Discovering The Hidden Treasures of Mauritania’s Deadly Sahara Desert
Description
Mauritania contains one of the longest and and most dangerous train rides in the world. Used to transport iron ore from central Mauritania to the coast, the 437-mile journey is free for those who are willing to brave the hot desert winds and piercing iron dust. In this 360 immersive experience, Seeker Correspondent, Addison O’Dea travels across the Western Sahara in Mauritania.
What Works Well
This video allows the view to ride along across the Sahara on board a train route that transports minerals to the coast, stopping on the way to explore the culture and history along the tracks.
Discipline
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Engineering
- Social Sciences
Keywords
africa, biome, iron ore, logistics, mauritania, rail transportation, sahara, shipping trade and industrial, train
Source
Seeker VR
Level of Guidance
What does this mean?
The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.
For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.
Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.
Location
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