Games
Fin: Unhooked
- Role
- Solo designer and developer
- Platform
- Web, WebGL / WebGPU
- Built with
- Unreal Engine prototype, rebuilt in TypeScript
- Audience
- Children and museum visitors
- Venue
- ArtScience Museum × OceanX
Webcam required
Fin: Unhooked is an educational game for the OceanX exhibition at the ArtScience Museum, Singapore. Players become Fin, an Ocean Protector, and use their own body as the controller to free the reef from nets, hooks and debris.
The brief
Visitors, mostly children, walk up to the installation and play without instructions or staff. The game has to explain itself in seconds, reward short sessions, and leave players with one clear idea about protecting the ocean.
Player flow
- 01Allow camera
The player's body becomes the controller.
- 02Play as Fin
Embodying Fin lets players empathise with the character, not just watch it.
- 03Prevent pollution
The core loop: clear nets, hooks and debris.
- 04Restore the ecosystem
The reef visibly comes back to life.