We developed a working prototype of the whole experience, from developing the app to the VR game, making all the 3D models and HDRI needed, including a model of the whole path.
We designed some special furnitures to create an immersive experience for the VR part held into the ExtraBo office, testing also the ergonomics.
GUIDA SCAPESTRATA PER ESPLORATORI
The aim of the project is to promote and make known the Wool and Silk trail: a naturalistic path that connects Bologna to Prato, promoted by the Bolognese ExtraBo tourist visits agency.
Client
ExtraBo
Designers
Gabriele Pollastrini, Ornella Ziino, Edoardo Manzini, Giorgio Maccarrone
Year
2019
The target of the project were young people and university students aged between 20 and 30. The objective were to inform them in an ironic manner. The game had challenges that makes the experience full of mystery and adventures and is able to create communities among the young people who participate in the experience.
The game is carried out inside the ExtraBo office and along the path itself, using VR headsets and mobiles.
The experience starts with the choice of one out of three characters from the Middle Ages. The goal will be to take the companion back to the Middle Ages, but, during a flight on the wool and silk route, the time machine loses pieces. Therefore, the player is stuck in the past, so it will be necessary to walk the path in order to recover the pieces and return to the present.