Time Odyssey
Role
Scriptwriter, narrative designer, game writer
Client
The British Museum, Art Explora
Creative studio
Arcade XR
Project categories
Mobile AR game, immersive experience, location-based app, arts, heritage & learning
About the project
I was the Lead Writer and Narrative Designer for Time Odyssey – a mobile AR adventure game engaging children with museums and ancient artefacts across the UK. The game was created by Arcade XR, with Art Explora and the British Museum.
In the game, children meet the Watchers of the Warp and help a character return to their own timeline by creating a series of magical items inspired by objects in the museum. Think: storytelling meets ancient artefacts meets digital creativity and imagination!
As part of the project team, I helped develop the characters and story, collaborated on the quest and gameplay mechanics and mapped the narrative design to multiple physical environments and museum objects. I also wrote the full script, including character dialogue, narrative cutscenes, story objects and inventory, kid-friendly learning content and UI copy.
Time Odyssey – trailer
Mobile AR game, narrative adventure, digital creativity, location-based gameplay
Example in-game content
Interact with characters, learning about real cultural artefacts, make your own digital creations
"I’ve got a lot of children with varying ability and different needs in my class. A boy who is selective mute, four children with autism, two with ADHD; it was accessible and appealed to every single one. It worked wonders! Nothing has done that before, especially when we've gone to a museum."
Year 5 Teacher