Aquariums and marine parks are part of a for-profit industry built on the suffering of intelligent beings. The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan took a great white shark out of the wild and put it in an aquarium. After only three days in captivity it died. The public were horrified and disgusted. Finally something is being done! This new virtual technology will prevent something like this from happening again. An article from Innovative Virtual Reality Technology Could End Captivity for Sea Animals said "Curiscope’s groundbreaking use of virtual reality technology points to a future in which viewing sea animals is a far more educational, accessible and immersive experience than watching sad, frustrated captives in a glass box."
Monday, January 18, 2016
Virtual Reality Technology
There is a new way to see marine wildlife without putting them in captivity, its called Curiscope. The Great White Shark experience has a 360 degree virtual reality that's puts the spectator in the presence of virtual sharks in their natural habitats outside of a cramped aquarium tank.
Aquariums and marine parks are part of a for-profit industry built on the suffering of intelligent beings. The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan took a great white shark out of the wild and put it in an aquarium. After only three days in captivity it died. The public were horrified and disgusted. Finally something is being done! This new virtual technology will prevent something like this from happening again. An article from Innovative Virtual Reality Technology Could End Captivity for Sea Animals said "Curiscope’s groundbreaking use of virtual reality technology points to a future in which viewing sea animals is a far more educational, accessible and immersive experience than watching sad, frustrated captives in a glass box."
Aquariums and marine parks are part of a for-profit industry built on the suffering of intelligent beings. The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan took a great white shark out of the wild and put it in an aquarium. After only three days in captivity it died. The public were horrified and disgusted. Finally something is being done! This new virtual technology will prevent something like this from happening again. An article from Innovative Virtual Reality Technology Could End Captivity for Sea Animals said "Curiscope’s groundbreaking use of virtual reality technology points to a future in which viewing sea animals is a far more educational, accessible and immersive experience than watching sad, frustrated captives in a glass box."
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That is a really neat and innovative idea - to allow people to experience it, but not to take animals out of their natural habitats and to let them live their own lives. Great inclusion of the story about the Great White Shark in Japan too - that is so sad.
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