404-Found | Beta Release

The Chopping Block

A Unity-built health equity mobile application created as 404-Found's Spring 2026 capstone project, designed to help kids build stronger food knowledge through active, rewarding play.

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Project Overview

The Chopping Block is the Spring 2026 capstone project for 404-Found, built from scratch as a health equity mobile application for students and younger kids. It uses play, repetition, unlocks, and progression to make healthy eating education more engaging and easier to retain.

Engine Unity 6 with the Universal Render Pipeline

Language C# with Unity scene and manager architecture

Target Kids and students learning healthy food recognition

Release Stage Beta release portfolio snapshot

Core Loop

Tap healthy foods during gameplay to score points and earn coins.
Unlock more foods through score milestones and progression.
Use the Trophy Case to connect gameplay rewards to nutrition learning.
Support replay through score chasing, menu flow, tutorial support, and persistent progress.

Team

404-Found built the beta release as a cross-functional team spanning gameplay, scene design, QA, and product coordination.

Josh O. Systems integration, persistence, settings and account flows, audio wiring, and major menu updates.

Nigel B. Core gameplay systems, food unlock logic, debugging, and gameplay-to-game-over improvements.

Kendal H. Scene work across the beta release, especially Game Over and Classic Tutorial presentation and UI progression.

Mike J. Business analysis, documentation support, project organization, and QA coordination throughout development.