use of VR/360 felt earnt and justified. I particularly liked the use of headlines displayed in the white VR landscape to demonstrate the overpowering amount of hate there was towards these gulls within the community."
Judge: Matilda Boseley, The Guardian
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Posted Feb 25, 2023
Sydney and surrounds are home to sky pirates: seagulls who swoop on chips and snaffle our scraps. But they are a protected species that are also at risk from...
