Play the parade
Students at DV Game Design built an immersive 3D zombie game in Unreal Engine, set in the parade: fire scepters, ZomBees, festival signs to collect and a giant snail boss. Play it on a gaming PC in the Davis Arts Center during the festival, or download it and play at home.
Two games. Insert brains to play.
ZOMBIFY DAVIS
The making of the Zombie Bike Parade Festival, as a retro pixel adventure.
FREE Plays in your browser No download Keyboard (desktop)
What does it actually take to zombify a whole town? Permits and pumpkins. Skydivers and sponsors. A City Hall scare, a website rebuilt in a weekend, and a tape order for the drop zone. ZOMBIFY DAVIS turns the real behind-the-scenes story of the festival into a zany, bicycle-powered pixel adventure, Game Boy looks, Halloween colors, one hundred percent Davis.
You ride as the Festival Director through a pixel Davis where every building is real, the Odd Fellows Lodge, Sudwerk, Community Park, the Bike Garage, downtown shop by shop, and every character is a real person who makes the festival happen: the committee, the City, the sponsors, the skydivers, the BMX crew, the bat lady, the bakers, the editors, the volunteers. Watch the story play out in monthly chapters, press Space to advance every line, then take over: ride around town, talk to everyone, read the signs, push the pumpkins, and hunt for easter eggs. Every win zombifies another block of Davis.
New chapters land as the festival is built.
Enter to start · arrows or WASD to ride · Space to talk, read and advance · N for the next chapter · Esc for free play · M to mute.
Produced by Davis Odd Fellows Lodge #169 with The Bike Campaign and the Davis Bike Club, benefiting NorCal Trykers. Built with AI by Aaron Wedra / Smartz Graphics. Sponsor logos appear in the game's Sponsor Spotlight.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DA VINCI'S VIDEO GAME DESIGN CLUB, WE'VE DEVELOPED AN EXCITING VIDEO GAME!
Get ready to grab your fire-blasting scepter, battle monsters (Zombies and ZomBees), collect festival signs, and—if you get far enough—engage in a boss battle with a giant snail! Play on our gaming computer during the festival inside of the Davis Arts Center. Download our game for FREE from Da Vinci's Video Game Design Club. More at www.dvgamedesign.com.
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Who made it
Lead designer: Lev. With Elias, Zach, Sam, Willow, Kailey, Chris and Jael. Instructor: Aaron Wedra. Original music: Nick Domke. Students credited by first name at their request.
Want to build a game?
DV Game Design (dvgamedesign.com) helps young people design and ship real games. Come by the Arcade and ask how to join.
