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Developed by Canterbury College Students
Industry Advisory: Mindflight7

This mini-game is more than a student project—it's a demonstration of what happens when learners step into real development roles and build something authentic, publishable, and meaningful.

As part of Canterbury College’s VR & Game Development Micro-Credential, students became a functioning studio: designers, coders, artists, testers, and producers. Mindflight7 supported them in an advisory role, helping them navigate industry-standard thinking, but every creative and technical decision came from the students.

🎮 About the Game

The final game represents:

• Applied problem-solving

• Iterative design based on testing

• Understanding of core gameplay loops

• Collaboration through shared decision-making

• Integration of technology, creativity, and communication

What you’re playing is the outcome of genuine learning—not a template, not a simulation, but a student-led build from the ground up.

🧩 What Students Actually Learned

This project served as an authentic assessment experience, covering:

• Digital Design → brainstorming, user flow

• Game Development → Unity scripting, object management, UI

• Art & Media Skills → sprite creation, audio, visual polish

• Project Management → deadlines, peer review, version control

• Career Skills → pitching, teamwork, professional feedback cycles

Students discovered firsthand how challenging—and rewarding—it is to ship a product to a public platform.

🛠 Technology Used

• Unity (C# scripting and prefab workflows)

• Blender and Photoshop for assets

• Meta Quest VR development tools (optional, depending on game)

These tools align with real industry practice and future-focused curriculum pathways.

🌟 Why This Release Matters to Schools

Publishing a game on itch.io transforms learning into something concrete:

• Students walk away with a real portfolio piece

• They understand the complete development pipeline

• The class experiences authentic, project-based learning

• Teachers can showcase purposeful use of emerging technologies

• Parents and the community can see the outcomes firsthand

For many, this is their first experience building a digital product that reaches a global audience—genuine future-skills in action.

🎤 Acknowledgements

This project was made possible through the support of:

• Canterbury College curriculum leaders and teachers

• Mindflight7 mentors

• The hardworking students who took ownership of every part of the build
  

📥 Play the Game

Download the game to see how young developers can learn, create, problem-solve, and publish when given the chance to work like an industry team.

Interested in Running This as a School Incursion?

This mini game was created as part of a Mindflight7 content creation incursion where students stepped into real game development roles and built a publishable product in a single school day.
If your school would like to explore similar workshops that cover VR creation, Unity, digital art, worldbuilding or future focused technology pathways you can speak with a Mindflight7 specialist today.
We design incursions for both primary and secondary students and align them with curriculum goals while giving learners a hands on industry aligned experience they will remember.