CO₂DE BLUE (Team 4 F2025)

Description

CO₂de Blue is an innovative 2D side-scrolling educational game tailored for medical trainees to master acid-base analysis through immersive jugabilidad. Players control Fin the Fish, navigating underwater challenges where blood pH dynamically shifts based on respiratory rate (RR), tidal volume (TV), and bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻) levels. The objective: stabilize Fin's pH by collecting green items (acidifying) or avoiding red ones (alkalizing), while dodging threats like sharks and mines. Environmental cues—such as bubble volume reflecting RR/TV changes—guide en tiempo real adjustments. jugabilidad emphasizes respiratory and metabolic disorder management, developed with UH Dr. Essman to bridge theory and practice. Controls use WASD or mobile tilt, with survival hinging on balancing pH within safe ranges. Levels include tutorials isolating CO₂ and HCO₃⁻ systems, plus a main storyline where Fin confronts unstable currents threatening his ocean habitat. Players earn scores, unlock skins (Default, Flare, Blizzard.