Equilibrium

Add coral and seagrass, along with the microbial life that supports the ecosystem, until a living habitat takes shape in your physical space.

Built for Snap Spectacles, Equilibrium responds to your hands. Pinch and place each element, adjust the conditions and watch the reef grow around you.

Then the environment begins to change. Temperatures rise, oxygen levels fall and the pH drops. Coral that appeared healthy begins to fade as each shift moves through the ecosystem and the balance you created starts to slip.

Your task is to read the conditions and respond to the stress. Through each decision, discover how ocean chemistry and marine life influence one another, and how a change in the environment can affect an entire habitat.

Grounded in ocean science from OceanX, Equilibrium turns environmental learning into something you can shape with your own hands. The reef is here in the room, and its future depends on what you do next.

Created by Isaac Wu at the University of Oregon, *Equilibrium* won first place at the OceanX x Snap Spectacles AR Hackathon in May 2026.