Grand Theft Calculus

A comedic campus stealth game: collect the 8 scattered exam pages before Professor Sarker catches you. Playable right here in your browser.

PygamePygbagGame DevProcedural Art

Grand Theft Calculus — on the run across campus

## Problem

An undergrad desperate to pass integral calculus discovers the exam pages scattered across the University of Windsor campus. One problem: Professor Sarker is patrolling.

## Solution

A 2D stealth game where you sprint (limited stamina), gather intel from NPCs, and grab all 8 exam pages while evading a professor who's faster than your walk but slower than your sprint. Speed runs rank on the leaderboard.

## Live Demo

Running live, right here. Open full screen →

## Features

8 exam pages hidden across a pixel-art UWindsor campus
Professor Sarker patrol-and-chase AI
Stamina-based sprint and NPC intel dialogue
Speed-run leaderboard
Procedurally generated pixel art and synthesized audio
Runs on desktop (Pygame) and in-browser (Pygbag / WebAssembly)

## Tech Stack

PythonPygamePygbag (WebAssembly)Procedural asset tooling

## Challenges

Reconstructing the original 2020 art as procedural 4px-cell pixel assets
Making a desktop Pygame build run cleanly in the browser via WebAssembly

## Lessons Learned

Automated testing and spawn verification pay off even for games
Old course projects are worth reviving — six years of skill turns a demo into a product

## What's Next

Originally a 2020 course project; rebuilt from scratch in 2026 with procedural art, synthesized audio, and a web build.

## Gallery

On the run — 0/8 pages, stamina bar ticking

CAUGHT! — "You call THAT a u-substitution?" — Prof. Sarker

Title screen — pick your hair, chase the best time

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