The Grand Challenge Design Sprint | Duration: 4 weeks

Designed for the RCA x Logitech 2021/22 Grand Challenge competition, ‘Ocean Detective’ is an immersive VR environment and game concept. It is aimed at educating students about science and environmentalism in an engaging way. Ocean Detective takes players around the globe to solve real-world ocean mysteries, from investigating coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef to uncovering the source of microplastics on the ocean floor. Along the way, players can collect personalised “skins” — digital garments inspired by the various sea creatures they help, which can be exported to other digital environments such as the Metaverse or AR.

This work was published in the Journal of Electronic Imaging by the Society for Imaging Science and Technology in 2023.