The Za'atari refugee camp, setting for the virtual reality experience Clouds Over Sidra

Clouds over Sidra: An Award-Winning Virtual Reality Experience

December 18, 2015

Clouds Over Sidra, an innovative interactive experience designed by UNICEF's own Chris Milk and Gabo Arora, is 2015's winner of the Sheffield Doc/Fest Award in the interactive category. With just a smartphone and a simple box-viewer, users can see the story of one child — Sidra — like never before through virtual reality.

To watch Sidra's Story:

Download the UNICEF 360 app to your smartphone from Apple's App Store or the Google Play store
Follow any assembly instructions on your virtual reality viewer
Open the app and follow the prompts to use your camera with the viewer
The video will start automatically!

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