Periodic Fable

Playful-Educational Games “The Periodic Fable”

Periodic Fable is a serious AR game for android mobile devices (with gyroscope, accelerometer and compass sensor), designed and produced to target 9 to 13- year-old children that come into contact with chemistry for the first time. The game developed using ARCore, Autodesk Maya, Mudbox and Adobe Photoshop, provides basic concepts about chemical elements like their symbols, atomic numbers and atomic weight, reactions with other elements, and products that contain the element. Inspired by previous studies and projects, framed by the urgency of the current sustainability and environmental problems including the limited supply and overuse of the chemical elements, this project tackles the need to educate and increase chemistry literacy among a broader and younger population

Games

Periodic Fable Discovery

Periodic Fable An Augmented Journey

The Periodic Fable In the Wild

Characters

Hidrogen: The lightest of the elements, depicted a relaxed and meditative character, prone to float due to its chemical characteristics, analogous to the status of a meditative person. The color chosen was white as it represents pureness, connected to meditation and enlightenment and lightness.

Nitrogen: A highly active creature, matching the nature of Nitrogen, which can release vast amounts of energy creating a shock wave through an explosion. Its color reflects the Nitrogen intrinsic characteristic, which gives the sky an apparent blue color.

Oxygen: The element of Oxygen, being highly reactive and capable of bonding with other elements, is depicted as a friendly creature, it tries to socialize with the player by waving its hand as a sign of salutation. The color red reflects its dynamism and the fact that Oxygen is responsible for the cherry red color of the blood.

Carbon: A stable bonding element. The character’s posture with both hands on the hips shows the character’s personality trait as a stable and confident creature. The color gray identifies some of its uses as graphite and charcoal.

Chlorine: A green gaseous element, whose reactivity makes it very toxic but also useful to humanity. Its disinfectant capacity makes it for a strong character. The AR animation of Chlorine shows its mussels to the viewers as a testimony of its strength.

Playful-Educational Games “The Periodic Fable”

Games

Periodic Fable Discovery

Periodic Fable An Augmented Journey

The Periodic Fable In the Wild

Mechanics

Mechanics

Mechanics

Area of Exploration

Area of Exploration

Area of Exploration

Characters

Characters

Characters