Straylight developed a real-time 3D simulation of the Australian Gold Coast as a visual aid to the Whale Watch tours operated by Sea World. Utilising global positioning data from Daestra’s TracPlus system, our game-inspired visualisation shows the position and journey of the vessel for passengers on-board, taking note of whale sightings and providing a unique view of the ocean floor.

• Massively scalable 3D graphics zooming from meters to thousands of kilometres in an instant
• Lifelike texturing and height mapping incorporating NASA satellite data
• Driven by real time GPS data
• Controlled remotely by iPod touch
• Developed from the ground up using in-house optimised XNA