Carbon Catchers AR

Carbon Catchers is an augmented reality experience that launched in the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Ocean Life in April 2024. The goal of the exhibit is to spread understanding of various marine ecosystems and their involvement in the carbon cycle.

I served as a member of the 3-person leadership team to design and develop the experience & application. This included the initial brainstorming process, content refinement, AR development, the creation of the final webapp, and facilitation on release day. We collaborated with an amazing team of designers, animators, scientists, and developers, many based at the AMNH and Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. There were over 2000 unique users of our application on the day of release. Below is a short demo: