MICHAEL VANDERMEER

Waehere

Waehere is a puzzle game game developed for mobile by Metia Interactive using the Unity game engine. In Waehere players learn about the both Matariki (the new years celebration of the New Zealand Māori indigenous people) and basic coding concepts. In the games story players are tasked with restoring the eco-city hub Tahuna as Māori heroine Maia from the Guardian Maia IP.

Michael was responsible for game design, user interface design, level design and designing a series of puzzles that gradually introduce basic coding concepts to the player.