Cincinnati Zoo Exploration

Our in-class assignment was to take video footage of anything of our liking and then create a vehicle for piecing together that collected footage. I was in the group that decided to go to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens and so I created a project of my own that would advertise and showcase the zoo's exhibits.

I created a small game starring a Peacock who has lost his feathers. The user's job is to find the feathers and restore them to the peacock's plumage. The feathers are all hidden in an illustrated zoological environment that details and highlights the zoo's attractive architecture. When the user finds a feather they also reveal video footage of animals in the zoo's exhibits so that the user experiences the zoo at yet another enticing level. After collecting all of the feathers/videos via a drop and drag interface, the user picks music and is then rewarded with a video montage of their making.

The intrigue created by the gameplay and the simple storyline of this interactive piece would hopefully encourage more people to support and visit their zoo.

Photoshop + Illustration + Flash + Actionscript + Final Cut Pro + Video Capture

Launch/Play : zoo_exploration.swf