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Croc Flight

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Team Name


Maverick


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Tom

Project Description


A simple flying game with a storyline and theme of exploring the Northern Territory.

My aim was for my game to be fun and engaging, so that players would learn about the Northern Territory (NT) without that feeling like a chore. After learning about the NT this way, players would be more interested in the NT and more likely to want to visit.

My idea could be expanded with better stories and characters.


To create the game, I repurposed an unfinished racing game I partially developed some time ago. That unfinished racing game is freely available on GitHub here: https://github.com/tomcdonnell/vector_racing_2.)

The character images are reused from my team's entry to GovHack 2022 (https://2022.hackerspace.govhack.org/projects/flood_frenzy).


#game #flying #javascript #nt #crocodiles

Data Story


I used data from the following sources:
* NT tourism website (https://northernterritory.com)
* Google maps (maps.google.com)
* Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
* The Ghan tourism site (https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/the-ghan)


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The Ghan's official website.

Description of Use I used photographs and text from this website in the place descriptions that appear in my game.

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Wikipedia

Description of Use I used photographs and text from this website in the place descriptions that appear in my game.

Data Set

Northern Territory Tourism website

Description of Use I used photographs and text from this website in the place descriptions that appear in my game.

Data Set

Challenge Entries

Boosting Tourism in the Northern Territory

How can data be leveraged to create innovative solutions that boost tourism in the Northern Territory, attract more visitors, and/or enhance their cultural experience?

Go to Challenge | 25 teams have entered this challenge.

Crocodile Watch: Enhancing Public Safety

How can crocodile monitoring data be leveraged to create solutions that improve public safety and reduce the risk of crocodile encounters in the Northern Territory?

Go to Challenge | 19 teams have entered this challenge.