PLANET3: WEATHER AND CLIMATE IMMERSIVES

• Role: System / UX / Narrative Design

• Genre: Education Adventure

• Engine: Unity

• Developer: Bully! Entertainment

• Client: Planet3

• Total Dev Time: 2016; 5-6 months

• Platform: HTML5

The Weather and Climate Immersives were part of a larger project, Planet3. Intended to be used as interactive educational material for use in public schools, the idea was to teach middle school children various science subjects in a fun and interactive experience. It was in many ways like an adventure game and an interactive textbook as players would navigate an open area; talking to NPCs, collecting items to aid on their mission, and playing various mini-games before saving the day.

TASKS / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Authoring GDDs, priority lists, and asset lists.

• Creating client-facing presentations and project updates.

• Managing and adapting project scope throughout the project's life.

• Wireframes for mini-games.

• Writing copy for each mini-game's UI.

• Writing up initial first draft dialog and helping establish structure and content of overall narrative.

• Designing the mechanics of mini-games.

• Researching, finding, and organizing real scientific data to ensure educational accuracy.