Phase Five

Our most recent iteration of Sunrise City has been extremely fruitful. As we push for the finishing touches on our components, we’ve shifted our focus less on making larger design changes that have marked previous iterations. Instead, we’ve tightened our existing mechanics, and further developed the look of our rules and cards. As we stride ever closer to a finished product, another important milestone that we’re aiming for is actually publishing the game.

Applying to the D’Source Challenge and the School of Design IMPACT grants, showcasing the game at DePaul’s Game Festival, and finding ways to publish Sunrise City are some examples of the team pushing the project to the finish line. As an edutainment game, our focus is toward spaces which teach their audiences (typically children) about issues in engaging ways, using play as a way to ‘hook’ their attention into the issues at hand. Obvious choices are social studies classrooms, after-school programs, libraries, and anywhere else that seeks to raise the next generation of conscientious citizens.