Biosphere 2

The Biosphere was very fun and the information the video tour guide provided was very informative about what the Biosphere was about. The self-guided tour may not be for everyone but I personally enjoyed it!

Several members of my family had problems with videos freezing. It seems that video files we had downloaded using cellular had been corrupted. We were able to fix the problem by reinstalling the app using WiFi at the facility. Suggestion to developers: please consider validating the integrity of your media files as they are downloaded.

For whatever reason, the app gets unloaded by the OS very quickly after losing focus, for example, when briefly switching to the Camera app to snap a photo. This wouldn't be a problem if the app saved your place in the tour, but the best it offers you with the location services it requests is a map of all the checkpoints with your current location marked, which takes three taps to reach from the home screen. This is a tedious & repetitive process that detracts from the intended tour experience. This problem is at least countered by some smart design choices, like being able to easily preload all the video content in advance, which barely took a minute over the lobby WiFi.