Artificial Natural: Summer All year-round

One year consists of four seasons, winter, spring, summer and autumn. As the season changes, the temperature naturally changes and the activities that individuals do will change as well. Different places in the world have certain climates in order to allow particular activities to occur, E.g. Hawaii for surfing





In the nature of human beings, we will do certain activities led by the climate, but excluding places like Seagaia Ocean dome in Southern Japan. The Ocean dome was build in 1993 and it is recorded as the largest indoor water park. The Ocean dome has a controlled temperature of 28°C to 30°C in the water for all year-round. However, controlling the temperature of the indoor swimming park does not fulfill its theme of being an ocean. Therefore, a wave machine is used to give waves for the surfers, flame-spitting volcano is planted onto the landscape, retractable roof to open up in sunny days and close up is a blue sky ceiling in bad weather. This Ocean dome also used technology to crush white marble into sand, so it would not stick onto your skin. All these artificial products was used to imitate a real beach, to let people experience a summer beach time whilst the weather naturally does not allow them to.
As a result, millions of people visited this artificial beach. They are able to visit the Ocean dome in winter, as it can produce the same time excitement people have about summer. Although this excitement about enjoying the summer in winter time fades. This is because no one will look forward to summer anymore, because going to beach will no longer be the advantage of summer as they can experience it in the winter.
Since the Ocean dome was built, indoor water parks have been increasing around the world, such as the Tropical Island in Berlin. As a result, individuals no longer look forward to summer and feel excited for the change of the season due to the increase of artificial natural manufacturing.

http://www.impactlab.com/2006/03/02/japans-indoor-man-made-beach/
http://www.japannewsreview.com/travel/20070605page_id=71