Aquageddon

Aquageddon

Completed: Summer 2024

Designed by: Sarah Lawrence

Developed in Record Time by: Kheireddine Attala

Music by: Sawtooz, Electromaria

In May 2024, a series of water main breaks knocked out service to a significant chunk of Atlanta — downtown, midtown, the airport, Emory Hospital. Mayor Dickens declared a state of emergency. My friends were handwashing baby bottles in boiled water and driving to College Park to hydrate their pets.

So I designed a game about it. Aquageddon is a browser-based pipe puzzle in the spirit of the late-90s classic, set against Atlanta's actual failing infrastructure. I handled concept and design; a collaborator built the prototype. Axios Atlanta picked it up.

The project sits at the intersection of civic frustration and genuine affection for a city — which is honestly where a lot of my best work lives.