Games with a purpose: developing and publishing a video game about green energy

Abstract

The following document is the Final Degree Work for a Bachelor’s Degree in Video Game Design and Development. This project aims to rebuild from scratch, expand, and improve the video game A Better Tomorrow to have a complete product ready to be published in an official store. A Better Tomorrow is a 2D city builder/strategy video game about green energy for touchscreen devices and PCs made with the Unity3D Engine. I originally developed this project in July of 2023 for the Level Up Game Jam. The theme of this competition was Nature and Sustainability. My submission won the Best Use of the Theme award and placed 4th in the public vote. I firmly believe this project’s theme aligns with the values of the Universitat Jaume I. My goal for my Final Degree Work is to overhaul the game entirely and add and improve various game systems, further detailed below.