_African Space Makers

African Space Makers is an interactive 360 VR experience on creative cities and urban space made in Nairobi, Kenya. The story is about space making–the capacity to transform an empty place into space where people can share, communicate and eventually understand more about themselves and others. African cities are growing rapidly and it is within these cities that the African Space Makers–a new indigenous creative class–are using space in innovative ways in search of fame and recognition.

The journey starts in Nairobi, Kenya, a vibrant metropolis of Sub Saharan Africa. There is a double-decker ‘The Nrb Bus’ turned media hub that is being used to teach urban storytelling. The viewer is a student who’s mission is to discover five creative spaces through five artists/social-entrepreneurs/skaters.

At the start of the experience, the viewer chooses a gender and picks the order in which to visit these spaces. In each of them, the viewer is able to interact and make choices. The viewer can go to the biggest dumping site of Africa in search of objects and wild animals bones, paint trains and run from data police with graffiti artists,  challenge the religious fanatics, skate in liminal spaces and drink khat juice with trendy musicians before flying over CBD (Central Business District).