Fungi Fun: VR Game

A VR Game on Fungal Cultivation

2025UnityVR

Inspiration

Inspired by my visit to the Micropia Museum in Amsterdam, where microbes are cultivated and exhibited. I wanted to simulate the process of fungal cultivation in VR while adding fantasy elements to make it playful and engaging.

Research

  • Looked up YouTube science videos and literature about culturing fungi.
  • Adapted steps: collecting samples, placing them in petri dishes, incubation, and transplanting to growth medium.
  • Added imaginative mechanics (alien minerals for mutations).

Gameplay

  • Players collect fungal samples in the forest, bring them back to the lab through a portal.
  • Cultivate and mutate fungi to create beautiful species for museum display.
  • Blend of science and playful experimentation.