Tech to Reconnect: The Future of Exploring Nature

          Again this isn't he post you were most likely expecting, but don't worry the third part to the overpopulation series will be out tomorrow. This post is about something that I learned about as recently as yesterday. I found the idea interesting and similar to mine, accept theirs was more formal and based on new technologies, whereas mine was based on existing and established technologies.
          Tech to Reconnect interesting and innovative in many ways. For starters, it rhymes which I personally think is clever, but that's just me. Second, it uses something that originally was thought to damage the environment, technology, and using it to influence people to appreciate nature more. It is a great idea that will hopefully cause people to see the world in a new way, without having to leave their home. However, many of the technologies are also interactive with nature, so one can also leave their home for a more interactive experience than ever.
          Some of the new technologies or interactive technologies are:

• The climate leaf, which measures temperature, humidity, and light on a leaf shaped wooden tablet.
• The mask that allows people to see the world from a bats perspective.
• A bird house that allows people to keep track of bird nesting habits.
• A Oculus Rift that gives feed from a laptop on top of a 15 foot tall giraffe shaped tower that simulates the perspective of a giraffe.

          These are just a few of the several ideas that are being created. The program is a revolutionary idea and could not happen at a better time. This event could not have come at a better time. It is the time where we as the human race have the technology to give people the experiences that this program is attempting to give. However, it is also the time where the environment is in dire need of saving, and this could be the perfect way to do it. It is merging the world of technology and the wold of nature in a way that is not destructive, something that is rarely done. It is using something that people like, technology, in order to train them to treasure nature. It is very similar to how people use food to train dogs into doing tricks. Lastly, just like not every dog can be trained, not every human will change their views on how they should treat the environment, but hopefully that is a very small portion of the population.
           If you would like to learn more about Tech to Reconnecet, then you can visit the website at http://www.techtoreconnect.org/. There is an event at the San Diego Zoo on August 13,2015 and an event at the Safari Park on September 10, 2015 after hours.
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