Introduction 🦛

SavTap is designed to address the threats faced by the Malayan Tapir. It is aimed to raise awareness about the dangers the animal faces through this interactive, bilingual, mobile-accessible, colour blind friendly, and educative game.

An animation of my innovative (Smart Tapir Crossing Sign) solution to the Tapir's major threat, roadkill, has also been included at the end of the game.

Story 📕

In Taman Negara, Malaysia, there lived a Baby Tapir and its mother. They both were indulging themselves in their meal when the mother gets captured by a poacher. Determined to rescue, the baby should collect five powerful orbs that can break the cage behind which his mother is locked.

Level Description 🔢

Threat 1: Jump over the snares planted by the poacher to obtain the first orb. Threat 2: Leap over the rapid vehicles to obtain the second orb. Threat 3: Tackle the forest flames and avoid the lookout poachers to obtain the third orb. Threat 4: The Tapir needs to cross the flooded forest and needs to avoid its predators swimming underneath the water. Threat 5: It needs to jump on the lumberjacks' heads to prevent them from deforesting its habitat.

Additional Features ➕

  1. The game is mobile-friendly = It can be viewed, accessed, and played completely on a mobile device.
  2. It has a bilingual translator = The text bubbles and subtitles can be viewed in both English and Malay.
  3. It is colour-blind friendly = Colours have been checked using the COBLIS Colour-Blind simulator to ensure contrast and borders have been implemented where necessary.
  4. It has my unique solution = A Smart Tapir Crossing Sign has been implemented at the end of the game as a solution to combat the Malayan Tapir's biggest threat: roadkill.
  5. An award to the gamer = A badge commemorating the gamer as a Tapir Saviour, encouraging them to partake in future conservatory programs.

Things Learnt During Development 🏫

  1. Threats the Tapir faces in Malaysia
  2. Animating sprites
  3. Adding controls and real-world physics to my games
  4. Advanced Photoshop to make certain game components
  5. Editing SVGs (Scalable Vector Graphics)

Built With

  • coblis
  • deepl
  • led-generator
  • photoshop
  • scratch
  • sound-effects
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