Students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed an online “IITM Covid Game” to create awareness among the general public. The game was created by students who took a nine-credit elective course called “Let’s Play To Learn” offered during the January-May 2020 Semester.
Students have developed the browser-based digital game to create awareness among the general public.
According to sources, “The game takes inspiration from the famous Super Mario game and consists of a character who encounters various right things-like masks, washing hands and also encounters things to be avoided like hugs, handshakes.”
“As the character does the right things, points keep getting added. If the character fails to avoid a wrong thing, points get deducted to highlight the consequence. The game goes on for one minute and the players should aim for maximum points,” a release from IIT-M said.
The game can be played on personal computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. It is available free of cost and can be played from the home page of www.letsplaytolearn.com, it said, adding, the game was also available on the website of IIT Madras under https://dost.iitm.ac.in/iitmdost/pages/game-corner.