Tags: dinosaur  exhibit  hands-on  museum  science  simulation  t-rex  traveling  triceratops  tyrannosaurus  
Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: May 17, 2008 at 7:28 am
Author: EurekaExhibits
Length: 03:53
Rating: 4.90
Views: 1565
This video loops on a large monitor just inside the Volcano Gateway of the Be the Dinosaur exhibit.It provides an orientation and a look at the dinosaurs in the simulation at the core of the exhibit.School groups may want to watch this video prior to seeing the exhibit.Be the Dinosaur is focused on exploring some of the greatest mysteries of paleontology - dinosaur behavior - in a completely interactive way.How might they have lived? What was a day in the life of a dinosaur like? What can fossil evidence tell us about the way extinct animals lived their lives? Be the Dinosaur allows museum visitors to do what they have always wanted to do - to "become" dinosaurs. Taking control of a digital animal in a detailed simulated ecosystem replete with wind currents that circulate odors, plant life with different nutritional values, artificially intelligent dinosaurs, mammals, reptiles and birds, etc..Visitors need to learn what a dinosaur would have known by instinct - knowledge about the environment, where to find food, what foods are better than others, how to defend or hunt, etc. in order to survive the virtual cretaceous.Take control of your virtual dinosaur and decide for yourself: were tyrannosaurs hunters, scavengers or both? Did they hunt in packs or as solitary creatures? How would terrain impact an animal's lifestyle? Try the behaviors for yourself and decide!For more information contact:Eureka Exhibitswww.eurekaexhibits.com908 644 3477A hands-on exhibit combining virtual and physical aspects for the entire family.Scalable exhibit sizes for nearly every size and budget!