*This game is being developed as a Google Summer of Code 2018 project under the Inclusive Design Institute; the final game will not be completed until August 15th. In the meantime, the incomplete game will be hosted at https://christine-hu.github.io/playtown/.
“Playtown!” is a web game for kids to discover and personalize their own world. The game begins with a town map, and users can complete different activities at different locations. Players will be able to:
- create a robot,
- customize an avatar,
- build an ice cream sundae, and
- design a house!
All controls are switch-accessible, and users can also adjust text size and scroll speed. Design-wise, Playtown aims to follow the Inclusive Design Guide and the Game Accessibility Guidelines.
On the technical side, the game is being built with:
- HTML, JavaScript, & CSS (Using the Phaser game engine)
- Assembly, InkScape, & TexturePacker (Sprite creation)
To run the game locally, complete the following steps:
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/christine-hu/playtown.git -
Navigate to the repository, and download the dependencies:
npm install -
Set up a local testing server (ex:
python -m SimpleHTTPServer) -
Go to the server (ex:
localhost:8000) via your web browser. Tada!