Wake Up, Koala!

Student Entrant 2017


SCHOOL
Bradley University
CREATOR
Koality Games

Description

Wake Up, Koala! is a 2D mobile puzzle game featuring a very sleepy Mama Koala who really needs to wake up! Your goal is get water drops from one leaf to another, until the drops splash on her. Use leaves, mushrooms, vines, and special flowers to help the baby koalas (joeys) wake her up!

Featuring 100 levels across 7 worlds, the game also raises awareness about Sjögren's (SHOW-grins) Syndrome, an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks moisture producing glands. Chronic dry eyes and mouth and fatigue are common symptoms of Sjögren's, and they have been incorporated into gameplay embedded with messages about the disease. More prevalent than Lupus, few know about Sjögren's and, as of 2015, it still takes on average 3.5 years to diagnose. Wake Up, Koala! has been designed in collaboration with the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation in an effort to raise awareness.


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