Mitolohiya: An Interactive Hybrid Animation & Promotional Website Inspired by Tagalog Gods & Goddesses

Visionary Studios took advantage of creating an approach to promoting and preserving these rich Philippine legends through a form of an interactive animation film. Mitolohiya adapts the story about the origin of The First Coconut Tree and the Creation of Man, using two-dimensionl characters with three-dimensional textured environments. Go through an epic adventure featuring Bathala; a god living on a deserted planet who seeks and desires to create the first life on Earth, Galangkalulua; a winged god who wanders the universe, and Ulilangkalulua; a serpent god ruling over the clouds. Along with bonus sequences of stories showing the legends of five other deities from Tagalog myths. Tala; the goddess of the stars, Hanan; the goddess of morning, Mayari; the goddess of the moon, Lakapati; the goddess of good harvest and Amanikable; the god of the sea. This animation film is created to promote and preserve Philippine myths about Tagalog gods & goddesses through an interactive hybrid animation format. Overall, the preliminary data shows that most of the participants were not familiar with the adapted Tagalog myth in the film however, after watching the interactive film, most of the respondents gave positive feedback to the overall film's animation, design, aesthetic, story, and website. According to the data, the animation and interactivity of the film makes it more engaging for the viewers which shows that the use of the interactive hybrid animation and website is effective in promoting Philippine Tagalog mythology. It is highly recommended to give further research about the different legends and stories within the Tagalog pantheon. Due to the large variety of characters, the possibility of creating numerous adaptations can also be suggested.