Bad Trip

🎮 Awareness Game – The Effects of Drug Use

Academic Project – Universidade Positivo

Project Summary:
This game was developed as a social awareness project focused on the harmful effects of drug use, with a strong emphasis on emotional impact and immersive gameplay. It was positively received by Universidade Positivo, marking the first student project in the institution to address this topic directly.

The professors highlighted the following aspects:

• 🎯 Innovative approach to a sensitive and important subject

• 🎵 Level soundtracks that resonate emotionally with the player and enhance engagement

• 🎨 Game design elements that intentionally create discomfort to reflect the negative consequences of drug use

• 💡 An effective and creative awareness tool on the side effects of drugs

Technical Highlights:

• 🛠️ Developed using Unity

• 🎼 All soundtracks were royalty-free and selected for narrative alignment

• 🧩 Level design reacts directly to player behavior, emphasizing cause and consequence

• 🎮 Features 6 fully playable levels, each with unique progression and emotional tone

• 🏆 Scoring system based on time, deaths, and avoidance of collectables

• 💻 Programmed in C#

• 🎭 Monochromatic visual style, with drug items in vivid color to symbolize temptation

• 🔄 Each of the 5 collectable drugs alters gameplay, affecting mechanics and visual feedback

This project represents a blend of meaningful storytelling, impactful game mechanics, and technical execution, designed to provoke reflection through interactivity.