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Research
Our portion of the research was mainly about user experience, and since our user is schooler – we decided to stick with GME-like interfaces, close to those you would see in computer adventure quests. To create an immersive experience that would also allow for interaction with scientific tools we used skeuomorphic designs. While some consider it to be outdated, we believe any technique can be used if it fits the goal.
Lessons series
MBARI ft. Quest Institute wanted to deliver four interactive tools for kids to investigate. Those tools are devices mounted 900 feet deep in Monterey Canyon — and each device is unique in how you interact with it.
Inside UI
To achieve the desired look and feel for the web app, we conceptualized the idea that the user can have a number of devices to help them manage all the information through lessons and minigame. We did this by giving each user their own journal, tablet and progress bar. To do this the design had to be just as good as the operating system in which it was achieved.
Attempt 01
Attempt 02
Attempt 03
Progress bar
We used sounds and beautifully designed displays to show player position within the game. This included: name, level, status and objective along with progression. We truly made it feel like a game and gave it that adventure quest feel.
Journal
We designed this journal to do more than the status bar as it holds everything the player has achieved throughout the game. This is especially useful when kids want to revisit what they learned or see their achievements.
