Natural History Museum launches app to help children get outdoors and connect to nature
(Artdaily.org)

The Natural History Museum, in partnership with Dell EMC and in association with Intel and Microsoft, today launched Dippy’s Naturenauts, to encourage children to venture outdoors and interact with the natural world. Designed with the concerns of parents in mind, the new technology means data usage will be limited, the app will work in areas of low internet connectivity and users’ privacy is fully protected. The educational app has been created to support the Museum’s two-year, UK-wide tour of its iconic Diplodocus dinosaur cast, Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure. The tour aims to instil a passion for nature in children and encourage families to explore green spaces wherever they live - in countryside or urban environments. Designed for children aged four and above, characters’ Dippy and Fern the fox lead the user through a series of fun exploratory games created to encourage them to interact with the natur