Habitat the Game is heading to the “Inspiring a New Generation Summit”

 

The summit will host 200 participants from across the globe. The attendees are meeting in West Virginia with the aim to develop a North American Framework for Action to inspire a new generation to experience nature.

Over the past four years we have developed software as part of a social game that rewards players for heading outdoors, colleting virtual pins and trading them with other players in the game.
To date we have worked with international partners including Environmental Organizations – lead by the WCS and the Rainforest Alliance, National Parks, Zoos and Tourism bodies to identify locations for players to visit (now in 16 countries) http://www.habitatthegame.com/pins/

Here are some articles about the experience Habitat created from parents perspective:

http://blog.doc.govt.nz/2014/09/25/habitat-game-kids-app

http://mommypoppins.com/habitat-fun-app-kids-explore-central-park-zoo-nyc

And some articles about the App –using games and technology to get kids outside:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/the-art-of-games-dialing_b_5399258.html

http://www.mnn.com/family/family-activities/stories/5-apps-to-teach-kids-about-nature-and-sustainability

Through the app we can see where kids have been exploring. This map shows the kids in both Wellington NZ in the last 90 days and the pin locations:

Habitat the Game Virtual Pins

We are looking forward to the summit to exploring what the next steps may be. Can we expand our partnerships to reach more kids around the world? Or should we be looking at using the technology as part of a new platform?

We know technology is just one way we can inspire the next generation to get outdoors and I am looking forward to brainstorming the ways in which we may inspire this next generation.

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