Voyager

Voyager is a game of discovery and survival in the ancient environments that existed many millions of years ago – in deep time. It is aimed at younger people (aged 10 – 15), although, it should be fun for everyone to use. It explains the modern-day landscape in terms of the rocks that underlie it and the ancient environments in which those rocks formed.

During your ‘Voyage’ you have access to images of present and past landscapes and climate, plus information about Earth science concepts. You are then asked to work out the answers to a few questions (tasks), and your response is scored – leading to fluctuation in your oxygen and water supplies* (decreased for bad answers, boosted for good). These life-sustaining supplies are also affected by the virtual environmental conditions that you are currently experiencing – Voyager uses GPS positioning to identify the local rock type, for example, if you are located over say a Triassic sandstone, then it pretends you are in a Triassic desert, and your water level will be falling fast – you had better get on with the tasks in hand and move on! On your journey you may also encounter unexpected hazards from deep time, perhaps a volcanic eruption or threatening creature, and need to react to these at any time! Voyager presents these hazards randomly, but their nature would have been a potential danger for the environment of the time. Clues to the best response to these hazards and answers to the tasks, will be gained from fully exploring the information Voyager provides for the ancient environment you are currently virtually located in.

*Your energy supply is based on your phone/tablets battery level, so start out fully charged!

Download Voyager from the App Store or Play Store

Voyager deeptime is the full Store title to distinguish it from other apps named Voyager.

Locations of currently available Voyages.

FAQs

How to add your Voyage to the app

Use the how to play Voyager button in the app for all the details