Julaymba
Learning ∙ Media ∙ Travel & ExplorationStep into the heart of the world’s oldest rainforest with Julaymba, an award-winning Mixed Reality experience that brings the Daintree Rainforest to life. In the lush expanse of North Tropical Queensland, Australia, journey alongside the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people, the Indigenous Traditional Owners of this UNESCO World Heritage site, as they share their timeless stories and deep connection to the land.
In Julaymba, the Eastern Kuku Yalanji word for Daintree, you’ll participate in a traditional smoking ceremony, learn the Indigenous language, and feel the wawu, or spirit, of the rainforest as you splash in waterfalls, encounter a giant cassowary up close, and see luminous fungi glow from your hands.
This unique educational experience intertwines culture and nature, offering an intimate, immersive journey where every moment is a chance to learn and connect with Country.
Awards
- ‘Best in Australia’ and ‘Best in VR Interactive Immersive Experiences’ - Australian XR Festival 2023
- ‘Best XR experience’ - XR Awards 2024
- ‘Official Selection’ - SXSW Sydney 2023
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Additional information
- This app contains additional immersive content that needs to be downloaded from the cloud.
- A portion of all revenue generated by Julaymba goes directly back to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji community, supporting their cultural preservation efforts and ensuring a sustainable future for the Daintree rainforest.
| Mixed reality | |
| comfort | ⦾ Comfortable |
| age rating | 0+ Everyone |
| website | phoria.com.au |
| developer | PHORIA |
| publisher | PHORIA |
| connection | Internet required for download |
| app version | 1.2.8 |
| languages | English |
Reviews 5
Short but awesome
Great little story and graphics. I’d recommend spending 30 minutes to enjoy this experience.
WOW!
Totally enjoyed this mixed reality documentary. How cool is it to have snippets of the world’s oldest rainforest in your home. I have never seen a black cockatoo. Highly recommend this documentary. More please!
This was really cool!
I hope there's more coming!
Amazing immersive. Extremely brief
A gorgeous app sharing the culture of those in the Daintree. I feel privileged that we have received the story for this. It is also extremely beautiful and the videos are very high quality. The interactions however are extremely limited and it mostly plays as a very brief immersive video.
I would recommend this to everyone as it has an important message however people need to be aware that this experience is really for about 5 minutes and is in no way a game hence the 4*s. I wish there was a lot more content. I still am grateful for those who have made this. I would not recommend buying this at full price however would recommend considering it as investing in a brief unique and interesting experience
Thank you to the developers and the custodians of this land for sharing their stories. I hope this is more content in the future.
Incredible First Nations experience
Loved the journey into the oldest rainforest in the world. Got to meet an Indigenous elder and learn about totems and language in an innovative and engaging way.