Project Overview
This collaborative project creates an immersive experience sharing the environmental, economic, and cultural impacts of the Long Beach Breakwater. It educates on the history, detrimental consequences, and call to action for beach communities will be empowered to catalyze change by engaging with local organizations such as Surfriders and Agalita.
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LA County Goals
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Resilient and healthy community environments where residents thrive in place
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Thriving ecosystems, habitats, and biodiversity
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Buildings and infrastructure that support human health and resilience
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Accessible parks, beaches, recreational waters, public lands, and public spaces that create. opportunities for respite, recreation, ecological discovery, and cultural activities
Role
Story Teller
Researcher
Experience Design
Lead Designer
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Applications
MetaSpark Studio
Mid Journey
Adobe Premiere
TwinMotion
Figma
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Team ICD
(Innovative Creative Designers)
Bryan Dinh, Carissa Thompson
Habitat
Team definition:
The environment in which all living factors in our surrounding areas of Long Beach can co-exist and thrive.
Project Statement
In 2022 alone, it is estimated that 2,500 tons of trash will be removed from the Los Angeles River.¹ The Long Beach Breakwater, while important for the economic well-being of the city and safety of coastal homes and businesses, captures regional pollution from the LA River, contributing to long-term environmental damage and negative influence to the cultural image of Long Beach.
Initial research
Ocean Wildlife
The animals and plants in the ocean are directly affected.
Homeless Population
The this community is directly affected by pollution since it effects air and water quality.
Generational Homes
it is important to note that this affects the generations that come after us!
Long Beach Residents
The residents that live on and around the beach impact AND are impacted.
Target Users
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Long Beach Residents
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Residents that interact with the beach or the outdoors
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Different education on the Long Beach Breakwater
Interviews
Synthesizing
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People believe the ocean pollution in Long Beach is bad
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Many argue that a way to solve the problem is by education
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The future of education is AR/VR experiences
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People do not know about the long beach breakwater and its effects to ocean pollution
How might we help the community of Long Beach find ways to educate themselves on ocean pollution in Long Beach that is affecting them and future generations?
User Journey
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Low-fi Designs
Designing AR Filter
Posters within the AR Carousel
AR Testing
AR Experience, Script
Hi! Welcome to this AR immersive experience, we hope you will enjoy learning more about the Long Beach breakwater, and ways you can get involved to help fight ocean pollution. I will guide you along each stop, and you can follow the arrows to help guide you. Let's get started!
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Let's start by turning to the right, follow the arrows until you see the next page.
Did you know that Long Beach was once nicknamed Queen of the Beaches? Its true, it used to be known as the Waikiki of Long Beach, and used to be filled with people and surfers. But today, Long Beach is known for news stories like being named LA County’s Most Polluted Beach. So what exactly happened? Let's move along to the next page.
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We can’t talk about ocean pollution in Long Beach without talking about the Long Beach breakwater. This 2 mile rock wall off the coast of Long Beach is a large CONTRIBUTOR of the trash you see washing up the shore. Look out ahead to the water, you just might be able to see it yourself. It looks like a long pile of rocks that trails along the ocean. Let's move along to the next page to explain a little more.
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There is another large contributing factor to ocean pollution in Long Beach, and that is the LA River. The 50 mile river will rake up 2,500 tons of trash in 2022 alone! That's a lot of trash... and where can that end up? You guessed it, Long Beach. Let's move along to the next page to show you what I mean.
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You should be looking at a map now, and this map can give you a representation of how trash can end up on the beaches of Long Beach. The river starts in Canoga park, travels through landmarks such as Universal Studios, Griffith park, Dodger stadium, downtown Los Angeles, and Compton. This trash eventually will flow into the ocean, but is trapped by the Long Beach Breakwater, meaning a lot of the trash you see from the river is ending up right here in Long Beach. And that's not even taking trash from the ships and ocean into consideration! Let's move onto the next page.
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So hearing that, you can be sure that it does matter. Your voice, time, and actions have the power to create change, whether that is challenging the government on the necessity for the breakwater, or helping pick up trash, you matter. Lets move to the last page to see ways you can get involved.
Take a step forward today! There are many organizations home to Long Beach such as Surfrider’s, Agality, Ocean Blue, and think earth that you can join to educate yourself and others about not only the Long Beach breakwater, but how you can help the future of Long Beach.
AR Experience Demo
Digital Filters
Filter User Testing
Gamification
To get people engaged:
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Our scannable poster is a bait to bring people to our filter! It is eye-catching and it gets the viewer thinking and curious enough to scan the QR code.
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We promoted analogue day on our personal social platforms days prior as well as that day.
Analogue Day
GPS Route
Granada launch ramp
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rosie's dog beach
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granada avenue
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2nd street
Data Metrics
Next Steps​
- Iterate on feedback and improve user experience
- Partner with organizations to have filter live on their pages
- Insert a permanent AR Installation at Rosie's Dog Beach
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