University of South Australia researchers and the SA Country Fire Service (CFS) have joined forces to give residents a searing experience of a bushfire – all from the safety of a virtual reality headset. Developed by UniSA PhD student Safa Molan and her supervisor Associate Professor Delene Weber, the immersive VR experience allows you to ‘live through’ a computer-generated scenario of a major bushfire in the Adelaide Hills. Find out more about the Facing Fire Project on this page, and come along to one of our community sessions listed below to try it for yourself!
7 News Adelaide – CFS uses virtual reality to prepare for bushfires
ABC News – Virtual reality technology puts people through 'searing' bushfire scenario
UniSA News – Curious to know what it’s like to be in the line of fire?
Flow FM Interview with Associate Professor Delene Weber – Bushfire Ready with Virtual Reality
ICT Career – Bushfire digitised for VR view
Stock Journal – Bushfire conditions shared in virtual reality
We’d love to get your feedback on the Facing Fire VR Scenario. Our research team is running community sessions at the locations listed below.
We are also available for scheduled appointments in the Project LIVE Visualisation Studio, located at the University of South Australia Mawson Lakes Campus. Sessions can be arranged most days between 29 October and 19 December. Please email safa.molan@mymail.unisa.edu.au to set up a time.
Tea Tree Gully Library
571 Montague Rd, Modbury SA
Thursday 1 November 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Evanston Gardens Library
65 Angle Vale Rd, Evanston Gardens SA
Friday 2 November 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hahndorf CFS
43 Main St, Hahndorf SA
Saturday 3 November 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Belair National Park
Adventure Playground
Sunday 4 November 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mylor CFS
South St, Mylor SA
Saturday 10 November 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Adelaide Hills Library (Coventry)
63 Mount Barker Rd, Stirling SA
Friday 7 December 10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Adelaide Hills Library (Woodside)
26 Onkaparinga Valley Rd, Woodside SA
Tuesday 11 December 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Adelaide Hills Library (Gumeracha)
45 Albert St, Gumeracha SA
Wednesday 12 December 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Town of Gawler Council Building (Environment Centre foyer area)
43 High Street, Gawler East SA
Thursday 13 December 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Associate Professor Delene Weber
School of Natural and Built Environments
University of South Australia
delene.weber@unisa.edu.au
+61 8 830 25279
Safa Molan
School of Natural and Built Environments
University of South Australia
safa.molan@mymail.unisa.edu.au