A real drawing
Elio’s original creature remains at the centre, so the learning begins with a child’s own idea.
Interactive learning experience
Elio’s Ocean
Investigation
A child’s drawing becomes a journey through ocean habitats, animal senses and food.
The starting point
Could this creature really live in the ocean?
Elio was four when he drew an imaginary creature and decided it lived in the ocean. The experience takes that idea seriously and turns it into a question learners can investigate.
Experience flow
Explore.
Investigate.
Create.
- Enter the ocean
Move through an illustrated underwater environment and notice what changes with depth.
- Meet the question
Use Elio’s creature as the starting point for a real investigation.
- Look for clues
Consider habitat, senses and food to decide what an ocean animal needs.
- Test the creature
Connect each observation back to the original drawing.
- Draw your own
Create a new creature and give it features that suit its ocean home.
- Run an ocean check
Review the design through the same questions used during the journey.
The learning environment
Science begins with curiosity.
The visual world makes the ocean feel worth exploring, while the questions give learners a clear way to examine what they see.
Design choices
Questions before answers
The experience invites learners to notice, compare and decide before explaining the science.
An illustrated journey
Layered ocean scenes turn movement through depth into part of the learning experience.
Room to participate
The final drawing and ocean check let learners apply the investigation to a creature of their own.
Role and contribution
Learning Experience Design · Concept · Writing · Visual Direction · Interaction Design · Prototyping
I developed the learning journey, narrative, visual direction and interactions around Elio’s original drawing. The public version is available in German, English and French, with controls for sound and motion.