Problem:

The problem we faced was to try and create empathy for endangered animals. We looked into sea turtles and how more than 250,000 of them a year get caught in fisherman's net. Their flippers get caught in the net so they can not swim up for air and drown. We wanted to replicate the feeling of being caught and not being able to move.

Solution:

We created an exoskeleton that tightens around your back and arms so you feel restricted and can sympathize with caught turtles. The exoskeleton has string connecting each arm piece one side of the body piece. The two body pieces are connected by string as well.