Butterfly Catcher is a unique virtual reality experience where the player has the opportunity to interact with butterflies while simultaneously learning about their behaviours, ecosystems and history. Focusing on passing on exciting knowledge about endangered Australian butterflies to the player base, Butterfly Catcher allows for players to really feel like they’re with the butterflies they’re learning about.

FEATURES:

Traverse 3 different Australian butterfly habitats
Capture butterflies with harmless bubble wand
Learn facts about Australian butterflies
Localisation for English and Mandarin (Chinese)
Realistic butterfly behaviours

Created in 3 weeks as a student project at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (1 week for artists).

Closer Look is:

Tessa Touchette
Brandon Lee Miller
Renae Aurisch
Talis Wagner
Tyler Marcelis
Nicholaos Spatalis
Tamara Lynch
Nghia Do

Butterfly Catcher (Renae Aurisch, Tyler Marcelis, SomewhatDecent) screenshots