Acme Nerd Games is a developer of mobile and computer games designed to provide engaging video games. The company combines game-based learning and a theory of fun to tackle social issues, help players thrive and gain independence and motivate players with realistic events and interactions that transition from in-game activity to actions taken in real life. They launched Acme Nerd Games to do good and to bring the power of games to businesses that are looking for new ways to connect with their customers. Games excel at promoting learning, empathy, and action and deliver new opportunities to really connect with a brand or cause. They believe a good game can help people thrive while having fun and that a good game is not only good for business, but it can be good for players, too.
Houston, We Have Spinach! is a 2D rocket building game that promotes nutrition literacy. The game teaches players about the nutritional value of various food while they’re building rockets and exploring outer space. It’s fun – there’s no mention of obesity or wellness, no lecturing or scolding. Players build a rocket and fuel it with food. Like their own bodies, the rocket's performance will vary based on the food it's fueled by. At the earliest stages of the game players simply need to get a certain number of calories in the rocket for it to take off. However, as the game progresses, players are challenged with finding certain nutrients and combining them to make the ultimate rocket fuel. With each successful launch, players earn money and can use those funds to buy better rocket parts which will allow them to go deeper into space and explore new planets. The players can design and build rockets, and fuel them with food. As a rocket designer and space explorer, your success will depend on exploiting nutrients in a variety of foods to power your space ship. By unlocking new parts, the player can build multistage rockets.
I really enjoyed doing the concept art for this educational video game. Really nice group of people to work for and their games are very fun and uplifting.
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