discussion / Emerging Tech  / 3 October 2016

Internet of Elephants is seeking test users for our early prototypes

Internet of Elephants is currently designing and building the first prototypes of online games to bring 20 million people all over the world closer to real wild animals.  Not only will players connect to animals in a completely new way - playing the game will generate meaningful revenue that is directed back to participating wildlife conservation organizations.  We are inviting interested individuals to help co-create the games over the next few months and would love to have your participation, input and help to make this mission a reality.  Whether you are a wildlife conservationists, gamer, technologist, or entrepreneur, become a test user by signing up at http://www.internetofelephants.com/humans-wanted  The input of this community and your network will be very important to how we maneuver towards our final products.




I was pretty excited this morning to get the alert email that your first protoype was ready for testing! It was fun - I was surprised at how bad I was at predicting where Amelie would be travelling, and totally wanted to keep playing to see if I could do better. There seemed heaps of scope to add in new variables, e.g. more herd members, other animals (both predators and herbivores), humans, weather events, landscape differences, and that it would be fascinating to see how Amelie (and her herd) would respond under these different pressures. An interesting way to explore ecology and animal behaviour! 

Has anyone else had a chance to try out this first game? What did you think?

I tried it, it looks really good. I am curious though, will this also be done for other species as well?