Students develop educational games, puzzles

Budding game designers, who honed their skills under the Interactive Entertainment and Multimedia Computing Program of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Management and Information Technology, utilized interesting visuals and gameplay to provide engaging educational medium for the youth to improve comprehension and teach Filipino Sign Language.

Fire City, by Hanz Sy, Justin Jacobe and Dylan Galimpin, promoted the inspection and installation of fire protection systems in residential, commercial and school zones. Bus Hero, by Jose-Koreh Evite, Lintao Pan, Roberto Serrano IV and Robbie Villareal, allows players to assist commuters to catch jaywalkers. Meanwhile, Spray n' Clean, by Rafael Agcaoili, John Steven Chan, Joshua Dela Vega and Olivia Tiu, enables users to play the role of sanitation workers who combated germs.

A cautionary app that discourages smoking, Vape Busters, by Mykel-angelo Caja, Leon Castañeda, Robin Gabriel, Lorenzo Ramirez De Arellano and Daniel Sadorra, prompted teens against the growing fad.

In Mister and Miss Info, Alexandra Bito, Joshua Daniel, Eriond De Jesus, Elise Illenberger and Terence Tablizo, challenged users to identify misleading details in the fictional site Infonautic. Samuel Baquir, Gene Normandia and Allen Rada highlighted the consequences of disinformation in their detective and mystery murder quest The Weeks After.

Kim Ascaño, Mikael Ong, Marco Severino, Roumaine Soliveres and Vince Velasco III informed young adults about the diverse types of cyberbullying and the appropriate ways to deal with it in Missing Alice.

A call for support for animal shelters, Ellan James Centeno, Michael Joshua Garay, Miguel Emilio Moreto and Marella Mariah Parayray's Ampawn inspired pet lovers and fur parents alike to rescue strays and prepare them for adoption.

Library Adventures by Iyanla Jean Bagasan, Joshua Baltazar, Marcus Florentino and MJ Lenomta required competitors to complete word puzzles to rescue the Librarian Owl from abductors. Aklatanong by Sir Brendan Hans Rivera, Nathaniel Santos, Lorenz Macalinao, Jacob Sabado, Adrian Berbano and Pierre Delos Reyes sought book recommendations within the requested genres.

In Helpful Librarian, Arthur Abella, Erik Go, Kyle Portugaliza, Alexander Sanchez and Laurence Sanchez prodded players to help visitors find reading materials with the use of visual cues and words. Dew It!, on the other hand, transported entrants into an extensive private study where they scan titles and excerpts to organize and maintain the unsorted collection. It was produced by Chrissaliz Batistil, Ma-I Saffron Entico, Jerry Hong, Santino Martinez and Jose Oxales.

Set in an abandoned library, Lakbay sa Engkanto allowed users to take the role of a lost girl who must browse through volumes to learn about the mythical creatures she encounters on her way home. It was conceptualized by David Gutierrez, Ysabelle de Mesa, Drake Mayo, Juan Cabangon and Joshua Tejada.

With the aim to introduce FSL, Sign Language Spacecraft by Xavier Lee, Justin Natividad, Ericka Neron, Alfonso Sales and Michal Tiu equipped elementary students with basic signs as they follow a set of coordinates in the cosmos. Meanwhile, Wika ng Kamay by Charlotte Timbreza, Renzo Daniel Veridiano and Jude Castillo motivated them to use FSL to communicate with the characters and overcome the obstacles.