RecycleThis!

RecycleThis is a mobile game for kids to teach them about recycling. The goal of the player is to correctly sort as many items as possible in 1 minute!

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Introduction

RecycleThis is a mobile game for kids to teach them about recycling.\ The goal of the player is to correctly sort as many items as possible in 1 minute. If you put an item in the wrong bin, you lose points.

Tech stack

  • React-native-game-engine
  • Expo CLI
  • AsyncStorage

Open Source Projects we used

Project Setup

  1. npm install
  2. expo start
  3. Download Expo app on your phone.
  4. Scan the QR code
  5. Play the game!

You should also be able to run it on an Android/iOS simulator.\ To learn more about Expo: https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup

What we learned

  • Building a game in React Native can be challenging (and not always recommended 😅), but since our game is pretty simple and doesn't require a lot of physics, we thought it would be interesting to try and develop one. Nobody in our group has ever built a game, so it was a nice learning experience!
  • Most of us weren't familiar with React Native and mobile development in general. It was a nice surprise to see how easy and fun it is to develop a React Native app, especially using Expo. We recommend Expo to anyone who is curious about mobile development, as it is very beginner friendly.

Challenges

  • dealing with state management without Redux
  • figuring out styling 🙄

What's next?

  • adding sound effects!
  • implementing a global leaderboard rather than local (add database)
  • adding a nicer landscape for the game's screen (mountains))
  • adding multiple player / competition mode
  • publishing / deploying ✨!

Quick Demo

--> link to demo video

Credits

  • a huge thank you to @lepunk for his videos and tutorials on react-native-game-engine!
  • LICENSE: MIT

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