Nathanaël Deslances Educative Action-Adventure Concept – Test Game & Level Designer
OVERVIEW
PowerZ is an action-adventure. Learning and play merge in a magical world. This educational game invites children to explore, solve puzzles and learn naturally, playing thematic mini-game as mathematics, history or sciences.
CHALLENGE & APPROACH
This work was provided as part of a test. The challenge here was to teach the children basic concepts combining two main themes: Greek mythology and programming. In order to respond to this challenge, I designed an adventure allowing the player to learn about the adventures of the heroes of Greek mythology during exploration sequences, platforming and dialogues. Then, in order to validate their knowledge, I offer mini-games asking them to learn visual scripting, a visual and fun programming method. The player’s objective therefore becomes to rewrite the greatest stories of mythology, using code to complete the sequences. All wrapped up in an accessible, funny and coherent narrative, the proposition offers the player a multitude of epic and enriching adventures.
THE RESULT
The History Machine has been sabotaged and the greatest stories of Greek mythology are broken. Help Hercules, Achilles and the other heroes restore history by repairing the machine’s code!