A kid with leukemia worked with the Make A Wish foundation and Lucas Arts to produce a leukemia-themed kids-game.
The game he created is about fighting cancer, and it reflects Ben’s own battle with leukemia. It takes place inside the body, on a playfield of mutating cells. The hero, a boy on a hovering skateboard, uses high-tech weapons to destroy these cells by collecting the seven shields that protect against common side effects of chemotherapy.
It’s not easy to get the shields — they’re in the hands of monsters that have to be zapped. FireMonster guards the fever shield and hurls molten lava. VampMonster guards the bleeding shield and sends out vampire bats. Robarf guards the vomit shield “with big smelly green globs.” And QBall, guardian of the hair-loss shield, shoots out billiard balls.
(Thanks, Adam!)