Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver VR Experience

To prepare for my Discovery Channel Shark Week television special (Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver), I made a virtual reality simulator (because, of course.)

This version is a work in progress, but I thought some of you might want to check it out. I've only tested it on the Oculus Quest.

Great whites can tell when you're looking at them, so as long as you periodically keep an eye on the sharks, they'll keep their distance. If you don't, well, they like to come up and say 'Hello.' I used a shield to gently tell them that I was occupying the space they wanted to rest their mouths.

I had an amazing experience in the 'Isle of Jaws' with over a dozen great whites around me at one time (no cage!!!) with the incredible Andy Cassagrande watching my back. I also got to test out some cool tech you can see in the show. The white sharks were curious and liked to investigate more closely. They're amazing creatures and a vital part of our ocean ecosystem. My ultimate goal is to help develop tools to allow us to observer while protecting theses creatures.

I built this using A-Frame. It's awesome. You can check it out here: https://aframe.io.

To play: On your Oculus browser go to: andrewmayne.com

(Scroll past my dumb face to the first post. The Glitch version is at ghostdiver.glitch.me, but may not be current.)

Instructions: Keep looking at each shark as often as you can to let them know you're paying attention. Always keep an eye out behind you. Great whites are ambush hunters and like to sneak up on you. If one gets too close, use your shield to bounce them away.

Right trigger: Add sharks

Left trigger: Remove sharks

Y- button: Night Mode (Fun!!!)*

This experience requires a 6DoF VR headest (Oculus Quest, etc.) with tracked controllers