Take a journey back through time to investigate secrets from the extraordinary history of the United Arab Emirates. Along the way you’ll discover some amazing facts about how ancient people lived here thousands of years ago.

Aimed at children aged 8-16 years old, but with broad appeal for all ages, the ‘7 Mysteries of the Emirates’ app is a non-linear, educational tool. Using Virtual Reality and gaming techniques, children are motivated to learn about the United Arab Emirates’ history through self-guided discovery.

Users find themselves in 360-degree worlds which they can explore in search of hidden clues, using their phones as ‘magic windows’. They can immerse themselves in lost ancient words that have been recreated using stunning photo-real visual effects technology, and in modern environments filmed with cutting-edge Virtual Reality cameras. The clues trigger graphic-novel style animations, short films and information graphics to reveal fascinating facts from the past, helping users to answer a series of mysteries, and win tokens relating to each of the UAE’s seven emirates.