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Singapore Zoo, one of four wildlife parks
managed by Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) including the first
river-themed attraction River Safari, has launched a Chinese
mobile interactive trail for students.
The new visitor experience uses location-based
and Image Recognition Technology to create new learning activities
for children at the zoo.
The trail employs the neumind approach, which
focuses on visual recognition, and promotes words recognition,
powerful memory ability and Chinese literary appreciation.
Instead of park guides and worksheets, trail
participants will be equipped with specially configured smart
phones. Pre-loaded content will be triggered by the phones’ Global
Positioning System (GPS) as they move around the park.
Upon
arriving at a designated site, such as the Wild Africa exhibit for
example, the mobile phones will come alive with specific instructions prompting participants to conduct a mini
treasure-hunt to look for a specific object within an animal
enclosure. Taking a picture of the correct object will enable the
children to access imbedded interactive content related to the
specific animal at the exhibit. This includes fascinating video
clips showing zebras escaping attacks, cheetahs running at top
speed and rhinos marking their territories.
“We are very
excited about introducing this first of its kind student
experience which places great emphasis on real-life usage and interaction skills through the learning of the Chinese language.
We are confident this digital generation of young people will appreciate the interactivity and rich content provided by this
mobile trail. At the same time, we hope they will take away
valuable lessons about wildlife and conservation while becoming
proficient and comfortable users of the language,” said Ms May
Lok, Director for Education, WRS.
Currently, the
programme is only available to school groups.
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