National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  |  2013

Ocean & Climate Defender

I designed the UI and coordinated development of this award-winning climate change themed social game.

Game UX

I designed all game mechanics, including how you get points and level up. It was fun to liberally leverage popular game mechanics in an educational context.

Gameplay

With the help of an illustrator who designed the scenes that the UI was built on top of, I designed the UI and interactions of all scenarios in this game. 

Menu systems

In addition to gameplay, I designed the UX of the various menu systems within the game. That includes goal selection, game settings, daily challenges, and game progress.

Beyond the game

I also designed and built a landing page for the game, which includes a CTA and game guide. 

Set up in Kiosks

In addition to being playable online, the game was set up in kiosks within several Aquariums across the USA.

Awarded

With kiosks in aquariums getting kids started playing the game, then the website allowing kids to continue playing once home, the game saw higher engagement than anticipated. This resulted in NOAA honoring our team with the "Gulf Guardian Award".