When Mote Marine was interested in building a new aquarium, we presented sketches of interactive displays and 3-D installations for the new facility.
Some of our fun and innovative ideas for the new aquarium included a touchscreen wall with a virtual aquarium for kids to create their own fish, name it, and take it with them via an app for tablet or smartphone. They could learn all about their fish through the app, care for it, and watch it grow. Then, when they are ready to release their fish, they can bring it back to the aquarium and download it into the “tank” where it will interact with other virtual fish and share the experience with friends. Another display we proposed is an engaging educational tool that would frame a live tank and provide insights and information about the creatures inside. And we designed a 3-D wall of ionized air that simulates the experience of being inside an aquarium – without getting wet. With this 3-D technology, visitors can walk through the virtual tank surrounded by marine life and touch, feed, and play with the fish as if visitors were actually under water with them.