FathomVerse
@fathomverse.bsky.social
🦀 cozy sci-non-fi: a free mobile game designed to inspire a new wave of ocean explorers and improve AI for ocean life 🌊 play now on any mobile device to explore the depths and contribute to science 🦑 solution of @fathomnet.bsky.social
Everyone, hail the Pumpkin King! 🎃
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Everyone, hail the Pumpkin King! 🎃
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
While we were scanning a larvacean with lasers to create a 3D model of the animal, we noticed a jack-o-lantern-like face appear for just a split second. We decided to nickname this the jack-o-larvacean as our underwater mascot for Halloween. 🌊🐙🧪🎮
Have you heard of worm-like animals that create spirals on the seafloor, are more related to humans than actual worms, and produce super cute larvae? We’re obsessed with #AcornWorms!
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have you heard of worm-like animals that create spirals on the seafloor, are more related to humans than actual worms, and produce super cute larvae? We’re obsessed with #AcornWorms!
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
Play #FathomVerse to find acorn worms and earn a special badge!
#AnimalsOfTheDeep @mbarinews.bsky.social
🪸 Sea fan coral
- May look solid white in footage, but colors vary by species of corals
- Fan shape with small polyps on the branches (usually visible)
- Has a distinct disk-shaped holdfast for attachment to hard substrate
📸 @noaa.gov NOAA Ocean Exploration
3/4
- May look solid white in footage, but colors vary by species of corals
- Fan shape with small polyps on the branches (usually visible)
- Has a distinct disk-shaped holdfast for attachment to hard substrate
📸 @noaa.gov NOAA Ocean Exploration
3/4
August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🪸 Sea fan coral
- May look solid white in footage, but colors vary by species of corals
- Fan shape with small polyps on the branches (usually visible)
- Has a distinct disk-shaped holdfast for attachment to hard substrate
📸 @noaa.gov NOAA Ocean Exploration
3/4
- May look solid white in footage, but colors vary by species of corals
- Fan shape with small polyps on the branches (usually visible)
- Has a distinct disk-shaped holdfast for attachment to hard substrate
📸 @noaa.gov NOAA Ocean Exploration
3/4
How can we tell this is a glass sponge? Let’s take a closer look.
Glass sponge
- Icy, opaque look
- Shaggy and wispy branches from irregular spicules
- Cylindrical central core of each branch, where the spicules extend outward
📸 @schmidtocean.bsky.social
2/4
Glass sponge
- Icy, opaque look
- Shaggy and wispy branches from irregular spicules
- Cylindrical central core of each branch, where the spicules extend outward
📸 @schmidtocean.bsky.social
2/4
August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
How can we tell this is a glass sponge? Let’s take a closer look.
Glass sponge
- Icy, opaque look
- Shaggy and wispy branches from irregular spicules
- Cylindrical central core of each branch, where the spicules extend outward
📸 @schmidtocean.bsky.social
2/4
Glass sponge
- Icy, opaque look
- Shaggy and wispy branches from irregular spicules
- Cylindrical central core of each branch, where the spicules extend outward
📸 @schmidtocean.bsky.social
2/4
This week we had a “Wait… is that coral?” moment.
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
August 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This week we had a “Wait… is that coral?” moment.
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
At first glance, that icy fan shape seems coral-like. We think this might be in the genus Walteria, a type of glass sponge (Phylum Porifera). These sponges come in all shapes and sizes, so even experts can find it challenging to identify them. 1/4
🐟 Play Bound in FathomVerse to say bonjour to Monsieur Frown!
August 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🐟 Play Bound in FathomVerse to say bonjour to Monsieur Frown!
We want to hear from you!👂
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
July 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We want to hear from you!👂
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
To help us prioritize future enhancements and new features for #FathomVerse, please take a few minutes to fill out this survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LSBXQ92.
Happy July, FathomNauts! This month, we're shell-ebrating crustaceans. 🦞🦀🦐 To earn the #Julobster badge, play 3 expeditions with squat lobsters, isopods, and shrimp missions selected! #FathomVerse
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
July 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Happy July, FathomNauts! This month, we're shell-ebrating crustaceans. 🦞🦀🦐 To earn the #Julobster badge, play 3 expeditions with squat lobsters, isopods, and shrimp missions selected! #FathomVerse
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
📸 NOAA Ocean Exploration
To earn a special #WorldOceanDay2025 badge, play 10 rounds of Bound in the month of June! #PlayFathomVerse
June 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
To earn a special #WorldOceanDay2025 badge, play 10 rounds of Bound in the month of June! #PlayFathomVerse
NEW DATA IN FATHOMVERSE! FathomNauts, we have a new dive from @schmidtocean.bsky.social ROV SuBastian!
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.
May 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEW DATA IN FATHOMVERSE! FathomNauts, we have a new dive from @schmidtocean.bsky.social ROV SuBastian!
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.
🗺️ This dive took place in December 2018 on the shelf break of the southwest coast of Costa Rica.
🟢 You might recognize this dive from the green tinge to the images.
FathomVerse 2.0 is HERE! 🐙🎮🧪 We listened to YOU – our passionate FathomNauts. Your feedback from surveys, reviews, and Discord discussions shaped this update. Smoother gameplay and so many new features are now yours! Comment 🌊 if you’ve played the new update!
March 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
FathomVerse 2.0 is HERE! 🐙🎮🧪 We listened to YOU – our passionate FathomNauts. Your feedback from surveys, reviews, and Discord discussions shaped this update. Smoother gameplay and so many new features are now yours! Comment 🌊 if you’ve played the new update!
Something is hatching… FathomVerse 2.0 is coming soon!
We have been hard at work behind the scenes to improve and expand #FathomVerse.
We have been hard at work behind the scenes to improve and expand #FathomVerse.
March 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Something is hatching… FathomVerse 2.0 is coming soon!
We have been hard at work behind the scenes to improve and expand #FathomVerse.
We have been hard at work behind the scenes to improve and expand #FathomVerse.
🏆 Do you see your player ID on the leaderboard?
February 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🏆 Do you see your player ID on the leaderboard?
🤿 Sea fans, sponges, and bony fish could use your attention this week.
February 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🤿 Sea fans, sponges, and bony fish could use your attention this week.
💙 In a poll on Discord, we learned that most FathomNauts are following their hearts to choose favorites and it shows! The top two most favorited animals were familiar, including: Casper the ghost-like octo observed by #NOAA and an Octopoteuthis deletron observed by @mbarinews.bsky.social. 🐙
February 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
💙 In a poll on Discord, we learned that most FathomNauts are following their hearts to choose favorites and it shows! The top two most favorited animals were familiar, including: Casper the ghost-like octo observed by #NOAA and an Octopoteuthis deletron observed by @mbarinews.bsky.social. 🐙
We set a new record! On February 6, there were over 3,000 active players on FathomVerse in a single day. This is the highest level of activity we have seen since our launch in May 2024! 🎉
More updates below ⬇️
More updates below ⬇️
February 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We set a new record! On February 6, there were over 3,000 active players on FathomVerse in a single day. This is the highest level of activity we have seen since our launch in May 2024! 🎉
More updates below ⬇️
More updates below ⬇️
🌊 Attention ocean lovers! 🌊
Did you know scientists estimate that 30-60% of life in the ocean is unknown? The technology to collect videos and photos of ocean life is improving, but we need to analyze what’s in the imagery to gain valuable insights.
Don't worry, we have a solution!
Did you know scientists estimate that 30-60% of life in the ocean is unknown? The technology to collect videos and photos of ocean life is improving, but we need to analyze what’s in the imagery to gain valuable insights.
Don't worry, we have a solution!
January 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
🌊 Attention ocean lovers! 🌊
Did you know scientists estimate that 30-60% of life in the ocean is unknown? The technology to collect videos and photos of ocean life is improving, but we need to analyze what’s in the imagery to gain valuable insights.
Don't worry, we have a solution!
Did you know scientists estimate that 30-60% of life in the ocean is unknown? The technology to collect videos and photos of ocean life is improving, but we need to analyze what’s in the imagery to gain valuable insights.
Don't worry, we have a solution!
🏆 Leaderboard
Are any new players on the leaderboard?
Are any new players on the leaderboard?
December 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
🏆 Leaderboard
Are any new players on the leaderboard?
Are any new players on the leaderboard?
💙 Favorites
This week’s top two favorites are still unknown to the community and we will be tracking these CLOSELY to find out what they are once they reach community consensus. How would you label these animals?
This week’s top two favorites are still unknown to the community and we will be tracking these CLOSELY to find out what they are once they reach community consensus. How would you label these animals?
December 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
💙 Favorites
This week’s top two favorites are still unknown to the community and we will be tracking these CLOSELY to find out what they are once they reach community consensus. How would you label these animals?
This week’s top two favorites are still unknown to the community and we will be tracking these CLOSELY to find out what they are once they reach community consensus. How would you label these animals?
🤿 Labeling Progress
Number of previously unlabeled ROIs that have reached consensus: 44,417
Number of previously unlabeled ROIs that have reached consensus: 44,417
December 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
🤿 Labeling Progress
Number of previously unlabeled ROIs that have reached consensus: 44,417
Number of previously unlabeled ROIs that have reached consensus: 44,417
FathomVerse Community Progress Update!
December 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
FathomVerse Community Progress Update!