11th
October 2005
AIRBORNE CAT IS
PURRFECT COMPUTER GAME
A computer
game created by a
Linze Holt
(22), an Interactive Multimedia student at the Hull School of Art and Design, won
the Europrix UK competition in June with her game Flight of the Felix.
Since then
the game has appeared on a whole host of web sites and has won the Editor’s
Choice award on www.bonus.com which
showcases games created by more than 1,000 individual authors.
The game also appears on sites
including www.milkandcookies.com, www.freeonlinegames.com
“I think my
game was brought to the attention of www.bonus.com
by the amount of web activity it has had, as other web sites have added my game
to their own sites too,” said Linze.
“There is no award ceremony as such
but it's nice to know my work is getting recognised!”
In Flight of the Felix, which Linze created as part of her
course work, the player controls a cat which has a jetpack attached to its back
and which can fly by pedalling and pulling strings it
can fly.
The cat has to navigate around city scenes to collect fish
bones, parachuting mice and cat food for points.
“Once all the fish bones have been collected the cat has to
get to its parachute so it can land safely and advance to the next level,” says
Linze.
“My main aim was to create a game that is fun for all ages
and I wanted the designs to be colourful and interesting, reflecting my own
artistic style.”
You can
play Flight of the Felix online at: http://www.newmedia.lincoln.ac.uk/lbholt/fofgame.htm
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Jez Ashberry, Press and Media Relations Manager
01522 886042 jashberry@lincoln.ac.uk
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