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Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay Debuts MotionVR Tours
Debuting more than 70 realistic “walk-through” tours, MotionVR, LLC (www.motion-vr.com) today announced that Shark Reef Aquarium, located at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, will be the first tourist attraction in the U.S. to debut MotionVR Tours. Now, potential visitors to Shark Reef Aquarium can map out their visit online, with a fully integrated website that features an attraction map, walk- through tours, amazing sea life photography, and more. This realistic, interactive experience brings Shark Reef to life, on the computer screen. The most realistic “walk-through” motion tours ever developed, MotionVR Tours has data to show it has an enormous impact on web marketing, as consumers visiting a website featuring the proprietary tours are captivated for an average of more than four additional minutes per stay. MotionVR Tours of Shark Reef Aquarium now are available at http://www.motion- Using hi-tech, yet simple-to-use navigation tools, MotionVR Tour technology allows visitors to Shark Reef Aquarium’s website to walk through the aquarium entrance, up to exhibit windows, through the crocodilian exhibit, and even walk right up to the glass of the Komodo Dragon’s lair, the newest, hottest Shark Reef attraction. In addition, visitors can obtain the most advanced 360-degree views of sea life without distortion, or a “fisheye” effect, to most successfully showcase the unique exhibits and features of the popular tourist attraction. “Visitors to Las Vegas who are considering the Shark Reef experience now can log on to the aquarium’s website and get a realistic ‘sneak peak’ of the amazing underwater adventure that awaits them,” said Dan Tilton, Vice President of Sales, MotionVR, LLC. “Based on the incredible response to the MotionVR Tours of Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, we expect that the aquarium tours will enjoy the same positive consumer feedback, and set the bar for other tourist attractions.” In addition to Mandalay Bay and other leading properties in the hotel and hospitality industry, MotionVR Tours have become extremely popular among realtors, home builders and property management companies, as well as a quickly evolving showcase technology for yacht companies, trade shows and museums, among other industries. For more information about Mandalay Bay, log on to www.mandalaybay.com. For more information about MotionVR, log on to www.motion-vr.com. About MotionVR About Mandalay Bay |
Popular Las Vegas Tourist Attraction Enables Customers to Map Out Visit Online with Fully Integrated Website, Featuring Attraction Map, “Walk-Through” Tours, and Amazing Photography; Realistic, Interactive Experience Brings Shark Reef to Life … Online
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Unlike standard virtual tour providers, MotionVR walk-through tours do not utilize photo-stitching software, which can lead to distorted images and patchiness. Instead, a series of high-resolution photographs are taken using high-tech cameras, which sit on a tripod and a custom MotionVR dolly. Using a proprietary software process, MotionVR creates a technologically advanced “walk-through” environment or tour. Conveniently, MotionVR enables anyone to walk through a property or venue, with the only requirement being a standard web browser with the Adobe Flash plug-in installed … which is found today on 98% of all home computers.
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Irresponsible Board of Management
Maybe , just maybe The Toronto Zoo Board Is In The Middle Of A Financial Crisis And There Is No Place To Go But To City Council like a wayward son go to Mom and Dad for more money...
Although it was made clear by Shelley Carroll (the City's Budget Chief) that the Toronto Zoo has to behave more financially responsible, perhaps the problem is that there is no place else to go. The $250 Million fund-raising plans are a pipe dream (especially after firing the Zoo Foundation), it is not possible to raise admission prices any longer (or face a significant drop in attendance) and the "junkets" (especially to China for the Giant Pandas) by members of the Zoo Board can not be cut significantly for any reason. In other words, there is no place to go but City Council. What a crock! The Toronto Zoo Board needs a reality check, as it has become clear that they do not understand the problems they are facing. Perhaps the thousands of free Zoo passes given to Councillors on the Zoo Board could be cut to zero, perhaps the Zoo Foundation could be re-instated, and perhaps a citizen's advisory committee could be formed to provide much-needed guidance to the existing members of the Board.
This is Proof positive
that citizens should have more direct say in the budget process. Line item veto by a citizen's budget committee might get the desired cuts we must attain. The citizens of Toronto should stand with one voice that we just won't allow a property tax increase this year.
By Latinoboy in TORONTO
Ethyl Mercaptan
I would be quite interested in any reference you might have to the presence of ethyl mercaptan in carrion. Most literature indicates that dimethyl sulfide and methyl mercaptan are the sulfur containing entities involved. I had also thought that vultures, like many carrion eating and inhabiting species (flies, etc) were attracted to the rather bad smell of the nitrogenous materials (cadaverine, putresceine, etc) produced during decomposition.
Ant farms
Very nice ant exhibit! I wrote a small ant farm post with a reference to your article.
Train Business Directory Available for Visitors
A "Train Business Directory" shows over 850 locations near all of the Portland MAX light rail at PortlandLightRail.net.
Happy Birthday, Boomer!
You are a great ambassador for your cousins in the wild, Boomer!
Orangutans are critically endangered because of rapid deforestation and the expansion of palm oil plantations.
If nothing is done to protect orangutans, they could be extinct in just a few years!
Your fans can visit the Orangutan Outreach website to make a difference!
Orangutan Outreach
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Reach out and save the orangutans!
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Venemous snakes?
What is it with people that want to exterminate venemous snakes? If they weren't an integral part of the food chain and ecosystem, they wouldn't be here! Evolution and natural selection has chosen them as survivors! The fact that they are "harmful" to humans is only a result of humans encroaching on their territories and habitats. Be mindful of your surroundings and situation and you can safely live with the so called "harmful" species that we share this planet with!
Local wildlife day
Good luck with the event. We have some fabulous wildlife in Devon that's really worth celebrating. We recently had a botanical survey of our small Devon nature reserve, which recorded more than 180 species in about 3.5 acres. And even more amazing was the depth of local knowledge the visiting naturalists had to share - on everything from obscure moths to lichens.
Local wildlife day
Good luck with the event. We have some fabulous wildlife in Devon that's really worth celebrating. We recently had a botanical survey of our small Devon nature reserve, which recorded more than 180 species in about 3.5 acres. And even more amazing was the depth of local knowledge the visiting naturalists had to share - on everything from obscure moths to lichens.
Sadly, a lack of common sense is the trend
What is sad to me is the lack of common sense regarding venomous snakes that seems to becoming more commonplace.
It has become trendy for government agencies to defend venomous snakes, saying they kill rodents, etc., but non-venomous snakes also kill rodents. I have not heard one logical argument as to what a venomous snake contributes to an ecosystem that a non-venomous snake doesn't.
Any non-biased biologist can affirm species extinction has always happened naturally. It's common sense to kill a venomous snake, rather than let it continue breeding and increase the potential for harm.
The unfortunate consequence of naturalists defending venomous snakes is they make them appear so necessary and harmless that both people and agencies--hospitals, for example--do not expect or prepare for snake encounters.
It's doubtful that many hospitals near the snakes stock the expensive antivenin. Governments should help fund snakebite treatment rather than fund snake protection.
Skype Usage
Very cool and novel way to use Skype. Glad to see that people are thinking outside the box with its collaborative application. If it's not too late, you may want to submit this to Skype as a good use of their software for the Skype in business contest they're running.
Shawn
OnState Communications
Word Oceans Day - June 8
And don't forget to "Wear Blue and Tell Two"
Another great way to celebrate World Oceans Day is to wear blue in honor of the ocean and tell people two things they likely don't know about the ocean and two ways they can take action. For more Information check out this website:
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