A New Indoor Zoo Experience in the UAE – An Advanced Take on Zoos

The age-old question of whether zoos are ethical or not is addressed in a newly innovated method in this indoor zoo, which utilises the advancement of technology to its benefit, displaying the likeness of animals in full, realistic details without actually sourcing the animal itself. A new way of enjoying the company of animals without harming them nor the environment they hail from. A sleek experience perfect for any age, entertaining and educational, this zoo is fitted with well-insulated buildings housing different types of animal projections, including a diversified environment of an underwater zoo and a well-rounded safari zoo experience.

A Hologram Zoo – An All-New Zoo Experience

With the evolution of humans comes the extinction of animals as humans parade around the Earth as they please, without a care for the consequences of their actions. It is only when they begin feeling the repercussions that they start taking action to protect themselves and their legacies. Zoos have been one of the remnants of human pollution, in which humans capture and breed animals leagues away from their natural habitats, thus decreasing their lifespans due to altered genetics and breaking the food chain that has been the staple of each ecosystem for as long as the world has been spinning. This has been a long-discussed issue within anti-animal cruelty discussion forums and communities, and people are becoming more aware of the effects contemporary human civilizations have had on the environment around them and their inhabitants.

This indoor zoo will provide a new way for people to enjoy the company of animals, capturing their likeness and projecting them in holographic images which nerfs the prevalent issues and claims of animal cruelty. This also utilises the rapid growth seen in our Age of Information, efficiently using advanced technology for the greater good. An ethical approach to using artificial intelligence, while allowing for an integrated experience for engaging with animals without hurting them. It also offers an educational process, where people can learn about the animal, its components, and their habitats by seeing it first-hand, right from the comfort of the insulated indoor zoo.

Underwater Aquarium – An Interactive Take on Sea Creatures

With the emergence of new technology arrives a generation of young children who are adept with said technology, possessing a level of technical intelligence that the generations before them do not. That is due to the integrated nature of these new technologies, like the introduction of smarter whiteboards within classrooms and even personal tablets for social use. It becomes almost necessary to rely on the Internet and these devices, as it is in human nature to adapt to this constantly changing world. This is what our indoor zoo understands and implements. Our aquariums are quite different from the regular underwater zoo, it is a specialised trip that integrates new technologies to change the way people experience sea life.

By setting up a hallway fitted with specialised screens that display, in great detail, the types of fish and other sea creatures’ likeness, the aquarium is able to shed light on a new method of learning about sea creatures. The nature of the hallway makes it so the individual is immersed in this environment, allowing for an interactive element in which zoo-goers can engage with buttons on a screen to activate a spoken skit that aims to inform the individual about the respective animal and their role in their respective habitats. Or, they could interact with the screen and move whichever creature they choose, to inspect it closer and learn about it more intimately. This allows for a much smoother, integrated experience where people can choose what they’d like to see and hear.

Museum Exhibition – The Virtual Future

The ever-growing evolution of technological engineering brought forth the revolutionary virtual reality technologies which changed the way the world works. Virtual reality headsets have been a game-changer in almost every field, from education to fieldwork and even in the gaming scene. Who is to say it couldn’t be implemented in facilities like zoos and parks? There is no limit to what one can do with such high-tech devices, and this indoor zoo makes sure to accommodate all types of individuals by ensuring that each segment is relevant for each type of person, whether it be someone more interested in aquatic life or something more drier, like a jungle or a savannah. All sorts of biomes are offered as a part of this experience, so that the individual may come out of this simulation having gathered an extensive array of knowledge.

This indoor zoo allocates a building fitted with the newest form of tech, contoured by state-of-the-art virtual reality headsets that allow for a completely immersive experience in which the zoo-goer is taken through an educational trip through the ages, learning about different –currently extinct– animals and creatures that inhabited our world aeons before us. This allows for an opening that teaches people about animals of an older age by making it engaging and immersive so that the perception that history is boring is mitigated.

The simulation introduces the individual to the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras of the world, the ancient life, the reptilian age, and the recent life respectively. It provides a brief, but full-of-life, simulation that familiarises the concepts of a billion-old earth, gathered and condensed into a meaningful occurrence.

These simulated trips do not stop in the past but also offer a new way to experience safari zoos. In the comfort –not to mention safety– of this indoor zoo, people can enjoy a more wildlife-centred approach where they are placed into the undomesticated life of these animals without risking the animals’ nor the humans’ safety. A well-rounded experience that is both entertaining and educational, fitted with a virtual assistant and a tour guide, simulating the real thing, minus the unethical and dangerous qualities.

The sleek architecture of the Louvre Museum provides inspiration for what the future of architecture may look, which reflects the idea of what our museum exhibition would look like, ecouraging the modern, less overstimulating look.

The Qatar Pavilion at the Expo Exhibition reflects a new standard for architecture, a sleek, reflective look that inspires the look of the future. An immersive look and feel that is perfect of what our museum exhibition aspires to be.