Pest Detective - an educational game built with HTML5

3 min read

Pest Detective - an educational game built with HTML5

We were recently approached by a large non profit organization to build an educational game in HTML5. Pest Detective is great game that teaches kids about household pest management. It features a very high production quality, complete with storyline and voiceover narration.

The player takes the role of a detective, investigating two major cases:

  • Case of the gruesome bite. Where a suspect bug injured a kid.
  • Case of the collapsing house. Where a suspect bug caused a house to collapse beneath its foundation.

In each case, the player watches the events unfold. Immediately after that, the player is sent to the scene to start investigating. There would be interviews with victims of the case to gather more information. The scene is also searched for clues. Players would tap on visual cues to spot clues. Each clue and resulting information is presented beautifully, just like in a detective movie.

Once all the clues are gathered, the player is tasked to piece together all information, in order to find the culprit bug.

The educational value from this game is really high : the player learns about the various bugs that cause common household problems, in an extremely fun and engaging way.

Screenshots

Pest Detective - an educational game built with HTML5

Figure 2 - Choose a case to solve Pest Detective - an educational game built with HTML5

Figure 3 - Reviewing the case file Pest Detective - an educational game built with HTML5

Figure 4 - Searching for clues Pest Detective - an educational game built with HTML5

Figure 5 - A close up view of the bug bite. Can you find any clues here?

Video

Summary:

We’re very proud to have completed this project. It is a high production quality game in terms of storyline, depth and mechanics. We believe educational games like this will produce a net positive effect for the target audience.

Why HTML5?

HTML5 was chosen due to 2 main reasons:

  • Portability: the game works well on all devices, including desktop (Windows,Mac) , smartphones (iPhones, Android phones) and tablets (iPads, iPad Minis, Android Tablets).
  • Cost: the budget of this game was significantly lower than what traditional digital agencies would charge for.

Inquiries

To inquire more about this project, view a demo, or request a quote for a similar project, please contact us.



Educational Games

About our case studies


MarketJS Case Studies presents a unique opportunity to learn how HTML5 interactive applications can make a difference in organizations. Through our work with multiple companies, we've managed to document our journey and share it with the public. Whether you're casual reader interested in HTML5, or a serious client looking for HTML5 to add massive value to your organization, this is the perfect place to start.



About MarketJS


MarketJS offers a variety of products and services:

  1. We operate a B2B Marketplace for other companies and brands to license high quality games.
  2. We help companies reskin existing games from our portfolio.
  3. We operate game feed for clients.
  4. We partner with high traffic channels to engage and monetize their users.
  5. We design and develop custom games for brands.
  6. We develop game solutions for taxis, airlines, hospitals, schools and more.
  7. We build playable ads for app and gaming companies.


How to reach us

We can be reached at support at marketjs dot com.

What our clients say about us


"We found MarketJS very easy to work with, and were impressed with how quickly they delivered and responded to our questions."

Rebecca MacDonald, VP of Marketing, Active Navigation

"MarketJS was very easy to work with, and they were always responsive to our questions and requests"

Jeff Robertson, Vice President of Technology & Operations, Carbon8

"MarketJS consistently delivers quality games on time and on budget. They are a great partner."

Scott Sheppard, President and CTO, MoZeus

"We had a great experience working with MarketJS. They were able to move fast on a tight timeline project and deliver exactly what we required with record time and quality. Definitely will be working with them on future projects to help bring our client’s digital needs to life."

Lauren Boutette, Account Director, Lumency

"MarketJS went above and beyond to deliver our projects tailored to our needs. Very swift and quick response and turnaround time. Highly recommended."

Yazan Al Tamimi, Account Manager, Socialize Agency

"Thanks so much for the work your team did. MarketJS was able to work with us to create a custom solution that exceeded our expectations."

Mike Davis, Sales Manager, ComQi

"We are really satisfied with MarketJS. They are quick to help with any troubleshooting and implementation."

Liliya H., Content Specialist, Telecoming

"It was a great pleasure working with MarketJS, they really helped thinking along with our needs. The delivery of the content was always quick and every custom request we had was possible to develop."

Willem van Ditzhuijzen, Business Development, CreativeClicks

"We are extremely happy with the content and service which MarketJS has provided us."

Matt McPherson, Director / Strategic Accounts , Wildtangent

"MarketJS provided excellent support and responded well to ad-hoc requests."

Seah Li-Wei, Project Manager, Spoon Creative

"MarketJS collaborated with our team really well and delivered quality work."

Kevin MacDonald, CTO, TeachTown

"MarketJS has been outstanding; they were patient and very helpful in delivering quality service that matches our custom game requirements."

Marlon Santos, Researcher and Senior Software Engineer, University of Sydney

"We've worked with MarketJS on a number of games now and always find them to be easy and efficient to work with."

Ben Gilbert, Project Manager, Ichi Worldwide

"We are very pleased working with MarketJS, it was far above our expectations in terms of deliverables."

Didier Seevraz, Digital Media Specialist, Lottotech

"MarketJS was fast, responsive and very customer focused. It was a pleasure to work with them."

Bryan Wursten, Senior Digital Editor, Boy Scouts of America


Interested? Request a free consultation

Our team shall be in touch within 12 hours.





Note: Please use your corporate email address. We currently do not accept inquiries from gmail.com/yahoo.com/free email providers.



     In order for MarketJS to respond to my inquiry, I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of this website.
     I would like to subscribe to the MarketJS newsletter, for the latest games, case studies and products
Why subscribe to our newsletter? Thousands of executives and key decision-makers rely on our monthly newsletter for game ideas to boost their business.

  • - One of our subscribers (and client) captured over 500k USD worth of business from one game idea alone.
  • - Another subscriber (later turned long-term client) generated an ROI of 300% on their monthly ad spend. They spend 8 figures US dollars each month on paid user acquisition, hence new game ideas matter to them.
  • - Another subscriber (and also loyal customer), a publicly listed company with over 30,000 employees is using our monthly game ideas to motivate and encourage positive behavior throughout their organization.