Dive in!
Step into the shoes of Jules, a maritime archaeologist to recover the stories behind shipwrecks inspired by real Great Lakes history!
![Scene from Lost Emerald game showing a shipwreck at the bottom of a lake](https://content.pbswisconsineducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05122412/lle-playthegame-slate.jpg)
How to Play
![Scene from Lost Emerald game showing desk with map on wall used to plan search for shipwrecks](https://content.pbswisconsineducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05122348/lle-playthegame-howtoplay-1.jpg)
1Pick Up the Phone
Incoming calls and texts contain important information to solve the shipwreck’s mysteries.
![Scene from Lost Emerald game in which boat uses sonar to detect location of a shipwreck](https://content.pbswisconsineducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05122311/lle-playthegame-howtoplay-2.jpg)
2Locate & Dive
It takes time to find your location and investigate what lies below the surface with your boat’s sonar system… and your dive gear!
![Scene from Lost Emerald game showing notebook used to log evidence used to find shipwrecks](https://content.pbswisconsineducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05122336/lle-playthegame-howtoplay-3.jpg)
3Gather Clues
Take photographs, talk to experts, read documents & examine artifacts from the past.
![Scene from Lost Emerald game in which photos and other evidence are laid out on a board with connections](https://content.pbswisconsineducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05122324/lle-playthegame-howtoplay-4.jpg)
4Build Evidence
Connect the primary source clues on your evidence board to identify the ship and story.
![Illustration of family of characters from Lost Emerald game, including a middle aged father and mother with their two daughters who are young adults](https://content.pbswisconsineducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/05122400/lle-playthegame-howtoplay-5.jpg)
5Share Your Discoveries
Tell your family and expert friends what you’ve found out and why it matters.
Need to take a break while playing?
When you return, click the “Load Level” button on the home screen and select the beginning or mid-point of any level to dive back in where you stopped and continue the adventure.
Production Credits
Producer
- Jim Mathews
Assistant Producer
- Jessie Nixon
Creative Director
- Sarah Gagnon
Art Director
- Eric Lang
Game Design
- Phil Dougherty
- David Gagnon
- Eric Lang
- Terra Lauterbach
- Jim Mathews
User Interface Designer
- Eric Lang
Game Engineers
- Terra Lauterbach (Lead)
- Autumn Beauchesne
- Ishita Dhoot
- Levi Huillet
- Muhamad Firdaus Husaini
- Mike Tolly
Illustration
- Reyna Groff
- Emily Meredith Lewis
Concept Art
- Rodney Lambright II
- Emily Meredith Lewis
3D Art
- Mary Benetti
- Forest San Filippo
Animation
- Eric Lang
- Forest San Filippo
Writing
- Lindy Biller
- Sarah Gagnon
Content Research
- Lindy BIller
- Jim Mathews
- Emily Meredith Lewis
Music
- Luke Bassuener
- Cyril Peck
Sound Design
- Beauxregard Neylon
- Eric Lang
Maritime Archaeology Advisors
- Victoria Kiefer
- Anne Moser
- Tamara Thomsen
- Caitlin Zant
Educator Support Materials
- Mia Forslund
Web Design
- Charles Barrows
Web Development
- John Vieth
- Tim Schneider
- Eric Lang
Game Analytics
- Jenifer Scianna
- Luke Swanson
- Nick Spevacek
Translation Services
- Erik Zetina
Executive Producers
- David Gagnon
- Alyssa Tsagong
Director of Education
- Alyssa Tsagong
Director of Television
- Jon Miskowski
Director of Wisconsin Center for Education Research
- Courtney Bell