Students Initiate Fundraising Campaign for Video Game Project

Students kickstart a fundraising campaign to fuel their video game project's development. With creativity and passion driving them, they seek support to bring their gaming vision to fruition. Join their journey as they embark on this exciting endeavor, aiming to turn their ideas into playable realities through the power of crowdfunding.

Project Pixel is made up of 25 students, none of whom have any previous experience in video game production

A team of students, lacking prior industry experience, has developed two mobile phone games to support charity.

Named Project Pixel, the 25-strong group, situated at The University of Sheffield, has acquired skills in programming and sound production during the process.

Their debut game, Color Dash, is accessible on Apple's App Store and Google Play. A second game, Flight Frenzy, will be released later, with all proceeds going to charity.

Friends Aamir Ali and Najaaz Nabhan, the project's initiators, view it as evidence that "you have a chance if you have the passion and willingness to learn".

In launching Project Pixel, the students enlisted guidance from Sheffield-based video game developer Sumo Digital, renowned for titles like Forza Horizon 4, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and Crackdown 3.

Both of their current games adopt an endless runner style, tasking players with dodging obstacles and collecting items.

Additionally, they are working on two more games, Turtle Odyssey and Chef's Last Stand. Jake Habgood of Sumo expressed support, emphasizing the industry's need for diverse skills and ideas to engage new audiences and innovate. He commended the students' initiative, wishing them success.

Mr. Nabhan, an international student from Sri Lanka, highlighted the ubiquitous presence of gaming in people's lives, whether for casual enjoyment or competitive play, motivating their endeavor to leverage this medium for charity fundraising. 

He noted the rarity of a university team of their scale developing games for charitable causes. The specific charities to benefit from the funds raised will be determined later this year.

Source: bbc‍