For many years, humans have been going to Zoos to stare at wild animals for their own entertainment. Animals are improperly cared for in zoos, aquariums, police forces, and circuses. According to Captive Animals Protection Society “African elephants in the wild live more than three times as long as those kept in zoos”(CAPS). Meaning humans are potentially endangering the lives animals. Also, zoos are killing animals. In a study found by Captive Animals Protection Society a zoo in Copenhagen killed a perfectly healthy giraffe (CAPS). Well, thanks to my new virtual reality game some awareness will be discussed in regards to zoos. The objective of the game Zoolo is to free all the animals in the zoo within 30 hours. In the game a picture of a animal will appear on the corner of the screen. It’s your job to read different chapters of the given animal manuel to know how to safely remove the animal from the zoo. For example, if a image of a snake appears, you will have to read chapter 12 of the manual to see what materials will be needed to complete this task. If you skip this step your virtual person can potentially die or get harmed. Once all the animals are rescued within 30 hours you must load them onto a truck and the GPS will guide you where to go. When the mission is complete you will move onto the next level. A timer will be prominent in the corner of the game and the pause function can be used. This game can be played using an Oculus Rift VR headset, or a google cardboard. The target market of this game are children aged 8-16. The purpose of this game is to educate kids on different animals. Some of the animals featured in the game will be rare species, and each chapter will provide a brief summary of each animal. In addition, this game will instruct kids how to correctly handle animals. The goal is to make children empathetic about what they see in the zoo. Children will witness the tightly compiled space, the night cages, and the poor living conditions the animals endure while living in zoos.
Sources
“10 facts about zoos.” Captive Animals Protection Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2017.
I really liked the the user gets statistics on the animals that are found in Zoos because many people do not know that much about the animals when they go to the zoo. One thing that you might want to look into adding is something that is more interactive in the chapters. People might get bored with reading the chapters and will then loose interest in the app. One thing you might want to include is something about what happens to the animals when they are held in captivity for to long.
1) I love the idea that there’s a whole reason behind it concerning basically zoos and society. I think it will get people to think twice about going to a zoo. And it may even put zoos out of business.
2) Nothing more I’d want to see
3) Very good use of evidence.
1. I liked how it makes people aware of different animals and their lives because a lot of people aren’t aware.
2. Was good with pictures and evidence.
3. Good evidence with how animals have been abused, etc.
I am excited about this because i LOVE animals, so i am all for saving animals whether it is virtual or in real life.
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I think more evidence about what actually happens in the real world when it comes to animals being mistreated and how that can roll over into the game.
This pitch is a great idea because zoo’s may seem like an alternate way of living for animals than in the wild or as pets; however they are sometimes being mistreated and people are not always aware of the other side of zoos.
I think this pitch is very well done, maybe some images would give me more of a visual idea of the game.
Maybe History about zoos and their true motive for keeping animals.
1. It seems like a neat simulation because people can save animals.
2. I want to know how often can people play this game?
3. How does it actually save animals?
1. This excites me because it brings awareness about what zoos can do to animals as well as different kinds.
2. The reading may bore the people who are viewing it.
3. Evidence was sufficient
1. I am not a big fan of animals of the sort, but with the stimulation I would reconsider learning more.
2. More images of the animals could have been used.
3. There is enough solid evidence.
What an interesting concept! Animal activists have been making this argument for decades, but this would concertize the research into an immersive experience. Your biggest challenge will be to find reliable sources that balance bias. Be careful to capitalize proper nouns.