Visit the jungle or the deep sea world in one click
Posted on: 23/Feb/2019 10:15:25 AM
Would you like to take a glimpse of the wildlife being in their very own habitat? Perhaps you do not have time to get out of the city to do so. Well, you need not have to! Just visit the Chetpet Eco Park. With the aim of increasing footfall, the park authorities have introduced Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality application to bring about realistic viewing experience.
With this AR segment, you tend to experience the real thrill of being close to a deer or bear or rabbit or dolphin! There are ferocious crocodiles as well, says G.S. Sameeran, the director of fisheries.
Through VR app, users can tap their iPad to simply get the view of 20 various species of fishes. As you feed the inputs on the iPad, you get the fishes in different colors. Once the user swipes through, the fishes would come to live and start moving around.
Also, the visitors will have the excitement of driving into the jungle in cars that gives no compromise in the excitement here, says Sameeran. You will be overwhelmed and excited to check out the various varieties of species living in their natural habitat. Also, you can get to know about these different species with the help of voice over acting which doubles up at a tour guide.
The speed boat drive!
You can also enjoy riding in a speed boat or in the ocean on a cruise ship! There are going to be dolphins there to skim past, and whales passing by too with splash of water. You will experience all of it in a simple 2 minute show!
People interested in snorkeling can also enjoy it here. You can go deep under the water and get yourself at the centre of many sharks and other aquatic animals. As visitors come in, there will be changes in reactions of the aquatic animals which gives a more of real-time experience.
As far as the Tamil Nadu people are concerned, there are also opportunities to get to know about fabled shrines in the state which includes the Thanjavur Big Temple, Meenakshi Temple n Madurai, and other renowned monuments – all these through the app! Once you click on the interactive icons, you will be taken to various places including the shore temple at Mamallapuram which has bustling crowd. You will be astonished to take a closer look at the magnificent beauty of the structure with all its technical expertise being explained. The origin of Tamil language is also explained.
In the dome projection, there is a human voice explaining about the Under Water World and also the Space Odyssey. With the app, visitors can easily enjoy for about 1 hour and get back with fullest satisfaction!
