TEENAGERS on a computer games development course are to launch their own game for Android phones – that will see the hero as a janitor battling his way out of a possessed Penwith College.
Pandora's Mop features the adventures of an unlucky janitor at the St Clare site after he has accidentally opened the fabled Pandora's Box.
The project was the idea of lecturer David Atkinson-Beaumont who wanted his BTEC diploma students to create a real game to give them the best chance of getting a job after college.
He said: "The game is completely original. It's the kind of development you'd expect of first year university students.
"The only thing the students have not done is the programming because that's not part of the course, so I've done that, but they have created all the characters, the animation and storyline, and the posters and marketing and the invites for the launch."
The 3-D game will be launched on June 26 and will then be sold on the Google Play online store for Android smartphones.
The game follows the adventures of an unlucky janitor who accidentally opens the legendary Pandora's Box in Penwith College and must battle through the college to save the day.
Each of the students was placed in a development team and given the responsibility of designing the enemies and environments for one of the college's signature buildings.
David said: "For the hair and beauty building they created a lake of leg wax, for the music building there are lots of punks and graffiti and there's also a gym full of dumb-bells that need vaulting and a science faculty with giant Bunsen burners.
"I'm really chuffed to bits with what they've achieved. They've worked really hard and created a fantastic project.
"This will go on their CVs, it's got their names all over it, so they knew it had to be good, it will go with them into their professional careers.
"To our knowledge this is the first time a level 3 games group has collaboratively designed and produced a full game in the UK."
Pandora's Mop will be launched next Wednesday, June 26 at 2.30pm in the Zennor lecture theatre.
