PETALING JAYA, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Game Developers have been trying to get funding through many ways such as grants, seed money, VCs and even loans from Banks to develop their games. It is very encouraging to see Game Entrepreneurs being independent to seek their own ways and means to get funding and a few have been trying their luck via crowdfunding portal, Kickstarter.
 
Education game developer, ACE EdVenture Studio is taking its first feature game ChemCaper Act I: Petticles in Peril to Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight. In an effort to bring the game to as many kids as possible including locations without the internet access. The campaign on the popular crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter started on the 11 January 2016 and will be used to find backers for the game’s PC version.
 
ChemCaper is set to be the world’s first Chemistry RPG which will allow for kids ages 10-14 to be introduced to the subject even before they learn about it in school. With Chemistry being presented on an RPG platform, kids will be able to engage with the topic on their own terms, through play and exploration.
 
The mobile version of ChemCaper has created waves in the industry after being featured at Google I/O ’15 in San Francisco last May 2015 and many other great articles by the foreign medias as one of the games to look out for.
 
“It started with our teachers lamenting that if only our students could get as excited about the sciences and maths as our teachers are.”, said Anne Tham, CEO & Group Founder.
 
Another Malaysian game studio, Weeev, had their English-language visual novel titled Purrfectly Ever After successfully funded on Kickstarter just last year (July 2015). The crowdfunding campaign was so successful that it raised close to twice it’s original funding target and achieved five additional stretch goals for extra game content, songs and even voice work. The game will be released for mobile devices this year, while the PC version will be appearing on the Steam digital distribution platform shortly after that.

 

Crowdfunding portal like kickstarter is also a good platform to promote for Malaysia has a huge potential to be the game hub in South East Asia, with the majority of game companies (61%) involved in the industry being game developers. As South East Asia is an important region for export, games produced by game companies from within Malaysia would resonate well with other regions due its cultural and language familiarities," said Hasnul Hadi Samsudin, Director of Creative Multimedia Division at MDeC.
 
Do check out the game trailer here.
 
Gameplay videos:
 
1.  ChemCaper Exploration - Junkyard
 
2.  ChemCaper Chemical Bonding
 
3.  ChemCaper Battle
 
4. ChemCaper Inventory
 
For more information please get in touch with press@chemcaper.com.
 
Fast Facts
 
I  Chemistry is the toughest of the science subjects. We at ACE EdVenture Studio aim to reinvent the education industry by redefining the learning landscape and making learning Chemistry exciting for kids. The way it should be.
 
II  Based on a role playing game (RPG) platform, ChemCaper’s maps, characters, and characteristics are all drawn from concepts from Chemistry. ChemCaper is the first-of-its-kind educational game utilizing an Active Time Battle System.
 
III  Partnering with major players within the gaming industry with over 20 years’ experience, ACE EdVenture Studio has built ChemCaper on the Unity Engine, delivering beautiful 3D graphics. Also partnering with us is Norihiko Hibino, an award-winning game soundtrack composer.
 
About ACE EdVenture Studio
 
A boutique education game developer working to merge education with entertainment, ACE EdVenture Studio has its sight set on making history through reinventing education for the 21st century. For more info, please visit ACE EdVenture Studio.
 
About ChemCaper
 
ChemCaper is the world’s first Chemistry role playing game. It elevates learning Chemistry into the digital realm, brings the fascination with the subject onto your screens and takes the dread out of studying it. Act I: Petticles in Peril is ChemCaper’s first act of five and forms the prologue of the series, which ultimately aims to cover the basic high school Chemistry syllabus. For more information, please visit ChemCaper.
 
SOURCE : ACE EdVenture Studio

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