Rural Regen

Project Overview

• Unity Engine / C# Programming

• Isometric Educational Farming Game

Showcased by Queensland University of Technology

Downloadable on itch.io

Rural Regen was created in partnership with Australian Urban Growers to teach Queensland Curriculum content about sustainable farming practices. Our target audience was Year 9 Humanities students, so our game aims to teach the effects of how overworking farmland and adverse weather can cause soil erosion and increase soil salinity.

We prioritised representing these real-world issues within the gameplay itself, tricking players into learning how to farm sustainably by overcoming preventable disasters. Combined with tactile sounds, relaxing ambience and addictive gameplay, our goal was to make a satisfying game, infusing learning into the core mechanics to break the boring stereotypes of "Edutainment".

Team Members

• Michael Anderson - Game & UI Designer / Programmer (Me)

• Corey Rose - Lead Programmer / Game Designer

• Dan Lowe - Game & Level Designer

• Minh Hung Dang - 2D & 3D Artist

My Responsibilities

• Designing the core gameplay loop & UI

  • Storyboarding, ideating & refining gameplay of buying, growing and selling crops

  • Designing, programming, testing & refining UI

  • Playtesting and iterating of game balancing (crop buy/sell prices, time to grow, disaster events, etc.)

• Programming visual gameplay elements using C#

  • Ambient lighting system affected by weather & time of day

  • Report card scoring system based on player performance

  • Title screen with volume & gameplay options

• Sourcing SFX & ambience to create Rural Regen's atmosphere