RareQuest - Team 12 RQMO
A web-based, pixel art, RPG game for promoting the awareness and challenges of establishing a diagnosis for rare diseases. Built for the Quebec Coalition of Orphan Diseases, a non-profit organization for raising awareness about the challenges of rare diseases, as part of Morgan Stanley's 2024 Code to Give hackathon.
Interested in learning more about the difficulty of diagnosing rare diseases? You can play the game at: https://rqmo12-game.web.app/
The Issue
Rare diseases pose a unique diagnostic challenge because of limited research and awareness. This can create obstacles for patients and healthcare providers alike. By increasing understanding of these challenges, we can foster empathy, promote education about rare diseases, and encourage support for those affected.
Our Magic Solution
Our solution is an interactive game where the player becomes an investigator determined to uncover Sam's mystery illness. Players will guide Sam's journey, analyzing medical information and researching potential diagnoses. The game highlights the challenges of diagnosing rare diseases, encourages critical thinking, and promotes determination to find answers for those facing difficult medical situations.
How It Works
1. Visit doctors to learn about symptoms
Players will move around the map to interact with different doctors to learn more about the symptoms Sam is experiencing.
2. Play mini games
Players will play mini games after meeting a doctor to examine the treatment plan outlined for Sam.
3. The difficulties of rare disease diagnosis
The player has journeyed through the intricate process of diagnosing a rare disease, visiting numerous doctors to uncover the challenges faced by those with such conditions.
How To Play
- Visit the website [https://rqmo12-game.web.app/]
- Click on the "Play" button
- Follow the instructions on the screen to play the game
- Find the different hispitals and doctors to learn more about Sam's symptoms by playing games. Walk into the door of the building to enter. Go the doctor and press the "space bar" key to interact with them.
- Go to the doctors respective computer to access the tasks and play the mini games to learn more about the treatment plan for Sam. Please follow the instructions for each minigame. The mini games are: 5.1. Maze 5.2. Tile Jump 5.3. Finding the Zebra 5.4. Catch the Zebra
- Once you complete the minigames, you earn a value badge which increases your progress bar. You play the games multiple times to earn all the badges.
- Once you have completed all the minigames and earned all the badges, you've successfully completed the game.
Our project sits on GitHub at [https://github.com/owencooke/RQMO12] Our project is hosted on GitHub at [https://rqmo12-game.web.app/]