Playtown!: Creativity through Exploration

Student: @Unlicensed user 

Description:

“Playtown!” is a web game for kids to discover and personalize their own world. Users start on the town map, and by choosing different locations, they can:

• build a robot,

• customize an avatar,

• build an ice cream sundae, and

• design a house!

All controls will be fully switch-enabled, with users also able to adjust text size and scroll speed.

On the technical side, the game will be built with:

• HTML, JavaScript, & CSS (Using the Phaser game engine)

• Assembly, InkScape, & TexturePacker (Sprite creation)

Check out current progress here! 

Partners + Mentors

Partners: Beit Issie Shapiro; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Mentors: Jess Mitchell, Alan Harnum, Dana Ayotte, Gregor Moss 

Working Documents

• Timeline + checklist spreadsheet

• Project blog (updated on Saturdays)

• GitHub repository

• Link to prototype (periodic updates w/ progress)

Project Resources

Developer tips:

• Inclusive design guide 

• Design tips for one switch games 

• General design tips

• Single switch examples + tips

• Game accessibility guidelines

• Switch accessible menu tips

Games for inspiration:

• Peekaboo Barn

• Ocean Swimmer (Sago Mini)

• Toca Boca apps

Other Relevant Links

• GSoC project page

• Full proposal

Communication

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Time zone: PDT (UTC-07:00) 

IRC: christinehu

Email: huchristine.17@gmail.com

Skype: huchristine.17_1

Slack: Christine Hu