Come Fly With Me - Perceive the World Through a Mosquito's Senses

Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animal families in the world. They occur in a huge variety with different traits. In a lot of genera, the female mosquitoes suck blood from hosts for being able to reproduce. As a result, mosquitoes are a major vector of infectious diseases. For tracking down their prey, mosquitoes are equipped with specialised senses. We present a serious game in which the player adapts the perspective of a mosquito, thereby understanding the world from a different angle. Accordingly, the player controls the mosquito from a first person view. His objective is finding prey and sucking blood relying on a mosquito's senses. By means of a survey we show that the simulation is suited for gaining knowledge about the mosquito's hunting behaviour.