MetQuest: Greeks Bearing Quests
A mobile augmented reality roleplaying game (RPG) for teenagers visiting the Greek and Roman exhibit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (ITP project)
UX/Game Designer and Prototyper
Thesis, Spring 2015
January-May 2015
“Design question: Can visitors, specifically teenagers, feel more connected to artifacts in a museum through playful experiences?”
For my thesis at ITP I created a game called MetQuest, an augmented reality roleplaying game (RPG) that takeplace in the Greek and Roman exhibit at the Met. Fusing elements of digital RPGs with the physical world, the statues of the exhibit become the characters that the players interact with. Players become Greek heroes fighting for a place in the pantheon of gods by gaining support from the gods present in the exhibit. Players "talk" to the gods using their smartphones to engage in an augmented reality conversation. Their choices dictate how the story unfolds, so every player gets an individual experience.
InVision clickthrough prototype
Thesis page - additional documentation