The Theme Park Guy


Feb 04

Why we aren't working and won't be working on a mobile-optimized site!

Feb 04, 2014


Reposted on Linkedin in 2017:

I drew this some three years ago, and it doesn't let me go.

I think we are losing ourselves in these devices. Tech is a means to facilitate life, not to replace it. Cameras, just as our eyes, are supposed to point outwards, not inwards. The current Virtual Reality hype in the theme park industry will fade, because so many of us already live in VR. We are losing our ability to savor the here and now, constantly 'connecting' to worlds beyond our present. We need much more R, and get rid of the V again. I strongly believe that smartphones will go down in history similarly to cigarettes, as a 'social' tool that had its time, but whose effect on people, their health and their spirits was nothing but devastating.

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Project Portfolio:


The Theme Park Guy
Discover the world's best parks
www.thethemeparkguy.com
Theme Park Construction
Construction updates worldwide!
www.themeparX.com
Resort Construction
Worldwide resort construction updates
www.resortX.com
Theme Park Suppliers
Services for industry suppliers
www.themeparksuppliers.com
themeparX Supplier 100
Our themeparX supplier package
www.themeparx.com/supplier100
Theme Park Headhunter
Headhunting theme park execs for you
www.themeparkheadhunter.com
Theme Park Interviews
Interviews with theme park legends
www.ttpg.co/interviews
Theme Park Consultant
Consulting on your upcoming project
www.ttpg.co
Media Based Attractions
Suppliers of media based attractions
www.themeparx.com
Theme Park Travel
Some theme park travel tips
www.themetours.com
Global Hotel Map
Stefan's personal travel map
www.offhotels.com/map
Maldives Overwater Villas
Sorted by price – you'll be surprised!
www.resortx.com
Snorkel off the beach
A map of all snorkeleable resorts!
www.snorkotel.com
Immigration Experience Rating
Rate how border officials treat you
www.borderator.com
True Dubai (2006)
What Dubai was like in summer '06
www.true-dubai.com
Inkline Media Canada
A full-service web agency based in Ottawa, Canada
www.themeparx.com/inkline
Affiliate Marketing
My former German affiliate platform
www.affiliate.de
Short Movies & more
Some pre-Theme Park Guy fun
www.zwanzgerfilm.com
Theme Park Holding Ltd.
Our holding company
www.themeparkholding.com
Walalah LLC
Our UAE company
www.walalah.com