Deep Wonder AR

DEV TOOL | UNITY

Target Platform | Mobile (Android & iOS)

Performance company PearlDamour reached out to me about building a digital experience for the intermission of their production, Ocean Filibuster.

As a solo production team, I built a mobile augmented reality app that told the story of deep sea heat vents and a whale fall ecosystems.

I worked with subject matter experts from the Harvard Girguis Lab who provided 3D scan files of real underwater heat vents and a whale fall, and written content to display in the app.

CLIENT
PEARLDAMOUR

MY ROLE
DESIGNER
3D ARTIST
DEVELOPER

COLLABORATORS
HARVARD GIRGUIS LAB

Whale Fall Ecosystem

I optimized the 3D scanned whale bone file and placed it on a elevated surface.

I modeled, textured, animated fish and anemonae assets and placed them around the whale bones. This was based on real expedition videos reviewed by SMEs.

We placed four info-bubbles around the scene. Tapping on a bubble would show information about the scene.

Heat Vent Ecosystem

I optimized the 3D scanned heat vent file and animated it to appear from the ground, as if it was emerging from the deep sea.

I modeled, textured and animated yeti crabs and shrimp assets and placed them on the heat vents. This was based on real expedition videos reviewed by SMEs.

We placed four info-bubbles around the scene. Tapping on a bubble would show information about the scene.

• Deep Wonder is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Stores for free since February 2022.

• The app was shown during the interactive intermission at every Ocean Filibuster show. The production toured at the following institutions: the American Repertory Theatre, Live Arts Miami, University of Houston, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Wesleyan University Center of the Arts, Duke University, University of Utah.