![Promotional artwork for the FathomVerse video game, featuring a blue background with a crab-shaped logo comprised of white circles and the text “fathomverse” with “BETA” in smaller point size to the top right and “exploring the final frontier on earth” to the bottom right. In the center are bubbles with images of marine life including, from left, an orange sea star, an orange octopus, a blue petal-shaped illustrated avatar, and a brown fish. At the bottom is a stream of pink and blue dots. Promotional artwork for the FathomVerse video game, featuring a blue background with a crab-shaped logo comprised of white circles and the text “fathomverse” with “BETA” in smaller point size to the top right and “exploring the final frontier on earth” to the bottom right. In the center are bubbles with images of marine life including, from left, an orange sea star, an orange octopus, a blue petal-shaped illustrated avatar, and a brown fish. At the bottom is a stream of pink and blue dots.](https://mbari.imgix.net/uploads/stories/FathomVerse_game_cover_art.jpg?auto=format,compress&fit=max&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&w=360&h=360)
After beta testing in 2023, MBARI and collaborators will release FathomVerse this spring, allowing anyone with a smartphone or tablet to join in ocean exploration. Image: © 2023 MBARI
FathomVerse combines gaming and community science to help train artificial intelligence to identify ocean animals. After beta testing in 2023, the video game will launch in spring 2024. Image: Tyson Rininger © 2023 MBARI
After beta testing in 2023, MBARI and collaborators will release FathomVerse this spring, allowing anyone with a smartphone or tablet to join in ocean exploration. Image: © 2023 MBARI
Construction begins on MBARI’s new robotic technology lab, the Instrumentation Integration and Testing Facility.