Gone Phishing

OVERVIEW
Gone Phishing is an educational-puzzle game developed for web and mobile using Unity. The player takes the role of James Ferguson, an elderly war veteran who must distinguish which emails in his inbox can be trusted and which are phishing attempts. James can explore his environment to find clues that point to the legitimacy of these emails.

Phishing emails generally persuade recipients to reveal private or confidential information such as passwords or bank details, placing users at risk of identity theft and significant financial loss. In Britain, users have lost millions of pounds to scams and phishing attacks. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, incidences of cybercrime have increased considerably, including a sharp rise in phishing attempts. Gone Phishing seeks to raise awareness of how to spot phishing emails and explores the consequences these messages can have.

HOW TO PLAY
The goal is to clear the inbox by answering legitimate emails and ignoring phishing emails, all within a two-minutes timeframe. Points are awarded for correct responses, and a multiplier is added to the score for every consecutive correct response. A further bonus is awarded for speedily clearing the inbox. Responding to a phishing email eliminates the multiplier, adds an additional email to your inbox and causes pesky pop- ups to appear, slowing James down. Both speed and accuracy are crucial to achieving 3/3 stars

CONTROLS
- Turn Camera - Move Mouse Left / Right
- Look at PC / Item - Left Click (Left click away from PC / item to return to original view)

ABOUT "GONE PHISHING"
Client and Supervisor: Dr Lynsay Shepherd.

Module Leaders and Additional Supervisors: Mr Martin Lynagh, Ms Robin Griffiths, Dr Christos Michalakos.

Gone Phishing was developed by Play Now Games as part of the Professional Project module at Abertay University in 2022. They are an interdisciplinary team drawn from the Division of Games and Arts, and the Division of Games Technology and Mathematics. Team members: Calum Findleton (Producer/Designer), Jordan Hughes (Game Designer), Matt Ledger (Head 2D Artist), Bruce Scott (2D Artist), Michael Dunnion (3D Artist), Ella Threlfall (Programmer), Avery Black (Programmer), Gabriel Rodrigues (Programmer).