BURGAS · 42.50° N / 27.47° EOPEN
THE CITY.

Stories are waking up.

CITY FIRST ENCOUNTER

TRIPANIMAL

●TripAnimal

Burgas, Bulgaria

01 · Tuk e jujeto

Race through Burgas.
Tuk e jujeto.

The Giro mouse turns the city centre into a playful sprint through Burgas.

01Now playing in Tuk e jujeto.
Choose another map point to travel.

LIVE ANCHOR

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WAKING THE MER-KITTEN…

01 · ListenI know where Burgas keeps its best stories.

● LIVE CHARACTER · ART-DIRECTED VIEW

A cultural guide with whiskers

Burgas has a new kind of guide.

Part storyteller, part city companion, our mer-kitten helps visitors discover what happened here, why it matters and what to do next—without ever turning culture into homework.

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A little ritual. A lot of trouble.

Let a kukerche loose in the city.

Inspired by one of Bulgaria’s most powerful traditions, this tiny troublemaker invites visitors to follow its mischief—and discover the meaning behind the mask, bells and ritual.

01Meet the character02Follow the mischief03Discover the ritual

Full view of the TripAnimal kukerche character — 01

Close view of the kukerche mask and horns — 03

Detail of the kukerche horn and side bell — 04

Kukerche costume and character detail — 05

Detail of the kukerche feet and costume — 08

3 × 3 CHARACTER STUDYFuture cells: city-scale mischief in progress.

Don’t just show people history. Let them chase it.

The complete five-beat journey follows culture from first discovery to a story visitors actively carry into the world.

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STEP 01Find the trailFollow the marks hidden around Burgas.

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STEP 02Decode the signAncient symbols reveal the next destination.

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STEP 03Meet the stagA cultural symbol becomes a companion.

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STEP 04Claim itFinish with a story worth sharing.

Panoramic view across the Lassithi Plateau in Crete

Built and tested in Europe · Crete

Built on the plateau. Tested in the real world.

TripAnimal’s working prototype was built and field-tested in Crete’s Lassithi Plateau through TrustChain—part of Europe’s wider Next Generation Internet framework.

TRUSTCHAINNEXT GENERATION INTERNETEU PROJECT

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STEP 01Build in placeA working prototype shaped inside a real landscape.

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STEP 02Test the journeyDigital interactions tried beyond the studio.

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STEP 03Learn from peopleObservation turned into stronger experience design.

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STEP 04Bring it forwardA European pilot becomes a foundation for Burgas.

Lassithi Plateau photo: Cayambe · CC BY-SA 4.0

Burgas Pier extending into the Black Sea

REALITY BECOMES PLAYABLEBurgas PierMINI-GAME POV

MINI-GAME POV

The pier is peaceful. Until lunch arrives.

A familiar view becomes a fast, funny game only Burgas could own.

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LIVE POV

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Photo: Alicia Fagerving · CC BY-SA 3.0

Play that pays the city back.

Every experience can reward exploration. Players use those rewards at Burgas cafés, shops and museums—turning digital play into real local visits.

01 · PLAYComplete a Burgas experience and earn TripAnimal tokens.

QUEST COMPLETEBURGAS
PIER RUN

YOU EARNED+120 TPA

BUILT ON SOLANATHE INFRASTRUCTURE BENEATH THE LOOP

Every adventure opens a real door.

Players earn tokens in the city game, then exchange them for partner offers and free items. Partners gain new visitors—and a starring role inside TripAnimal.

THE PLAYERPlays Burgas

THRACIAN QUESTCOMPLETE!

REWARD+150 TPA

THE PARTNERJoins the game

01New visits02Local value03Richer game BUILT ON SOLANA

Race through Burgas.Tuk e jujeto.

Burgas has a new kind of guide.

Let a kukerche loose in the city.

The pier is peaceful. Until lunch arrives.

Play that pays the city back.

Race through Burgas.
Tuk e jujeto.