Monday, January 29, 2018

A Man is only the Size of His Dreams, so Dream like Nobody ever has

  Dream a little dream for Salt Lake City, imagining what it could become if we went about tourism like no place has ever went about tourism before.
   Salt Lake City: Where the World Comes to Visit.
   As the tourist steps off the airplane, he walks down Welcome Row, a interactive tunnel where you touch the walls, and they respond with electronic images, swirling and exploding at the touch of your fingers. You speak to the walls and they answer. You say, "Hello," and the image of sailor, or woodsman, or astronaut, or Irishman comes alive on the wall, responding, "Welcome to Salt Lake City, me laddie. Me thinks I have never seen you before." The image then walks along with the tourist, conversing with him till they reached the luggage rack.
   Would this be a high step for artificial intelligence, or could such an interactive wall be built?
   For those not departing directly, there would be a hospitality suite, a full-wall television screen displaying the wonders of Utah - from the national parks to the the exciting offerings right near the airport.
   Yes, stretching west from the airport would be the largest tourism district ever conceived. No city has ever tried the likes. Tourism sites are scattered throughout the town, in most cities. In contrast, Salt Lake would have a massive tourism zone, stretching out mile after mile after mile. Robotic theme parks? There could be a Jurassic Park, or a park with Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, and all the fairy tale figures you would want, or a park where the bright moments in world history were played out.
  Or, all of the above.
 Imagination come to life.
  Pack in the finest of museums. Bring in the best of musicians -- both your own and those you could book from around the world. Have plays and playhouses, comedians and magicians, stores and shops with the exotic, and stores and shops with collectibles.
   Oh, yes, it would be a pricey endeavor, this, to build such a tourism zone. And, I have only discussed the half of it. But, if we were to build it, the world would come, the world would pour into our city, taking tourism to a whole new level.
   Laugh and say it is a silly thing to even consider. I say it is something that could be done. I say, a man is no bigger than the size of his dreams, so dream like no one has ever dreamed.

 
 

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