CatchRainy

💧 About the Game

Welcome to CatchRainy! This is a 2D interactive educational game originally designed for an elementary school exhibition. It perfectly integrates the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation) to help players understand the preciousness of water resources through engaging gameplay.

📖 Story: The Vanishing Spring

In the distant "Azure Village," there used to be a crystal-clear spring that never ran dry. However, due to improper discharge from upstream factories, the pure rain from the sky has now been mixed with deadly industrial sludge. The villagers are facing a severe survival crisis.

As the "Water Guardian" of the village, you must step forward! "Every drop of clean water is our promise to protect the future."

🎮 Gameplay & Controls

Your mission is to collect every drop of precious clean water during the rainfall and carefully avoid the pitch-black chemical wastewater.

• Controls: Use the A and D keys on your keyboard to move your character left and right.
• Health System: You start the game with 3 lives.
• Protective Shield: Shields will randomly fall from the sky. Catching one grants you a 5-second protection that blocks one mistake of catching wastewater!
• Dynamic Difficulty: As the game progresses, the falling speed of the water drops and the frequency of wastewater will automatically increase, putting your reflexes to the test.

🏆 Win & Lose Conditions

• Victory: Try your best to catch the clean water! Reach 50 points to clear the level. The central reservoir of Azure Village will regain its former glory, symbolizing the community's successful fight against pollution.
• Defeat: If your score is below 50 points and your health drops to zero, the mission fails.

🌍 Core Educational Concept (SDGs)

This game conveys the three core targets of SDG 6 through its interactive mechanics:

• Target 6.1: By "collecting water drops," the game simulates the hardship of acquiring safe drinking water globally.
• Target 6.3: The "wastewater obstacles" serve as a visual threat to remind players of the severe issues of water pollution and waste dumping.
• Target 6.b: The "Guardian" character represents the vital role of local participation and community power in water resource management.

👨‍💻 Credits

• Developers: Ping-Kun Chuang (1146073) & Ping-Hua Ou (1146070)
• Affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Yuan Ze University (Interactive Video Game Development Course Project)