Cellular Adventure

Inspiration

Learning science is challenging and overwhelming. We wanted to create a game that would make students enjoy the learning process more.

What it does

Cellular Adventure is an RPG-style game to learn about biology.

How we built it

This game was created using Python and the Pygames library.

Challenges we ran into

We encountered several challenges like installing Pygames, fixing issues merging GitHub branches, and debugging code.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud to have completed our first hackathon. We are happy to have gained experience using GitHub.

What we learned

Jason: I learned how to create games using Python. I also have a better understanding of GitHub and how to avoid push/pull branch conflicts. Tristan: Through this hackathon, I learned how to use the advanced features of the Pygame library, improve my ability to work under pressure and learn on the fly, and plan and work fluidly with multiple different people on the same project. James: I learned how to better coordinate between different laptops and different versions of the same application. I also learned how to use version control on GitHub to fix problems in our code because of differing commit points. Winnie: Throughout this long 24-hour treacherous journey, one thing stood out to me—making a game in this short period is incredibly difficult. I learned from the difficulties we faced when merging branches in GitHub. However, at the end of the day, it felt nice working in a team of 4 for the first time!

What's next for Cellular Adventure

In the future, this game can be further fleshed out and completed. We can also make the UI easier for all technological backgrounds. Lastly, other games for physics, chemistry, and other sciences can be created to complete the science game line.