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Day 01 - 14.08.2014
Gamescom Köln - celebrate the games 2014
das größte Messe- und Event-Highlight für interaktive Spiele und Unterhaltung.
gamescom 2014 in Cologne.
The world's largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games and entertainment
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Interactive musical installation made from reclaimed materials by Sarah Kenchington in Trinty Apse. Another Art Festival commission - see www.edinburghartfestival.com/commissions/sarah_kenchington
Singapore Zoo
Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 1°24?15.9?N 103°47?28.1?E? / ?1.404417°N 103.791139°E? / 1.404417; 103.791139
Date opened 23 June 1973
Location Singapore
Land area 28 hectares
Number of animals 2530
Number of species 315
The Singapore Zoo (Chinese: ?????? ; Malay: 'Taman Haiwan Singapura'; Tamil: ??????????? ????????? ????????????), formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens and commonly known locally as the Mandai Zoo, occupies 28 hectares (0.28 km?) of land on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. The zoo was built at a cost of S$9m granted by the government of Singapore and opened on 23 June 1973. It is operated by Wildlife Reserves Singapore, who also manage the neighbouring Night Safari and the Jurong BirdPark. There are about 315 species of animal in the zoo, of which some 16% are considered threatened species. The zoo attracts about 1.4 million visitors a year.
From the beginning, Singapore Zoo followed the modern trend of displaying animals in naturalistic, 'open' exhibits, i.e. with hidden barriers, behind moats and shrubbery etc. It also houses the largest captive colony of orangutans in the world. In 1977, primatologist Dr Francine Neago lived inside a cage with eighteen orangutans for six months to study their behavior and communication.
1 History
2 Present
o 2.1 Education and conservation
o 2.2 Rides
o 2.3 Friends of the Zoo
o 2.4 Organizing events
* 3 Incidents
* 4 Trivia
* 5 Awards
* 6 Gallery
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 Notes
* 10 External links
* 11 Public Bus Services
History
Hamadryas baboons by a waterfall
The conception of the Singapore Zoo dates from 1969. At the time, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) decided to use some of its land holdings around reservoirs for parks and open recreational facilities. The then Executive Chairman of PUB, Dr Ong Swee Law, set aside 88 hectares of land for the construction of a zoological garden.
In 1970, consultants and staff were hired, and in 1971, the construction of the basic 50 enclosures started. Animals were collected from dealers and donated by sponsors. The Director of the Colombo Zoo in Sri Lanka, Lyn de Alwis, was hired as a special consultant to work out problems inherent in tropical zoos.
On 23 June 1973, the Singapore Zoo opened its gates for the first time with a collection of 270 animals from over 72 species, and a staff of 130. By 1990, 1,600 animals from more than 160 species lived in social groups, housed in 65 landscaped exhibits with boundaries conceived to look as natural as possible.
Present
A pair of white tigers
Today, the zoo is a model of the 'open zoo' concept. The animals are kept in spacious, landscaped enclosures, separated from the visitors by either dry or wet moats. The moats are concealed with vegetation or dropped below the line of vision. In the case of dangerous animals which can climb very well, moat barriers are not used. Instead, these animals are housed in landscaped glass-fronted enclosures.
The zoo has not expanded beyond the original 28 hectares. However, 40 hectares of secondary forest were later developed into the Night Safari. The remaining undeveloped land has been kept as wooded land. This and the waters of Upper Seletar Reservoir contribute to the Zoo, giving it a sense of natural, unrestricted space.
Among various attractions that the zoo offers,one highlight is the "Breakfast with an Orangutan" programme that allows visitors to meet and interact closely with the orangutans in the zoo, amongst which includes the famous primate matriarch Ah Meng, (died on February 8, 2008) who was an icon of the Singapore tourism industry. Animal shows, as well as token feedings coupled with live commentaries by keepers, are also the daily staple in the Singapore zoo.
Education and conservation
The Wildlife Healthcare & Research Centre was opened in March 2006 as part of the zoo's efforts in wildlife conservation. The centre further underscores Singapore Zoo and Night Safari’s commitment to conservation research, providing the infrastructure for the parks and overseas zoological partners to better execute their research programmes.
The zoo also embarked on various rescue and conservation efforts to protect wildlife.
Rides
White rhinos
The zoo also offers various modes of rides available within the premises: trams, animals, boat, pony and horse carriage rides. Additional modes of transportation which can only be rented include: strollers, wagon and wheelchairs.
Friends of the Zoo
The zoo also has a "friends of the zoo" programme, where people can sign up for a yearly pass which grants them special privileges such as:
* Free and unlimited entry to Singapore Zoo for whole year
* Free Zoo tram rides and parking
* A free quarterly "Wildlife wonders" magazine
* 10% discount at some participating retail outlets
Organizing events
Elephant show and the trainers
There are three event venues available in the zoo, Forest Lodge, Pavilion-By-the-Lake and Garden Pavilion. There are also three cocktail venues, Elephants of Asia, Tiger Trek and Treetops Trail. The Singapore Zoo also facilitates birthday parties and weddings.
Incidents
On 13 November 2008, two of three white Bengal tigers mauled a zoo cleaner to death after the man jumped into a moat surrounding their enclosure.[2]
Trivia
Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (September 2008)
* In 2002, teams of The Amazing Race 3 also came to the Singapore Zoological Gardens as part of a detour.
* Steve Irwin, the animal activist and conservationalist known as "The Crocodile Hunter", admired the Singapore Zoo greatly, adopting it as the 'sister zoo' to the Australia Zoo. He was at the Singapore Zoo in 2006 to officiate the opening of the Australian outback exhibit.
* The Singapore Zoo is the first zoo in the world to breed a polar bear in the tropics. Inuka was conceived on 26 December 1990.
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Throughout the Grounds for Sculpture I kept noticing that people had left empty (or almost empty) wine glasses here and there. Sometimes, like here, they seemed to fit in rather well with the surrounding pieces of art.
Boris Chimp 504 was invited by Solid Dogma to create an interactive experience integrated with a crashed alien's spaceship for the promotion of the The X-Files' new season in Portugal.
The outcome was an interactive light and sound installation with choreographed moving lights in sync with the soundtrack.
In front of the spaceship was also developed an interactive area that reacted to movement. When someone enters the activation zone, the moving lights rotate towards the "intruder", the spaceship's interior light up on green and the XFiles' melody is triggered
DMX washers and moving head lights controlled in realtime on Ableton Live through MIDI messages to DMXIS interface.
Video here: vimeo.com/158200635
Client: FOX
Creation and Production: Solid Dogma in collaboration with Lindo Serviço and JSVC
Producer: Leonor Viegas
Audiovisual Interactive Installation: Boris Chimp 504
Sound and Light Equipment: Frontal Audiovisuais
Desarrollamos dos estaciones interactivas para el evento Motorola Feeders con tecnología inmersiva de vanguardia.
Una estación contenia una aplicación que sacaba fotos en tiempo real y esas mismas fotos podian verse instantáneamente en formato de polaroid en una pantalla interactiva ubicada en otro salón. Realizamos todo con processing.
La pantalla interactiva reaccionaba a los movimientos del cuerpo de los transeúntes y a la vez funcionaba como vidriera, donde se podian ver los asistentes y personajes del evento con la idea de un photobooth abierto a todos.
TECNOLOGIA> processing.org/
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We developed two interactive stations with inmersive state of the art technology at Feeders Motorola Venue.
The action was taking real time pictures and those pictures appeared on an interactive screen framed like polaroids.
The interactive wall respond to passer by people body movements and at the same time worked as an open photobooth, showing up all venue attendants.
At INTERACTIVE Pavilion we showcased a variety of the newest IT/technology related products from hardware and software to digital arts and sciences. People enjoyed experiencing and seeing the cutting-edge technology coming straight from Japan.
Photo by Kumi Yamauchi
At INTERACTIVE Pavilion we showcased a variety of the newest IT/technology related products from hardware and software to digital arts and sciences. People enjoyed experiencing and seeing the cutting-edge technology coming straight from Japan.
Photo by Shuntaro Ogata
At INTERACTIVE Pavilion we showcased a variety of the newest IT/technology related products from hardware and software to digital arts and sciences. People enjoyed experiencing and seeing the cutting-edge technology coming straight from Japan.
Photo by Dave Golden
This was INCREDIBLY cool! You put a small cardboard disc on the 'table' and it would allow you to play games, send text, watch tv or play music. Devin was showing us the music interface, you could 'scratch' the record, change songs and remove the needle. The tv, you could rotate the cardboard disc and it would 'change the channel'. All very modern and interesting to this techno geek :)
This Short-eared Dog, Atelocynus microtis, was photographed in Peru, as part of a research project utilizing motion-activated camera-traps.
You are invited to go WILD on Smithsonian's interactive website, Smithsonian WILD, to learn more about the research and browse photos like this from around the world.
It's that time again! Every March the geeks gather in Austin, Texas for the annual SXSW Festival. Split into three sections, Interactive, Film and Music, this festival has something for everyone. Whether it's an up and coming band, an innovative piece of technology or an inspiring film, SXSW has it all. :)
Desarrollamos dos estaciones interactivas para el evento Motorola Feeders con tecnología inmersiva de vanguardia.
Una estación contenia una aplicación que sacaba fotos en tiempo real y esas mismas fotos podian verse instantáneamente en formato de polaroid en una pantalla interactiva ubicada en otro salón. Realizamos todo con processing.
La pantalla interactiva reaccionaba a los movimientos del cuerpo de los transeúntes y a la vez funcionaba como vidriera, donde se podian ver los asistentes y personajes del evento con la idea de un photobooth abierto a todos.
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eng.
We developed two interactive stations with inmersive state of the art technology at Feeders Motorola Venue.
The action was taking real time pictures and those pictures appeared on an interactive screen framed like polaroids.
The interactive wall respond to passer by people body movements and at the same time worked as an open photobooth, showing up all venue attendants.
TECNOLOGIA> processing.org/
Interactive banshee in Pandora - the World of AVATAR at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World Resort.
Christmas 1st Grade Sight Words and Interactive Bulletin Board download has 2 complete sections. The 1st section contains all 60 1st grade sight words on colorful flashcards on which students can trace each word! The 2nd section contains materials to create a fun, interactive bulletin board for students. On the bulletin board, students can categorize all 60 sight words by syllable (1 syllable or 2) or (NEW UPDATE) by vowel sound (long or short).
There are many ways to use the 1st section of individual flash cards. Examples of use: student drill, centers, memory game (i.e. concentration game) where students turn over all cards and when each is flipped over, the student must correctly identify the word. If the student correctly identifies the word, he/she can keep that word. If the student does not correctly identify the word, it must be turned over again and the next student takes his/her turn.
Downloads available @ www.chsh-teach.com/pt/Christmas-Themed-Resources/wiki.htm
Lata Krishnan, co-chair, AIF, interacting with LRC children as part of LAMP program, in village Kakshala, Dang district, Gujarat, photographed on February 12, 2020. Photograph: ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR/AIF
5 апреля 2017 года в Scenario Cafe прошли две встречи с Interactive Brokers: бизнес-завтрак для фондов, банков, финансовых советников и брокеров и семинар по личному кабинету IB, терминалу TWS и другим вопросам трейдинга. Ведущий – Максим Ланин, менеджер по развитию бизнеса Interactive Brokers LLC в России и странах Восточной Европы. Видео доступно на Youtube-канале Алины Ананьевой, LowRisk.ru: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHMjbvItcYaU0czo5N1WtmA
Another view of the lights on the background. Later we gelled the lights to add color to the fabric.
Scenes from COSI's "Invisible Astronomy" interactive videoconference program for grades 7-12.
Here, Ohio State University astronomy professor Dr. David Ennis takes two classrooms of high school students, including a Canadian classroom, through a lesson on how astronomers use space telescopes to make observations in infrared light, and what astronomical objects this light reveals.
Dr. Ennis began studying astronomy in 1975.
This program and the related kit have been partially funded by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Chandra Grant.
COSI is Columbus, Ohio's dynamic Center of Science and Industry. For more information, please visit www.cosi.org.
In our fast and digital times of computers, networking and interactive mobile devices, there is only little room left, for different paces, concentration on quiet things. By utilizing old handcraft techniques such as Macrame – a knotted net using red ribbon wire –, this installation not only aims to preserve the knowledge of traditional artwork, but also the creation processes with time for talk and information exchange. By taking this individual work out of the context of private homes and placing it into public space, this project becomes a beautiful and poetical call for preserving old handwork techniques – also as an inspiring and creative resource for new structures and designs. We definitely enjoyed it !!!