OUR VISION FOR “KAPUA - Cloudborn, Pillar of Life”

To breathe life into Matauranga Maori in the digital world,

captivating the hearts and minds of our rangatahi, whānau, and communities,

as we honour the truth, integrity, and cultural mana of Te Ao Maori.

KAPUA - Cloudborn, Pillar of Life is a digital project to preserve Matauranga Maori across generations

Matauranga Maori is in our DNA

It is our collective ancestral wisdom and expertise, passed down through our whakapapa, strengthened by our relationships with the natural universe, the cosmos, and shaped with extensive research, evaluation, and intergenerational scientific endeavour. Matauranga Maori provides our original instructions, ‘building the tools and making the rules’ for us to live in harmony and balance with and within our spiritual, physical, environmental, and human domains.” - Wikuki Kingi, Tohunga Toi Ake, Pou Kapua Creations

 

designing immersive gaming experiences with amazing pou kapua stories and legends!

Moving the Reality of Pou Kapua into the Digital World through creating …

  1. Our Matauranga Maori Pataka - A repository of authentic cultural knowledge based on the Matauranga expressed and revealed through our real-world cultural masterpiece Pou Kapua.

  2. Our Digital Asset Library - A storehouse of high-quality digital assets based on our Matauranga Maori Pataka, capturing each of our cultural treasures and carvings in rich detail.

  3. Our Immersive Gaming Experiences - Exciting, interactive ‘being there’ gaming experiences that showcase our authentic digital assets and bring Matauranga Maori to life in the digital world.

Find out more about us - and check out some of our powerful stories in KAPUA - Cloudborn, Pillar of Life - Concepts

 

Pou Kapua in Augmented Reality

 

Point Cloud of Pou Kapua for VR

 

Pou Kapua in Virtual Reality

 

COLLABORATIONS: Pou Kapua Creations Collective

Honouring Cultural & Creative Genius in Reality, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality

A collaboration between Pou Kapua Creations | Global Reach Initiative [GRID Pacific], River / IDesign Media, Ekarus Studios and Reality Virtual, the Pou Kapua Creations Collective are a culturally diverse Maori / Pacific / Kiwi team comprising entrepreneurs, technology experts and artists who are passionate about the innate value of storytelling. Through our Planet Maori Manukura, Te Mana Raraunga (Maori Data Sovereignty Network), Maori ICT Network, Industry Alliances, University of Auckland, and Auckland University of Technology networks, we have extensive multi-tribal, multi-institutional, and multi-sectoral support connections across New Zealand, the Pacific, and internationally. The Pou Kapua Creations Collective has a unique skillset that integrates cultural identity, data science and analytics, the latest in VR and immersive experience technologies, platform design and development, AI and machine learning, media production, and brand strategy. Combining great process methodologies with the latest digital innovations we create beautiful, bespoke, meaningful VR, AR, and digital experiences.

For further information about us and what we do please read about Pou Kapua Creations and our key partners TE HA TECH Collective

 

HOW ‘KaPUA’ benefits our wellbeing

Honouring Cultural & Creative Genius in Multiple Realities

  • Authentic and culturally significant digital assets are provided to the sector to strengthen sustainability and resilience of the creative community

  • Honouring and sharing Matauranga Maori in a tikanga end-to-end process as we safeguard Matauranga Maori and protect our knowledge and data sovereignty

  • An immersive gaming experience that is accessible to “everyone, everywhere, all the time” including rangatahi and whanau across Aotearoa and around the world

  • Supporting creative whanau to explore commercial opportunities such designing related merchandise that support the stories (e.g., Maori weaponry)

KAPUA - Game components in development

expected release in 2023

 

collaboration: MANA VR / Pou Kapua in Virtual Reality

Collaboration between Pou Kapua Creations & Reality Virtual, Auckland New Zealand

Pou Kapua Creations worked with Reality Virtual to create an incredible VR experience of Pou Kapua, using advanced cinematography and drone footage, in-motion time-lapse techniques and 4D photogrammetry, and the latest in immersive media technologies.

Go to: http://www.realityvirtual.co for the latest video of Pou Kapua in VR

See also the Official NVIDIA Blog on the Pou Kapua / Reality Virtual VR Demo at the Game Developer Conference (GDC 2017) in San Francisco  

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2017/03/03/stunning-3d-experience-highlights-work-of-maori-artists-and-power-of-ai-materials-texture-tools/

 
 

Working on MANA VR - Pou Kapua in Virtual Reality