Urban Caprice: Forte Village Event
Pufferfish were asked back to do more work with events specialist Urban Caprice, this time in helping them bring a little touch of Sardinia to the centre of London. Sitting above the sapphire waters, the PufferSphere acted as a 360 degree window onto the delights of the Forte Village resort, tempting guests with wrap-around images of idyllic white sand beaches, sundrenched pools and mountains of fresh Mediterranean seafood. Speaking of fine fish, on this particular evening, Pufferfish were definitely the tastiest thing on the promotional menu.
National Oceanography Centre
Pufferfish dusted off their buckets and spades, piled in to the Puffervan and headed for the balmy climes of the south coast and the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. The NOC’s annual Ocean and Earth Day offers the public a chance to meet those at the forefront of oceanographic research, explore the various technology involved in gathering oceanographic data and, most importantly, develop their understanding of how the changes ongoing in the world’s ocean affect us all on dry land. The PufferSphere was used to display the complex datasets developed by Dr Andrew Coward in an engaging and easily understood manner. Allowing visitors and researchers alike to see the models…