Project Description

Welcome to Kangaroo Island, mate! Let me tell ya about the endangered bush mouse, the Dunnart. Poor little guy is dangerously on the edge of extinction ’cause of these nasty tweeting birds… Can you help ’em by moving him to safety?

Platform/System Requirements:
Windows
Mac OS X+
Intel AppUp (Netbook, PC)
Web browser with plugins (Unity player, Torque,…)
Wii
Linux / Unix

Platform note: Requires Unity plugin

Brief Play Description:

Dunnart (1 Player): Use the arrow keys to avoid danger! Eat vegemite to regain health!

Tweeting Birds (Everybody Else): The Falling Rocks aren’t random, they’re being launched by people on Twitter! Just type the hashtag #DodgingDeath and what you’d like to do. (PS. You can help too!)

Global Game Jams 2011 Achievements:
Aggregation: The game uses or combines existing web services and online data (e.g. Google Maps, Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, airline services, news, stocks, etc.) as part of the gameplay.
Based on a True Story: The game must be biographical or documentary.
Game for a Cause: The game is about a social or political issue that can be solved solely through increased awareness.
More Ways Than One: The game can be played both turn-based and realtime simultaneously by different players (sharing the same game

Team Information

Benjamin Taylor
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Dawn Rivers

Website

Please visit Dodging Death