Quirky Interactive Art Campaign Lets Kids Send Climate Change Messages With AR Faces

An app superimposes kids' faces on environmental scenes using augmented reality

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A new interactive art campaign is making children the face of climate change—literally.

The project, from artist Olafur Eliasson with support from agency AKQA, lets kids superimpose their faces on various environmental scenes through augmented reality tech and share their thoughts about how climate change will impact their futures. All that’s needed to participate is a specially designed iOS or Android app called Earth Speakr.

In the video accompanying the campaign, the expressions of kids’ faces play out on top of scenes like melting glaciers, handfuls of soil and plastic bottles.

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