TEREZA VALKOVA

Hlubiny is an interactive multiplayer experience that connects digital play with natural ecological principles. The project was developed during my studies at the Studio of Design and Digital Technologies at UMPRUM and was originally conceived for the 360° dome of Prague Planetarium.

Players take on the roles of deep-sea creatures and compete for survival, growth, and dominance in a shared environment. By scanning a QR code or visiting hlubiny.site, they can use their phone as a controller to navigate the large-scale projection, feed on marine snow, grow, and gradually evolve into different organisms based on real biological species.

The experience is built around the idea of a living ecosystem. When a creature dies, it dissolves back into marine snow and becomes part of the environment again, allowing players to restart the cycle as a different species.

The project was presented at UMPRUM exhibitions, in Warhorse Studios, Anifilm, FinalFinal and Vidiny festivals.