Fossil Hunt AR App
Client
Museum of Discovery & Science, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Team
Sinking Ship Interactive
Roles
Strategy, Creative Direction
Launched
2020
Dino Dana The Movie is a theatrical length version of the popular Dino Dana tv show, filmed especially for release in museums and science centres. Developed as a companion piece for Dino Dana The Movie, Fossil Hunt AR enables fans of the movie to go on a virtual scavenger hunt to find dig sites and uncover dinosaur bones. Finding all the bones activated virtual dinosaurs that users could interact with on their device.
Using large vinyl floor stickers as AR markers, visitors to the Museum of Discovery & Science in Ft. Lauderdale, FL had to find and scan each marker to uncover a dig site. Through a variety of on-screen actions (digging, chipping, brushing) each user became an actual archaeologist by digging up dinosaur bones. Once uncovered, the actual dinosaur came to life.
Primarily a location-based experience, a selection of "at-home" dinosaurs were included so fans around the world could also enjoy the app.
The App
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Home screen provides links to the At Home and Museum experiences, as well as a link to watch the Dino Dana The Movie trailer.
Dig sites appear when the floor markers are scanned.
Once bones are dug up, the surrounding rock must be chipped off and cleaned.
A completed Tyrannosaurus rex.
A completed Kentrosaurus.
A completed Futalognkosaurus.
The Website
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TEAM
Gavin Friesen - Creative Director
Andrew Ebert - UI/UEX Design
Sean Hamilton - Designer
Alex Gordon - 3D Artist/Animator
Jung Yoon - 3D Artist/Animator
Britney Coates - 3D Artist/Animator
Alex Bethke - Developer
Kevin Gan - Developer
Geordie Telfer - Writer/Producer
Ronald Ruslim - Project Manager
Mark Cautillo - Technical Director
Andrew Ebert - UI/UEX Design
Sean Hamilton - Designer
Alex Gordon - 3D Artist/Animator
Jung Yoon - 3D Artist/Animator
Britney Coates - 3D Artist/Animator
Alex Bethke - Developer
Kevin Gan - Developer
Geordie Telfer - Writer/Producer
Ronald Ruslim - Project Manager
Mark Cautillo - Technical Director