I created this game in collaboration with students from the Master’s degree in New Journalism Practices at Lumière Lyon 2 University, located on the same campus as my University Diploma program in Level Design.

Our goal is to provide information about ocean pollution and the species threatened by it.

We decided to make this serious game a fast-paced arcade management game. On one hand, the simple gameplay makes it highly accessible and easy to pick up; on the other, this model encourages players to experiment in order to achieve a higher score (“easy to learn, hard to master” philosophy).

In Plastiflux, the player takes on the role of a fictional NGO fighting ocean plastic pollution by managing waste flows. In this race against time, which inevitably ends in defeat, plastic accumulates in the oceans at an accelerating rate, killing marine life. The player must ensure that no area becomes overloaded by dragging and dropping plastic into the appropriate recycling center (or elsewhere in the ocean). The goal is to stem the crisis and protect endangered marine species for as long as possible.

To assist them, the player is offered two bonuses each year. They must choose between an upgrade (providing an immediate, permanent effect) and a power-up (a temporary, one-time-use ability).

Random events occur regularly. These take the form of news briefs that directly impact gameplay. Players can also learn more about the effects of marine plastic pollution by clicking on the marine species.

Producer: ROCHOTTE Lilian

Researchers: ATTIGUI Abdessamad, POULET Morgane 

Game designers: ATTIGUI Abdessamad, FENOLL Léo, LAC-CHINCHON Gaëtan, PEYRE Hugo, POULET Morgane, ROCHOTTE Lilian

Developer: PEYRE Hugo

2D artist: ROCHOTTE Lilian

Sound designer: FENOLL Léo