The making of David Attenborough's virtual reality tour of the Great Barrier Reef

For the sake of bringing virtual reality to the public, a then-87-year-old David Attenborough clambered into a tiny Triton submarine in late 2014.

The beloved documentary maker and naturalist was filming a virtual reality experience, David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef Dive VR, which along with David Attenborough's First Life VR, is currently showing at the Australian Museum in Sydney. 

After donning Samsung Gear virtual reality headsets, viewers can journey back in time to witness an animation of some of Earth's original life forms, before joining Attenborough under the waves, examining coral and sea life off the northeast coast of Australia. It's a seamless experience that belies the months of work and experimentation that went into creating it. Read more...