Gamifying the online dating experience through virtual reality
ROLE: DESIGNER INDUSTRY: VR UI & GAME DESIGN SOFTWARE: RHINO & ADOBE SUITE (AI, PS, AE) DURATION: ONGOING
What is Animal Bongo?
Customizable cute characters of Animal Crossing • Fun involved games in Super Mario Party • Digital dating experience
Dating Applications
02 RESEARCH
Comparing features of the top contenders in the dating application market
Overall, dating apps have similar features across the board with connecting people to each other, but they are lacking in features to help relationships further develop.
Virtual Reality Growth
02 RESEARCH
With the virtual reality space growing and virtual dates becoming a large part of online dating experience, there seems to be an opportunity space by combining the 2 markets.
Moodboard
02 RESEARCH
Character Design
03 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Various animal starting characters
WORK IN PROGRESS. Will be modeled in Blender and transferred into Unity for prototyping
Wireframing
03 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Storyboards of initial onboarding screens, account creation, and activities to do around the town