| Cultures around the World
- Flash MX game for BarkingFish Productions About
the Client BarkingFish Productions, a graphics design firm in Long Island
(New York), specializes in creative content, artwork, games, presentations, web
solutions, multimedia and design services for edutainment products, social organizations,
museums, event management and promotion, and corporate requirements among others. Project
Description Cultures around the World is a Flash MX based interactive
game designed specifically for children in the United States, to introduce to
them the cultures of Kenya, Korea, and Australia. This game is currently installed
in a touch screen kiosk at a museum in Long Island, New York. Each
individual country game is called from an overview (in the form of a spinning
globe), which introduces each country and displays its location on the globe with
reference to the distance between that country and Long Island, U.S.A. The three
individual games comprise of varying levels of scope, complexity, features, and
functionality. Each interactive game begins
with an intro animation, folk music sound track, and a voice over that explains
the origins of the game and its rules. The respective games were selected from
each country's folklore and traditions with a view to present each country's culture
in a unique manner that both educates and entertains the children. Base77's
development role involved programming the game-play, defining the different levels,
incorporating hints or samples, and integrating the artwork, animations, and audio. Development
Environment Flash MX 2004, Flash Action Script, FlashJester You
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