Joël
Volunteer Moderator
Hello fellow zookeepers!
Today I'd like to share an article and a gamevlog with you all which were released earlier today by a renowned and well-known zoo; Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Burgers' Zoo is known for their fantastic eco-displays, where large scale natural habitats are recreated in which animals, nature and visitors roam together. The original (Dutch) article can be found here on their official website.
Translated article
Friday 13 December at 10:00 AM (CET); the first gamevlog about Planet Zoo went live at the YouTube-channel of Royal Burgers' Zoo. Zoo designer Stef van Campen tests the game against reality, together with film maker Ruben Huis in 't Veld, and shares his expertise and considerations with the viewers while building animal habitats.
What considerations does a zoo designer make?
The gamevlog was made with a dose of humour, but certainly also has a serious undertone. Stef and Ruben are playfully testing the possibilities of Planet Zoo live in their vlog, while Stef tells about the considerations that he faces as a designer of animal habitats in the reality of his daily life. This professional knowledge is a valuable addition for fanatic gamers who are designing their own zoos at home in Planet Zoo.
Praise
Zoo designer Stef van Campen is positively surprised about the depth of Planet Zoo. "While it is logical that the game cannot contain all aspects of reality, players do get a surprisingly large variation of possibilities for executing their own ideas", says Van Campen. Burgers' Zoo hopes to make viewers of the gamevlog think, and hopes to give a small insight into all of the considerations that designers of modern zoos have to make while designing new habitats for the animals.
Planet Zoo
Developer Frontier Developments (UK) has released Planet Zoo on 5 November 2019 for Microsoft Windows. The business simulation game is a spiritual successor of Zoo Tycoon and puts the player in the position of Zoo CEO with complete creative freedom when it comes to designing zoos. The gameplay and graphics strongly match that of Planet Coaster, also from Frontier Developments.
Watch the first gamevlog about Planet Zoo here: (Dutch)
Stef and Ruub are building Burgers' Zoo
Source: https://youtu.be/sL3WZmapWQI
Article translated by Joël
Today I'd like to share an article and a gamevlog with you all which were released earlier today by a renowned and well-known zoo; Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands. Burgers' Zoo is known for their fantastic eco-displays, where large scale natural habitats are recreated in which animals, nature and visitors roam together. The original (Dutch) article can be found here on their official website.
Translated article
Friday 13 December at 10:00 AM (CET); the first gamevlog about Planet Zoo went live at the YouTube-channel of Royal Burgers' Zoo. Zoo designer Stef van Campen tests the game against reality, together with film maker Ruben Huis in 't Veld, and shares his expertise and considerations with the viewers while building animal habitats.
What considerations does a zoo designer make?
The gamevlog was made with a dose of humour, but certainly also has a serious undertone. Stef and Ruben are playfully testing the possibilities of Planet Zoo live in their vlog, while Stef tells about the considerations that he faces as a designer of animal habitats in the reality of his daily life. This professional knowledge is a valuable addition for fanatic gamers who are designing their own zoos at home in Planet Zoo.
Praise
Zoo designer Stef van Campen is positively surprised about the depth of Planet Zoo. "While it is logical that the game cannot contain all aspects of reality, players do get a surprisingly large variation of possibilities for executing their own ideas", says Van Campen. Burgers' Zoo hopes to make viewers of the gamevlog think, and hopes to give a small insight into all of the considerations that designers of modern zoos have to make while designing new habitats for the animals.
Planet Zoo
Developer Frontier Developments (UK) has released Planet Zoo on 5 November 2019 for Microsoft Windows. The business simulation game is a spiritual successor of Zoo Tycoon and puts the player in the position of Zoo CEO with complete creative freedom when it comes to designing zoos. The gameplay and graphics strongly match that of Planet Coaster, also from Frontier Developments.
Watch the first gamevlog about Planet Zoo here: (Dutch)
Stef and Ruub are building Burgers' Zoo
Article translated by Joël
