GeoAR’s interactive simulation, Sandflat Heroes, is bringing Aotearoa's vital but overlooked marine ecosystems to life on screen. This story explores how the technology is helping scientists make the invisible visible - and inspire greater awareness of why these fragile sandflat environments matter. A sandflat might not appear much at first glance: perhaps a sweep of bare, muddy ground continuously washed by the tide. Beneath the surface, however, lies one of the most pro

Melanie (Mel) Langlotz is the founder and CEO of Geo AR Games, a game design studio that utilises augmented reality for “creating digital experiences that positively impact the world, fostering education and empowerment with simulations and serious games.”

What if every building, hospital, network and city had a mirror? A digital reflection that could show us not only how it works today, but how it could work tomorrow? That’s the promise of the Digital Twin, a virtual model that allows engineers and energy experts to test, refine and imagine without risk. It’s the difference between guessing and knowing, between reacting and anticipating.