Holding Hands with Dinosaurs

By brilliantly recreating the past with computer animated dinosaurs superimposed onto real life backdrops (for intimate close-ups they brought on up market hand puppets) they have made perfect natural history documentaries, telling stories of individuals and of families. They told of the perils faced by baby dinosaurs, the love of a mother for her child, the unselfish act of heroism for the needs of the herd. They painted a picture of the life and death struggle that all living creatures face - of animals capable of much more than just reaction and instinct. The reality is we can never know how this fascinating and successful group of extinct animals really behaved. The scientists have to make sure that the distinction between reality and what we would like to imagine happened remains clear and truthful.

Our fascination with dinosaurs will never diminish. Reflected in the lives of the dinosaurs we can see the same struggles that we face in our own lives. As an added bonus we can also confront the monsters hidden in our deep subconscious. New waves of technologies will improve the way we can recreate the past and breathe fresh life into our dino-mania. Soon we will be able to interact with them on the web or merge with them on giant screens in our living rooms; the land of the dinosaurs will become the ultimate virtual holiday destination. Imagine a world where we can smell, touch and be chased by monsters from our distant past...

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