Sea Lion Skull Wall
California Academy of Sciences,
San Francisco
2018
Visitors engage with a touchscreen to explore the installation of 200 sea lion skulls on the wall above them. Includes videos and information about each specimen.
Touchscreen to learn more about a huge wall-mounted installation of skulls. Visitors can explore images, 3D models, and collection information about key specimens mounted on the wall. Secondary content is a series of videos about conservation.
Clickthrough of this interaction to show the UX and animations
Installation of the screen and the graphics surrounding the interactive.
Rendering of the location of this interactive with kiosk.
Home screen A: Exploring the grid of skulls
Mini game - By tapping a photo it reveals where the skull is and what species. Visitors can guess which of the skulls is a sea lion and which is from a different species.
Detail page - A closer look at one of the noteworthy skulls from the wall of about 200 skulls above the touchscreen. Along with information about where it was collected, an expandable photo and a description of the animal it came from.
Detail page - A closer look at one of the noteworthy skulls from the wall of about 200 skulls above the touchscreen. Along with information about where it was collected, an expandable photo and a description of the animal it came from.
Home screen B: Stories and videos about the behind-the-scenes content related to this exhibit.
Behind the Exhibit content, visitors can explore the history and importance of this collection. By clicking the button a 3D photograph can be explored.
360° content of model skulls that visitors can explore in detail.
Behind the Exhibit content, visitors learn more about sea lions.
Behind the Exhibit content, visitors learn more about stranded sea animals.
Behind the Exhibit content, visitors learn more about the collector Ray Bandar.
The Team
Andrew Sawyer – Visual Design & UX
Sarah Goodin – Content
Greg Rotter – Web Development
Kira Hammond – Video Production