Ryan Drew, 2021
This is a fun little project for a class of mine at CU Boulder. The goal is to create a web game that allows for a fun way to learn about Tardigrades. Build with <3 and phaser, the game can be played at here.
You play as Thomas the Tardigrade, living in the cool waters of a Rocky Mountain lake. Thomas isn't the best at gathering food, so it's your job to help him out. Help Thomas collect food and water, which are the plant and water droplets on the screen. When a resource is collected, Thomas' health and score will increase. Thomas' health and score is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen.
To move Thomas, touch or click on a position in the screen. A target will appear and your Thomas will accelerate towards it.
Be careful! There are enemies that appear on the screen as well. There are the nematode and amoeba images. They will move around randomly. If Thomas collides with an enemy, his health will drop.
If Thomas' health drops too low, he'll enter a tun state. Tardigrades enter into a tun state when their water content drops too low; it is what allows them to survive extremely dry conditions for extended periods of time. In tun state, Thomas can't move on his own and instead must be pushed around. Push Thomas into a water droplet in order to revive him. in order to revive.
If all of the food items on the screen are collected, you move onto the next level, which will contain more food items and more enemies. The goal is to get the highest score possible.
- Leaf (pngio)
- Worm (toppng)
- Blob (cleanpng)
- Tardigrade (deviantart)
- Cross (pngwing)
- Water (pngfind.com)
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