The Flora & Fauna of Innovation: Creating a Gamified Learning Experience that Connects Individuals to Their Local Ecosystem - 1st Place SheInnovates 2024 Hackathon Team
For the 2024 SheInnovates hackathon, our group, the Goober Games, comprised of Raquel Buege, Dorothy Crow, and Anna Plazek, decided to make an educational 2-D foraging simulator game called Backyard Foragers. In the game, players are able to pick one of three paths (herbalist, chef, brewer) to specialize their education for their own personal interests. We hope to teach people proper foraging techniques, new recipes, and about related flora! Meant to help connect individuals to their local ecosystem, the game environment dynamically changes to match the unique biome of each player for a tailored gaming and learning experience.