PET PAYDAY

WHACK Warwick Hackathon 2024 winning project - A game to teach important financial concepts to children; keep your pet dog "Chip" alive, through careful financial management and decision making e.g. putting money into a savings account, investing carefully into stocks or making smart purchases!

My Contribution

Gameplay Programming

Programmed the entire front-end of the game, to ensure a seamless user experience
Implemented player interactions with Chip and the different game elements e.g. depositing and taking money from the savings account
Optimized performance for smooth gameplay experience

Tools Used

Python
Pygame
Pandas
MatPlotLib

User Interface Design & Implementation

Programmed all User Interface menus - including controls menus to teach users how to play the game
Implemented the simple start and game over screens that the user is greeted with when playing and losing for the first time
Integrated team-created assets into the UI for a cohesive look and feel
Created easy to use UI for the shop, savings account and stock market

Leadership & Hackathon Success

Delivered a polished, playable game within 24-hour deadline
Project was presented infront of a panel of Capital One representitives, leading to the project to be chosen as a winner out of a field of 150 contestants
Presented technical achievements to judges and audience
Managed version control and team collaboration, leading the team to success

Personal Statistics

Development Time

24 hours

Competition Result

1st Place Winner out of 150 contestants

Lines of code

~4,000

Number of Contributors

4

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