The Plastic
Pollution Problem

The Plastic Pollution Problem is an educational augmented reality experience on the topic of plastic pollution. View the project video below to learn more or scroll to watch a video demo. You can find a works cited at the bottom of this page.

Tools: Figma, Unity, Blender, C#
Project Duration: 16 Weeks
Role: research, design, development, testing

Project Video

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Video Demo

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Works Cited

Geyer, Roland, et al. “Production, Use, and Fate of All Plastics Ever Made.” Science Advances, vol. 3, no. 7, 2017, doi:10.1126/sciadv.1700782.

Lebreton, Laurent, et al. “Author Correction: A Global Mass Budget for Positively Buoyant Macroplastic Debris in the Ocean.” Scientific Reports, vol. 10,
           no. 1, 2020, doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58755-4.

Liebezeit, Gerd, and Elisabeth Liebezeit. “Non-Pollen Particulates in Honey and Sugar.” Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, vol. 30, no. 12, 2013,
            pp. 2136–2140., doi:10.1080/19440049.2013.843025.

Liebezeit, Gerd, and Elisabeth Liebezeit. “Synthetic Particles as Contaminants in German Beers.” Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, vol. 31, no. 9,
            2014, pp. 1574–1578., doi:10.1080/19440049.2014.945099.

Parker, Laura. “A Whopping 91% of Plastic Isn't Recycled.” Science, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2021,
            www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/plastic-produced-recycling-waste-ocean-trash-debris-environment.

Parker, Laura. “Plastic Pollution Facts and Information.” Environment, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2021,
            www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-pollution.

Ritchie, Hannah, and Max Roser. “Plastic Pollution.” Our World in Data, 1 Sept. 2018, ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution.

Schutte, Nicola S., and Emma J. Stilinović. “Facilitating Empathy through Virtual Reality.” Motivation and Emotion, vol. 41, no. 6, 2017, pp. 708–712.,
           doi:10.1007/s11031-017-9641-7.

US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “A Guide to Plastic in the Ocean.” NOAA's National Ocean Service,
            20 Sept. 2018, oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/marinedebris/plastics-in-the-ocean.html. 

US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “What Are Microplastics?” NOAA's National Ocean Service, 13 Apr.
            2016, oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html. 

Yang, Dongqi, et al. “Microplastic Pollution in Table Salts from China.” Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 49, no. 22, 2015, pp. 13622–13627.,
            doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b03163.

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