Moose-Gamification

A simulator for a moose population and surrounding ecosystems. A student gamification project to make learning more engaging.

Project Description

The purpose of this project has been to create a product that changes a habit, way of being or consumer thinking pattern within the field of learning. Our goal has been to create a visual presentation of data that appeals to the consumer and that helps to create motivation and commitment to the topic, while at the same time provide room for variety and expression with the consumer. We achieve this by applying different methods of gamification theory.

Original idea

The project continues "Helge", a statistical program that shows relevant data about the moose population in Sweden, led by Christer Kalen for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. Helge is continued by visually presenting the statistics through a simulation where the consumer gets the opportunity to see the development directly in real time. The consumer is also given the ability to change the course of the simulation along the way, catering to their wishes or agenda. Throughout the development period, the programmers have had ongoing contact with Christer in order to get access to correct data so that the program could be made as authentic as possible.

The program has been developed in Unity and the graphics are made from a group of students from the art & design studies at "Høgskolen i Innlandet". The program is a prototype with possibility for expansions in the future.

Preview

Forest inspector

Save to PDF

We have developed a standalone PDF-exporter that extracts data from the simulation and generates a PDF report based on it.

Here is an example report:

Alternatively the statistics can be saved to a JSON file.

Simulator controls

Left mouse button - Pan Camera

Right mouse button - Rotate camera

W/A/S/D - Move camera

Q/E - Rotate camera

Esc/P - Pause

- Clicking on a moose will highlight it and show you information about it

- Double-click on a forest (group of trees) to enter the forest inspector

- Use Space to exit the inspector