Australian Museum Games app

Learn more about the Australian Museum's collection and enhance your visit through the museum with our newly developed games app for kids and families — Australian Museum Games, available on the App Store and Google Play.

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Play the Whale Trail game!

Learn more about whales in this interactive adventure and complement your visit to the Whales | Tohorā exhibition.

Whale Trail game screens trio
Whale Trail game screens Image: N/A
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Discover all five whales and one object throughout the museum, and receive a free sticker set at the end of your adventure.

How to play Whale Trail on the Australian Museum Games app

Ready to get on the Whale Trail and learn more about whales? Here's how the game works on your Australian Museum Games app:

Start by choosing a species or an object from the selection to learn more about it.

Whale Trail whale selector screen
Whale Trail whale selector screen Image: N/A
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There are five whales and one cultural object featured in the Whale Trail game:

  • Great Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus
  • Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaengliae
  • Indo-Pacific Humpaback Dolphin, Sousa chinensis
  • Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis
  • Gray's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon grayi
  • Whalebone club, patu paraoa

Read the fun facts, listen to whale sounds, and test your knowledge to learn more about each whale species.

Whale Trail Great Sperm Whale stop
Whale Trail Great Sperm Whale stop Image: Claude Moelan
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The whales featured in Whale Trail game can be activated and be brought to life! Walk around the museum to find them in their specified locations and look for a label with an image of a whale or an object near the object or specimen.

Whale Trail AR screen
Whale Trail AR screen Image: N/A
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When you've arrived at the location, tap the button to start.

Scan a QR code screen on the Whale Trail game
Scan a QR code screen on the Whale Trail game Image: N/A
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Point your smartphone's camera to scan the QR code on the label to activate.

Augmented reality Great Sperm Whale in the Whale Trail game
Augmented reality Great Sperm Whale in the Whale Trail game Image: Claude Moelan
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Look up and around the space until you can spot the whale.

Augmented reality Great Sperm Whale in the Whale Trail game
Augmented reality Great Sperm Whale in the Whale Trail game Image: Claude Moelan
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Tap on the camera button to snap a picture of the whale and 'Save & Continue' to save your progress on the Whale Trail.

When you have discovered all five whales and one object, a trophy icon will appear on your main Whale Trail screen. Tap on this icon.

Whale Trail whale selector screen with trophy icon
Whale Trail whale selector screen with trophy icon Image: N/A
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You will see a special screen that allows you to redeem free whales sticker sheet.

Whale Trail game redeem sticker screen
Whale Trail game redeem sticker screen Image: N/A
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Activate the whales whenever and wherever you want by scanning the QR code on the sticker.

Sticker augmented reality whale screen of the Whale Trail game
Sticker augmented reality whale screen of the Whale Trail game Image: N/A
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You can collect your free whales sticker sheet from the Whales | Tohorā exhibition entrance on Level G.