Ecodisc is a program which allows the user to take on the role of aNature Reserve Manager. It was designed by a man named Peter Bratt, andEnglishman in South Devon. Ecodisc is designed so that the user can see whateffects certain changes can make on the environment with out actually making thechanges. Ecodisc is a good educational tool showing new users the effects ofcertain decisions. It can also be used a map, because it lets you see variousparts of the nature reserve without actually going there.
Ecodisc allows the user to take on the role of a nature reserve manger, which isthe person who basically decides what changes will be made to the nature reserve.
With aid of the Ecodisc, the results of decisions can be shown without actuallydoing anything, or doing any harm to the environment.
Ecodisc allows users to explore various parts of the nature reserve and view itfrom different positions. You can see the area from any direction (north, south,east or west), and even from a helicopter position. Ecodisc lets you see theareas of the reserve from any part of the year. For example, you could view thereserve in the middle of winter and see what it looks like in summer.
Ecodisc is one of the first interactive programmes, and there are hopes of someday there being interactive broadcast television. This is a breakthrough invisual entertainment, because while television lets you see a place, interactivevideo will let you explore it. Interactive video is where the viewer decides theplot and characters of a movie, or show. The viewer will basically be able towrite their own scripts and produce the movie at the same time.
Ecodisc would be very good for showing students (or anyone) interested inmanaging nature reserves, working for national parks or just as an interestthing.
Ecodisc is an invention which would greatly help both the computer andtelevision industries as well as the nature and wildlife organisations acrossthe world. Already there are programmes that enable the user to take control ofwhat is happening, and Ecodisc, being one of the first, has greatly aided theproduction of the others. Ecodisc is the start of a new way of life in visualentertainment and may also aid things like scientific research and study.
