Auroch Digital visits the National Marine Aquarium (NMA)
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Jem, Mike, and Citron the Lemon Shark.
Jem and Mike teamed up with The National Marine Aquarium (NMA) for a Megaquairum launch event last Thursday and it was awesome!
Our team showed the game to the public, got to learn all about the animals featured in the game and even got to do a livestream with a lemon shark - his name is Citron and he is lovely!
The NMA is the UK’s largest aquarium and is run by the Ocean Conservation Trust – a global ocean conservation organisation focused on protecting and restoring our world’s oceans. At the aquarium they care for 400 different species of marine animal which totals around 4,000 animals. The animals are grouped into different zones including Plymouth Sound, British coasts, Atlantic Ocean and Blue Planet.
The original creator of Megaquarium, Tim Wicksteed, visited the NMA in Plymouth to research the game. He was inspired by the huge scale of the 2.5 million litre Atlantic Ocean Exhibit. Many of the large marine animals from this tank such as the Eagle Rays, Green Turtle and Lemon Sharks, made their way into the final game. The Atlantic Ocean Exhibit is the largest tank in the UK, and was also where Mike and Jem hung out to showcase the game.
Behind the scenes on our underwater Livestream
Jem and Mike livestreamed Megaquairum in front of the enourmous Atlantic Ocean tank after the aquarium closed. This was hosted over on Mixer, the livestream was featured on the front page of Mixer as well as on the Xbox dashboard.
You can catch up on the livestream here on Mixer or over on the Auroch Digital Facebook page. Keep an eye out for Citron the Lemon Shark swimming behind them, you can see him at 1 hour 12 minutes. They were also joined by large rays and a very curious barracuda.
Below are some more shots from our aquarium visit featuring some of our favourite fish in Megaquarium, such as the Spotted Boxfish, the Porcupine Pufferfish, the Copperband Bytterfly, and Longhorn Cowfish! You can also see the divers cleaning the tanks whilst keeping Citron the Lemon Shark at bay with a special rod.
We’d like to say a massive thank you to The National Marine Aquarium for this wonderful and unique opportunity to showcase our game and for letting us meet the animals and true inspirations behind Megaquarium. We’d recommend any fans of Megaquarium visiting them and meeting their wonderful animals. We’d also like to say a special thank you to Chris Priestman for helping us on the day!