The robot that brought you to our base is called CybeRaptor.
I designed it with our project leaders as part of the Virtual Reality Training Environment - developed to train Dinamation
Robotics Engineers.
The Cyberaptor you've found is my masterpiece.
It's memory banks are designed to interface with a time travel device...
I used Cyberaptor to travel to a prehistoric world.
But its memory banks got damaged - Only CyberRaptor made it back and I'm trapped. You've gotta get me back to present day. You've got to help me out of here! Please, listen carefully.
I need you to guide the Cyberaptor through the VR Training Environment. It's the only way to rebuild its memory banks.
There's a time travel device behind the doors to your right. But you've got to rebuild the memory before it will work.
You're my only hope...You╒re in control now.
I╒m counting on you to bring me back.
You'll see a button on your control panel, it activates the VR Training Environment.
Press the button now!
HANGAR -
ACTIVATE VR SOFTWARE
VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM ACTIVATED
LOGGING IN CYBERAPTOR 003
WELCOME TO THE DINAMATION ROBOTICS TRAINING CENTER
ACCESSING VIRTUAL TRAINING SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT 1.3
stand by
PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ENVIRONMENT
DE-ACTIVATE VR SOFTWARE
TERMINATING ROBOTICS VIRTUAL TRAINING SOFTWARE IMAGING SYSTEM
SHUTDOWN COMPLETE
GOOD-BYE
PANORAMA
ENVIRONMENT IS ACTIVE AND STABLE
TRAINING SECTORS ONE THROUGH FOUR AVAILABLE.
DATA LOSS DETECTED IN MEMORY SECTORS 1-4. ENTER SECTORS TO BEGIN REBUILDING MEMORY.
PANORAMA TIME OUT
MOVE SIDE TO SIDE TO EXPLORE THE CANYON ENVIRONMENT - ENTER SECTORS TO BEGIN REBUILDING MEMORY.
ROLL OVER SECTOR OPTION
SECTOR ONE - INSPECT?
SECTOR TWO - INSPECT?
SECTOR THREE - INSPECT?
SECTOR FOUR - INSPECT?
SECTOR ONE
MEET JONATHAN COOLEY - GO HUNTING FOR FOSSILS
BIOGRAPHY
DR JONATHAN COOLEY
SPECIALITY - STUDIES ROCKS TO FIND OUT WHERE DINOSAUR BONES ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE FOUND. FOSSIL HUNTER AND EXPEDITION LEADER OF WORLDWIDE DINOSAUR HUNTS.
VIDEO INTRO
Hello. I'm Jonathan Cooley. I'm a geologist not a paleontologist - so I study rocks not fossils. But since rocks are where fossils come from, if you understand something about the rocks before you go looking for dinosaur bones, you'll waste a lot less time.
I f you know what a fossil looks like, the rocks can then tell you where to look for them, as well as how they got there. So go ahead and take a look around, and if you have any questions, I'll be here to help you out.
1.1 FINDING FOSSILS
Observe the landscape and you'll notice a number of different rock layers
Fire a marker into the rock layer where you think you may find a fossil.
Choose carefully, because you only have 5 markers.
Now press the re-create button to determine whether you are likely to find a fossil there.
SEDIMENTARY SANDSTONE
That's sedimentary Sandstone
Dinosaurs crossed deserts in search of food, water or a mate - they were wonderfully suited for walking great distances.
But deserts couldn't support permanent populations of dinosaurs - there just wasn't enough to eat.
Sandstone sometimes formed by wind-blown desert dunes.
Sedimentary layers usually contain footprints - if they contain any fossils at all.
sandstorms or flash floods would've trapped, killed, and covered a dinosaurs body with sand. But since dinosaurs didn't spend much time in deserts, except to cross them in search of food, it is rare to find fossils in sandstone sedimentary rock layers.
MUDSTONE
That's sedimentary mudstone
Dinosaurs went everywhere in their search for shelter, a mate, water or food - and they themselves even became food for predators.
sometimes these predators were driven from a dinosaur cArcass by a flash flood and the dinosaurs body was buried by mud and debris. They may have even become trapped in mud just because they were too big or tired to pull themselves out.
When mud dries it becomes cemented into mudstone, and over time, dinosaur strapped in mud became fossils trapped in mudstone.
As more sediments accumulate, ground waters percolating through them bring minerals to what is left of the carcass, helping the fossilisation process even further.
With passing time, the fossils are buried even further, or erosion brings them to the surface.
Mudstone is the best environment for a bone to become fossilised.
METAMORPHIC ROCK
That's metamorphic rock.
Animals living in the sea usually sink to the bottom when they die.
If their bodies are covered by sediments like lime, mud or sand they may not decompose or be scavenged, and may start for form into a fossil.
Over time, different kinds of sediments settle and create different layers over the dead creature.
The weight of layers compacts the deeper sedimentary layers and squashes the animal's body even flatter...
...and flatter. The sediments ARE then squeezed into what are called sedimentary rocks.
Over hundreds of millions of years, the earth's geological activity squeezes, heats and contorts this rock until it becomes metamorphic rock, destroying fossil in the process.
VOLCANIC IGNEOUS
I see you've found some volcanic igneous rock
One way dinosaurs died was to be killed by predators for food.
A dinosaur that was not quickly buried after DEATH was usually scavenged or decomposed so bones had a very difficult time becoming fossils.
Even dead dinosaurs which had their carcasses eaten to the bone may still have fossilised.
One way that dinosaur remains were buried was by molten volcanic lava flows.
In many parts of the world lava regularly flows over the land surface, covering everything in its way.
But molten lava is so hot it would've burned most dinosaur remains as it covered them, leaving no trace of fossils in this type of rock.
VALLEY FLOOR
You're not likely to find many fossils in the valley floor unless they've fallen from the cliff above.
DISTANCE
cut 1 - You're out of target range.
SECTOR ONE COMPLETION
SECTOR ONE OF CYBERAPTOR GEOLOGY MEMORY NOW COMPLETE - RETURN TO VR DESERT
SECTOR TWO
MEET JIM KIRKLAND - JOIN HIM ON THE DIG
BIOGRAPHY
JIM KIRKLAND
SPECIALITY - CHIEF BONE HUNTER AND FOSSIL EXCAVATOR WHO IDENTIFIED THE FEROCIOUS UTAHRAPTOR.
VIDEO INTRO
There you are. We've been waiting for you. I'm Dr Jim Kirkland - paleontologist for the Dinamation International Society. I dig dinosaurs for a living. We've just found a dinosaur site here. There are tons of dinosaur bones waiting to be dug up. So if you want to get your claws dirty, grab your picks and shovels and follow me.
2.1 EXCAVATION
here we have mudstone layer which is the best place to locate fossils.
scan the rock to reveal any hidden fossils.
Select a tool and start your excavation.
choose a tool from the tool palette and start your excavation. Then switch between the tools to expose the fossil .
click complete When you think you've reached it.
UPON REVEALING
Congratulatons! You've revealed the fossil. Now it's time to document it.
Click the fossil to record the data.
2.2 DOCUMENTATION
On a dig, paleontologists always details of a find - these include geographic location, FOSSILTYPE AND LAYER.
CLICK EACH FIELD AND SELECT THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE DOCUMENTED IT CORRECTLY, CLICK ACCEPT TO PREPARE IT FOR LAB SHIPMENT.
What type of fossil do you think it is?
Select the layer that you've found it in.
IF INCORRECT - Something's not right here. Go back and double check your document.
CORRECT - EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER HERE - LET'S LABEL IT.
NOW IT'S READY TO SHIP TO THE LAB.
SECTOR TWO COMPLETION
SECTOR TWO OF EXCAVATION MEMORY NOW COMPLETE - RETURN TO VR DESERT
SECTOR THREE
MEET KAREN CHIN - PREPARE FOSSILS IN THE LAB
BIOGRAPHY
DR. KAREN CHIN
SPECIALITY - SPECIALIST FOSSIL PREPARATOR AND SKELETON RECONSTRUCTOR.
VIDEO INTRO
Oh Hi there. I see you've been out in the field digging up dinosaur bones. That's great! In fact, you've found some really interesting bones. Well, you've come to the right place to clean up those bones and piece 'em back together again. That's what we do to try and figure out what kind of dinosaurs you might have there. My name is Karen Chin and I'm a paleontologist. Don't worry, I'll be here in the lab if you need some help.
3.1 FOSSIL PREPARATION
Here's a fossil that's just been delivered from the dig site. It must be cleaned by removing the surrounding rock called matrix.
Choose a tool from the palette.
use the tools to remove the layers of rock and reveal the fossil
Try using your miniscribe to remove the large bits.
Careful, the miniscribe may be too powerful for these bits.
Be careful, you may do some damage to your fossil.
oh, oh, it looks as though you've gone a bit too far with the miniscribe.
Click reset to start again.
You might want to use the miniscribe to remove the large bits.
Your brush should take care of those small bits.
You're almost there...
Don't worry if it takes you a while. It can sometimes take months to clean a fossil
Keep at it. You're almost there.
When you've cleaned it you can look forward to piecing it together.
it looks like you've found a Utahraptor claw.
3.2 PIECING IT TOGETHER
FOSSILS ARE USUALLY FOUND BROKEN INTO MANY PIECES WHICH MUST BE PUT TOGETHER.
CLICK ON THE PIECES TO SLIDE THEM INTO PLACE.
click the reset button to start over again.
use your repair guide for help.
Fantastic - it sometimes takes months to piece a broken fossil together.
Now that you've cleaned the claw and pieced it together, it's time to reconstruct the utahraptor skeleton.
3.3 ASSEMBLING THE SKELETON
reconstructing a dinosaur can be very difficult because it's rare to find a complete skeleton.
Click on a bone and drag it into the position you think it belongs.
if you need help, consult the encyclosaurus.
great! but it's not finished yet. We must sculpt the missing bones.
----- then click and drag them into place.
Congratulations! you've reconstructed a full Utahraptor skeleton.
NOW PUSH THE "SIMULATE MUSCLES" BUTTON TO ADD THE FLESH.
push the "total reconstruction" button to ad d the skin and reveal how it may have looked.
Paleontologists can only speculate as to how a living dinosaur may have looked based on what we know today about their living relatives.
SECTOR THREE COMPLETION
SECTOR THREE OF CYBERAPTOR LABORATORY MEMORY NOW COMPLETE - RETURN TO VR DESERT
SECTOR FOUR
DR. GEORGE CALLISON
SPECIALITY - INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE EVERYDAY BEHAVIOR OF DINOSAURS - HOW THEY LIVED AND INTERACTED WITH EACH OTHER IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
VIDEO INTRO
Sometimes the best way to imagine living dinosaurs is to examine their living relatives - such as these ostriches. How did dinosaurs see? What did they hear? How did they walk? How did they make their living? I'm Dr George Callison - a paleontologist at Dinamation and I'm here to help you discover what it was like to be a living dinosaur.
SECTOR FOUR MENU
SELECT A TOPIC
4.1 RAPTOR ON THE RUN
4.2 ADAPTATIONS FOR SURVIVAL
4.3 DINOVISION
4.4 THE VOCAL DINOSAUR
4.5 FEEDING
4.1 RAPTOR ON THE RUN
We can lean much about a dinosaur's movement by analysing the trackways we discover.
Here's a trackway left by a Utahraptor. Let's follow it.
The Utahraptor's running speed was determined by the length of its leg.
ACTIVATE YOUR ENCYCLOSAURUS TO FIND THE AVERAGE LEG LENGTH OF THE UTAHRAPTOR.
Use the data wheel on the tool palette to input the leg length and watch the Utahraptor move.
Move the red dot along the slider bar to observe Utahraptor's movement and the trackways it leaves behind.
It is estimated that a Utahraptor could run at a maximum speed of 25 to 30 miles per hour...though not for very long
ACTIVITY 4.1 COMPLETION
RAPTOR ON THE RUN MEMORY NODE IS REBUILT - RETURN TO MENU OR CONTINUE WITH ACTIVITY.
4.2 ADAPTATIONS FOR SURVIVAL
Dinosaurs had a variety of unusual body parts adapted for specific purposes.
It's the paleontologist's job to identify which body part was used for which purpose. Sometimes it's a bit of a guessing game...
Select a dinosaur body part at the bottom of the screen. Then choose the function you think it was used for as it flashes on the screen.
roll over the body part to view its function - CLICK TO RETURN TO THE ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY 4.2 COMPLETION
ADAPTATIONS FOR SURVIVAL MEMORY NODE IS REBUILT - RETURN TO MENU OR CONTINUE WITH ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY 4.3 DINOVISION
Dinosaurs had extremely large eye sockets which suggests that sight was crucial for everyday survival.
Drag the fields of vision together or apart to see how a Sauropod would have seen a predator or a theropod its prey.
A sauropod had eyes on the side of its head (like a cow or horse) so its visual fields did not overlap and couldn't focus nor perceive three dimensions.
a theropod had eyes on the front of its head like a lion. Its visual field did overlap, so it had 3-d perception and could judge distance.
ACTIVITY 4.3 COMPLETION
DINOVISION MEMORY NODE IS REBUILT - RETURN TO MENU OR CONTINUE WITH ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY 4.4 THE VOCAL DINOSAUR
Parasaurolophus would've made different sounds depending upon the size of its crest.
Click enlarge to magnify the head.
MUCH LIKE LIVING ANIMALS TODAY, SOUND AS PRODUCED BY A VOCAL ORGAN THAT VIBRATED AS AIR PASSED THROUGH IT. THE SOUND WAS THEN MODIFIED BY A RESONANT CHAMBER OR CREST.
THE LONGER THE CREST, THE DEEPER THE SOUND. THE SHORTER THE CREST, THE HIGHER THE SOUND.
Click on the tip of the crest and drag the circle to adjust the size.
Let it go to hear the sound.
ACTIVITY 4.4 COMPLETION
THE VOCAL DINOSAUR MEMORY NODE IS REBUILT - RETURN T O MENU OR CONTINUE WITH ACTIVITY.
ACTIVITY 4.5 FEEDING
DINOSAURS HAD A VARIETY OF TEETH. Something as small as a tooth CAN HELP US TO CONSTRUCT THE FEEDING HABITS OF DINOSAURS.
Click on a skull and its food will appear
Drag the food into the "feeding zone" and observe the dinosaur's eating movements.
user clicks "chomper"
A chomper, such as Astrodon, had peg-like teeth for tearing branches or leaves away from tall trees. Since they ripped the plants and couldn't chew them, the matter needed to be ground to a pulp with the grinding action of gizzard stones.
user clicks "chewer"
A chewer, such as Myosaura, had efficient grinding teeth and ate plants by chewing the matter to a pulp. It didn't need GIZZARD STONES for digestion.
user clicks "shredder"
A shredder such as Utahraptor had serrated, blade-like teeth to tear apart its prey.
Meat is easily digested so it had a simple gut.
ACTIVITY 4.5 COMPLETION
THE FEEDING MEMORY NODE IS REBUILT - RETURN TO MENU OR CONTINUE WITH ACTIVITY.
SECTOR FOUR COMPLETION
SECTOR FOUR OF CYBERAPTOR BEHAVIORAL MEMORY NOW COMPLETE - RETURN TO VR DESERT
ALL SECTORS COMPLETE
CYBERAPTOR 003 MEMORY IS NOW RESTORED. TIME TRAVEL ACCESS IS NOW GRANTED. DEACTIVATE VR ENVIRONMENT AND PROCEED THROUGH DOORS IN HANGAR.
MISSION COMPLETE!
Hi there, it's Dr. Cope. I want to tell you how grateful I am for your help.
Since you rescued me, the entire Dinamation Robotics Training Center project is back on track and in top gear - we've even begun building the Cyberaptor 4! You should check out the news clippings too - I've included them in this file. Gotta run - thanks again and let's stay in touch...
