Sea Turtle Endangerment

Overview

Description

This project is intended to bring attention to the problem of plastic pollution in the ocean and, specifically, its impact on turtles. The project consists of various elements – an animated explainer video, a 3D model of a turtle statue, and an interactive Unity experience.

Tools

At the beginning of the project, research into the topic has been conducted. The explainer video visualizes the data found during the research stage and includes tips on how the situation can be improved. The video was created using Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. All of the graphical elements were created in Adobe Illustrator.

For the interactive Unity experience, I created the statue of a turtle (can be seen at the begining of the video) using Autodesk Maya. In the experience, the player is placed on what initially seems like a beautiful island, with mountains and palm trees, however, as they start walking towards the mainland, they see that the surroundings are completely polluted with plastic. The turtle statue at the begining explains the process and purpose of the experience. The smaller turtles on the island tell the player various facts about pollution in the ocean. The player can interact with the plastic by clicking on it, in order to remove it. At the end of the island, there is another turtle statue which explains what can be done to improve the situation.