Devil's Advocate

Unused Sprite - Angry Satan
Unused Sprite - Happy Pointing Satan
Unused Sprite - Annoyed Satan
Fashion Shop
Grocery Shop
Demon Shop
Pet Shop
Title page
Ending page
High-fidelity wireframe
Unused sprite-hacker

Inspiration

We are a group of friends who are interested in cryptography and Bitcoin in general but did not have a great understanding. However, attending Sonr's panel gave us a lot of inspiration because they made the subject more digestible and easier to understand. We also wanted to do something similar but add a more personal touch by making an educational game on cryptography. Fun fact: the game is set in hell because our initial calculations yielded that we can buy approximately 6666 bananas ($3) with one bitcoin!

What it does

Devil's Advocate explains cryptography and Bitcoin, both complicated topics, in a fun and approachable way. And what says fun like games? The player is hired as Satan's advocate at her company Dante’s Bitferno, trying to run errands for her using bitcoins. During their journey, they face multiple challenges that also apply to bitcoins in real life and learn all about how blockchains work!

How we built it

We built by using JavaFX as the main groundwork for our application and had initially planned to embed it into a website using Velo by Wix but decided to focus our efforts on the game itself using JavaFX, HTML, and CSS. The main IDE we used was Intellij with git version control integration to make teamwork much easier and more efficient.

Challenges we ran into

Having to catch a flight from Durham right after our classes, we missed the opening ceremony and started later than most other teams. However, we were quickly able to catch up by setting a time limit for most things, especially brainstorming. Only one of our members knew how to use JavaFX, despite it being the main groundwork for our project. Luckily other members were able to pick it up fairly quickly and were able to move on to a divide and conquer strategy.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are most impressed by what we taught ourselves how to do in a day. For instance, some of our members learned how to use JavaFX others how to use various design software for UX/UI and graphic design. We are also proud of how the artwork turned out, considering that all of them were drawn by hand using Procreate.

What we learned

While learned a lot of things in such a short amount of time, it definitely took us the most time to learn how to use JavaFX to design fluent gameplay by integrating various elements such as text or images. We also had to research on cryptography to make sure that our knowledge on the subject was correct, considering that we are making an educational game.

What's next for Devil's Advocate

We plan to continue building more levels beyond the first level and offer explanations on other characteristics of blockchain, such as how it is decentralized, has smart contract, or utilizes a consensus algorithm. We also want to add more sprites to Satan to make her feel more expressive and provide a richer gameplay experience to users.