'The Girl Who Found Her Smile' is a VR interactive experience based on Dr. Adekemi Adeniyan's original children's storybook of the same name. The story follows a girl called Anita who wakes up on the morning of her school photo, only to discover that her tooth has turned green and she cannot smile. We follow Anita's journey as she discovers the dentist and learns about oral hygiene.

The brief was to expand the world and story of Dr. Adeniyan's original book into a fun, engaging and interactive VR experience to educate young people about the importance of oral hygiene. We then localised the experience into French and Spanish so the experience could be viewed by a wider audience. 'The Girl Who Found Her Smile' also offers a hijab option in the settings.

The VR experience was developed through the Atlantic Fellowship in Oxford as part of an initiative towards health equity in rural areas of Nigeria.

The Ekiti State Ministry of Innovation in Nigeria partnered with Dr. Adeniyan for a special showcase of 'The Girl Who Found Her Smile' on Children’s Day, May 27. Hosting over 160 children at their inaugural Healthy Futures event.

Credits

Based on the book 'The Girl Who Found Her Smile' by Dr. Adekemi Adeniyan, Illustrated by Dolf Banza

Directed by Dr. Adekemi Adeniyan

For Aura:

Produced by Sinéad Burns

Art Direction - Eva Robinson

Technical Artist - Josh McAvoy

Unreal Engine TD - Eoin Peel

Animator - Matthew Shannon

3D Artist - Daniel Toland

Look Development Artist - Becca Blair

Voice Over by:

Bisi Atkins

Silvana Montoya

Claire Dodin

Casting By:

Anthea Represents

TheVoiceoverGallery

Music by:

Conn Thornton

Special Thanks to:

Deepa Mann-Kler

Alice Wroe

Richard Smith