hacking for wildlife: the future of education
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Team VultuRe
Mark SubbaRao, astrophysicist
Eric Johnsen, developer
Jamey Ponte, consultant
Karti Subramanian, friend
Ben Varghese, consultant
Marie Mainil, UX
Internet of Elephants’ Hackathon for WildlifeNovember 14 -15, 2015
Chicago, Illinois
“You know, some people never get to walkin a beautiful woods like this.”
To inspire and engage 100mm children through virtual reality experiences of wildlife and the natural environment.
Vision
Our Idea
Business Model
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• A open-ended learning platform that marries beautiful, immersive VR experiences with learning content for K-12 education
• An embedded “Action Center” with ways to get involved outside the classroom
• Customized to the student based on school curriculum, activity progress, and relative interest in topics as measured using interaction statistics
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Our Idea
Business Model
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The Big PictureThe PrototypeBeyond the Prototype
Vision
Our Idea
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The Big Picture
The PrototypeBeyond the Prototype
Welcome to A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer.
Simple concepts activate the imagination
3D flythrough for location context using GPS and
mapping data
Virtual reality environment with
multiple choice interaction
Action Center for gamification, hands-
on education, and follow through
• The future of pen pals!
• Leverage the data being collected by scientists
• So many ways to marry content with learning for self-directed and project-based learning
• Not just science—could teach any subject and tie to state learning standards
Vision
Our Idea
Business Model
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The Big PictureThe Prototype
Beyond the Prototype
• Ed-tech is a $1.3tn market
• $2.51bn of investments in 1H2015
• 30mm teachers worldwide purchasing ed-tech products & services
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Our Idea
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The MarketOur Value PropositionRevenue Models
• Can create VR experiences with $2 of cardboard (huge pain-point of current ed-tech)
• 5.9bn smartphones globally by 2020 (160mm in Africa)
• Content can leverage existing data being collected by conservationists (e.g., vulture experience using Henrik’s data)
Vision
Our Idea
Business Model
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The Market
Our Value PropositionRevenue Models
• Direct to schools & teachers (B2B)
• Direct to parents & children (B2C)
• Partnerships with local parks, zoos, non-profits, etc., in the “Action Center”
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The MarketOur Value Proposition
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Thank you #HackforWildlife!http://www.internetofelephants.com/