Saving Healthytopia

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STORYLINE:

 

As the first level begins, you find yourself in a mysterious, peaceful forest with greenery everywhere. This is... a weird place. You have never been here before, and, all of a sudden, you can't help but be worried. As You explore this forest, you learn that the mysterious land that you have found yourself in is called Healthytopia--a land in which the people care about healthy living--and the science behind it. However, you learn that Healthytopia is in great danger. The treacherous Junk Food Overlord and his pack of Junk-Food Fox minions and French-Fry protectors have overrum Healthytopia, wishing to destroy the land and use it for their own greasy, unhealthy purposes, ignorant of the science they had left behind.

 

Of course, you know that there is no way you could let this happen. You are approached by the folks of Healthytopia, telling you of a prophecy about a mysterious visitor, not from Healthytopia, that will save the land of the healthy and the scientific. This prohecy, it turns out, is about you. From that moment, you set forth on a strenuous--yet rewarding--journey to restore peace and order to this land. Winding through extensive and confusing maps, you find yourself battling the minions, valiently working in the cause of the innocent Healthytopians.

 

Your journey eventually leads you to the Junk Food Overlord, himself. This, you realize, is the battle that will determine the fate of Healthytopia. You know that the this will be the end--for either you, or the Junk Food Overlord. With the last of your strength, you take him down and proceed to greet the waiting members of Healthytopia, for you have saved them.

 

However, you wake up in your own home, dazed and confused. You realize that the whole outbreak in Healthytopia was... nothing but a dream. Hungry, you amble about, looking for something sweet. But then, you find your apples, and begin to think... You begin to think of the Healthytopia you had left behind, safe and sound... because of you. You now know that healthy living and science ar eimportant, for they keep you safe and healthy. The Junk Food Overlord taught you a lesson that you will never forget, even if it was just a dream.

 

 

OBJECTIVE:

 

The objective of this game is to navigate the extensive maps that have been fashioned into complicated mazes with forks in the road. Each fork in the road has a riddle which the player must solve in order to efficiently navigate the maze and make it to the goal block. Along the way, the player must defeat the enemies (Fox Minions and French Fry Protectors) and the final boss, the Junk Food Overlord. The riddles that are presented relate to science, stimulating the player's intelligence when it comes to the relation between health and science.

 

The story-related objective of the game is to rescue the inhabitants of the land called Healthytopia by defeating the Junk-Food Overlord, who is the ultimate villain of the game.

 

 

WHAT WAS TAUGHT?

 

Though the message was not explicitly stated, the game indirectly teahces the play random little health and science tidbits. This can be seen in the riddles, which have questions such as:

 

• What chemical in the brain is responsible for the happy feeling you get when eating food?
• Answer: Dopamine; Other choice presented was Serotonin

What is Vitamin A responsible for?

Answer: Increasing Eye health ; Other Answer presented: To build muscle mass

 

How do greasy foods affect your body?

Answer: Increase the chances of acid reflux in the body; Other Answer: Increase Acne

 

With these little scientific facts and their health-related coutnerparts, the player is exposed to the interrelatedness of these facts. The purpose of them may not explicitly be stated, but the subliminal message still sticks with the players. The player is taught the importance of science AND healthy living--and how easy it is to get lost in unhealthy habits--which is exmplefied by the Junk Food Overlord.

 

 

DEMOGRAPHIC?

 

The game created is intended for an audience consisting of young teens and older kids. THis age ranges from 11 to 15. This rating because of childish and fantasy violence and heavy themes--such as world domination and whatnot.

 

TEAM MEMBERS FOR THIS PROJECT

 

Adwah and Maklen