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ANIMAL AMBASSADORS


Timeframe: June-July, 2023
Disciplines: Brand Identity, Game Design, Storytelling
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ABOUT


Animal Ambassadors is a video game for middle school kids aimed to educate them about animal conservation, politics, and activism. In this game, you get to play as a zoo animal running for the title of Animal Ambassador, and you need to convince all denizens of the zoo that you are the best animal for the job.







THE EXTENT OF THE PROJECT


Inspired by classic “pick your own adventure games,” you get to name your own Zoo, choose from a cast of 4 colorful characters to play as, and make dialogue choices to impact their relationship to the inhabitants of each habitat.

While engaged in the dialogue scenes, you will also be prompted to engage in surprise minigames! These minigames are skill-based, from balancing to platforming.





MEET THE CHARACTERS


The world of Animal Ambassadors is rich with fun characters. I had the pleasure of writing, conceptualizing, and illustrating all of them! 


EARN THE ANIMAL STAMPS OF APPROVAL


As you visit each habitat on the Zoo map, you will have the opportunity to earn their stamp. This signifies that they support you as their Animal Ambassador. If you manage to earn all five, you will earn a special achievement and cosmetics for your character to use the next time you play!







Here is a video showcasing the gameplay!





THE FUTURE OF ANIMAL AMBASSADORS


As of right now, the Rhino Habitat is prototyped on Adobe XD, and the Cheetah Run Mini Game on the plugin Protopie. Future iterations of this game will include:

  • a vibrant soundtrack
  • more motion design
  • voice acting
  • a tablet version for schools with no access to computers
  • a downloadable/printable Ambassador certificate
  • advertisements, social media, and merch