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Dung was the chosen concept from Project Joystick, the game design competition funded by Bigpond which had Melbourne developer Firemint assigned the task of turning the idea to reality. As reported by smarthouse.com.au, you can now buy the finished game from BigPond's GameShop for $5 if you're a Telstra Next G mobile customer, or $9.95 for your PC.
Dung was submitted by Sherele Moody and involves controlling a dung beetle through waste. She had the inspiration for the idea from a David Attenborough documentary about dung beetles and Katamari. Firemint CEO, Rob Murray, had this to say to about their involvement with Project Joystick to smarthouse.com.au...
We're thrilled to have been able to play a part in this innovative BigPond competition and are especially excited to build Sherele's concept into a reality. The beauty of Dung is that it is a simple pick-up and play concept but at the same time it also has surprising depths of strategy for dedicated rollers.