Development & Prototyping of Online, On-site, and Mobile Applications
Parks Canada invited 7th Floor Media to develop a bilingual interactive game and learning activity to introduce archaeology to 11-17 year olds through an existing Web site, Parks Canada 3-D Tours. The Web site has 3-D reconstructions of a number of Canadian national parks and historic sites that can be explored using a browser plug-in. 7th Floor Media created a game that put students in charge of a virtual dig, making decisions about resources, dealing with the legal and political realities of digging and drawing conclusions from the evidence to support their theories. Along the way they gain an appreciation of the tools and the information that can be gathered from artifacts. With an engaging tour guide, the student is able to work their way through all the steps involved in an archeological dig.
