SeeTurtles is a Unity-based virtual experience designed to educate people about sea turtles and to bring awareness to sea turtle conversation efforts.
- Download the Unity Hub and install Unity version 2022.3 LTS (we specifically used 2022.3.37f1)
- Clone this repository
- Inside Unity Hub, click Add, and select the location of the cloned project.
- Open the project within Unity Hub
- Within Unity inside the project window at the bottom, select Scenes -> Main Menu.
- With the Main Menu scene opened, click the play button at the top of the window.
SeeTurtles offers an immersive journey through coastal and underwater environments, focusing on sea turtle conservation and marine ecology. Your experience unfolds in two distinct phases:
- Discover interactive signs marked with special indicators throughout the beach environment. Each sign provides valuable insights into sea turtle ecology and conservation efforts.
- Engage in conservation activities:
- Collect scattered trash
- Dismantle sandcastles
- Once you've interacted with all signs, a new marker will appear over a nest of sea turtle eggs. Interact with this marker to witness the heartwarming spectacle of baby turtles making their way to the ocean.
- After observing the turtle hatchlings, a new interactive marker will transport you to a vibrant underwater scene.
- In this submerged world:
- Explore more interactive signs to deepen your understanding of marine ecosystems
- Participate in an underwater cleanup activity, removing harmful debris from the ocean floor
Throughout both phases, your actions directly contribute to creating a safer environment for sea turtles and other marine life, while learning about the delicate balance of coastal and marine ecosystems.