Recently I was part of the iLRNFuser Game Jam, and together with my team I created something that fits the theme "Paths to the Future". The aim of the jam was to create games that help promote UN goals, while sticking to the theme. Together, we created Ocean Heroes, a game about underwater creatures working together to unlock a better future by collecting magical keys that combine to form the final golden key. Each creature has their own minigame, and by playing it you get the chance to collect their key, and once three keys have been collected, the final game can be played. This final game involves all the main characters working together to clear obstacles to reach the end of the level.

The link to the itch.io page is here:

Go and play it and leave some comments! We do plan on updating the game, so look out for more minigames and characters being added!

Arda - Models and storywriting, plank UI sprite

Aleksandra - Toxin Breaker and To The Future programming, the itch.io page, cutscene rendering, fish models for the environment background

Gillian - Texture for the environment floor, script for the final cutscene, background for the start menu, game logo

Hongyue - Music design

Shae - Flappy Otter programming, video pitch

Martin - Turtle model, main fish model, cutscene animating, character animating, Seagrass Race programming, Main Area programming, putting everything together, UI programming, point system programming, Start Menu programming

Thanh - Team Leader, storywriting, plant and key models, video pitch script, research into marine animal contribution to the ocean's ecosystem

As of 09/06/2021, this is now an award winning game, winning the Inclusive Award from University of California San Diego for demonstrating the importance of inclusivity and diversity. We all highly appreciate the award, and look forward to continuing development to make the game even better.