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1. Are there similar games as ours on the market?

There are a lot of Jump N’ Run games on the market (Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong Country etc.) . But most of them don’t provide any learning effect and are just for fun and pastime. We want to make a unique game, that has it all - a funny story behind it, a nice gameplay and some learning effect too.

2. What makes our game unique?

After a lot of brainstorming and discussing we finally worked out a concept for our game. We decided to do a 2D-Jump n’ Run game about the history of Austria. 

So, let us introduce you to “Ausgefranzt” (working title):

Emperor Franz Joseph I. of Austria got trapped in a parallel universe. In order to find a way out of it and get him back to his wife, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the player has to complete various levels, where he meets important characters of the history of Austria. Each level covers a specific time period. In order to get some hints about his whereabouts and how Franz can get back to Sisi, the player has to do tasks for the historic characters. When Franz meets Mozart for example, he has to collect sheet music for him. The game will also include little quizzes about the time period and the characters. 

Game Programmer/Designer - Olivia Ludkiewicz Skills: Basic html, basic Java, basic Java Scipt; work and communicate with other team members; ability to talk to the artists and translate their needs into code, pixels and color values

Game Artist/Modeler - Lena Walch Skills: very good illustration skills; has an eye for Corporate Design; ability to talk to and work with the programmer and communicate with the team

Game Producer/Manager - Karla Pichler Skills: good communication and research skills; keeps an eye on everything; Coordination and problem solving; analysis

We are Olivia Ludkiewicz, Lena Walch, Pia Adlassnig and Karla Pichler and we will make a game. What game we haven’t decided yet, but we will soon.