Digital Fishes - An Interactive Virtual Aquarium

Pérez, David Cervantes

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Pérez, David Cervantes

Advisor(s)

Rodrigues, Nuno Carlos Sousa

Ascenso, Rita Margarida Teixeira

Abstract(s)

This work describes the creation of an interactive virtual aquarium, Digital Fishes, with a physical representation in a cubic fish tank with synchronized visual information and animated elements, such as fish and vegetation, which can be used for educational purposes. Here the solution to simulate the movement of marine flora and fauna added to our virtual Aquarium is described. An implementation of the fish behavior, to move in groups using the Boids algorithm, is created, in addition to autonomous behaviors such as chasing prey and fleeing from predators, interactive behaviors such as following the finger on the screen and going towards the food that the user may throw in the pond. The solution described in this work has managed to bring into the hands of children an interactive virtual representation of an interactive as one more learning tool at their disposal. These children who participated in the Digital Fishes Interactive Aquarium's evaluation provided positive feedback, showing great enthusiasm and positively assessed the solution.