Virus Attack

What would you do if a virus from 1971 comes back to attack your town? It is up to you to beat the infamous virus, the Creeper.

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Inspiration

Virus Attack follows the life of a computer science student that runs into trouble when she heads outside. She sees the "Creeper", the virus from 1971, come to life and plague her town. It is up to her to stop the "Creeper" and the final boss...Imposter Syndrome. I was inspired by classic role-playing games I have enjoyed in the past and I thought it would be fun to put a computer science twist to it. There are a lot of corny jokes and fun facts thrown in as well. I encourage you to try it out here.

What it does

The game is set primarily on dialogue, making sure to paint a picture and have an emphasis on a storyline. The character explores the map after finishing an assignment for her computer science class and finds tangible forms of Creepers around. She goes on a mission to find them and defeat the boss, Imposter Syndrome.

How we built it

I used the software Unity to build this game with a tileset that I found on itch.io. I made this game from the bottom up so I coded all the C# scripts attached to sprites and objects in the game. I then used a built-in WebGL feature to sip my game and upload on to itch.io, allowing users to play without downloading the game.

Challenges we ran into

Time for sure. I worked on this project solo and I took on a really big task. I do not have too much knowledge of Unity so very basic features like the text pop-up took me a long time to figure out. I also did not have enough time to figure out how to get the Creeper score up. Converting my game to a playable one on the web also took a lot of time as I was running into issues. Coding in C# on Unity makes it hard to debug your code as well.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I am proud of having an almost-finished game out in the time frame I had. I learned new skills like animating my character's walk and dialogue which took a long time to figure out but really added personality to my game.

What we learned

I learned many more features Unity has to offer like animation, which I used to animate character movement. I also learned how to do dialogue boxes for the story. These are both features that I will definitely incorporate in the future.

What's next for Virus Attack

Definitely, finishing the game. Incorporating the final boss battle will definitely level up this game as a combat system would be fun for users playing this game. Having more viruses other than the creeper like ILOVEYOU would add more elements to the game. Also working more on the environment when it comes to design and more scenes would make this a game that would be enjoyable.

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