From Deseret News archives:
Y. trio turns scriptures into games
Prabhakar, 24, is the creative mind behind BoMToons, a Web site designed to help people see the scripture stories of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a new and different way.
"We wanted to do something kind of fun that's going to make people happy, but at the same time (they can) learn different things," Prabhakar said.
The site, www.bomtoons.com, offers mini-videos and quirky video games that allow Prabhakar and some friends to combine their technological and artistic skills with their love of the LDS scriptures.
They started with a three-part cartoon series explaining the story of Nephi, one of the first people referenced in the Book of Mormon, and his quest to obtain a record of his ancestors from a local leader.
Then the group moved to games, such as the "Korihor Game," which shows what happened to a character from the Book of Mormon who was trampled by a mob. Another game, "Baptism Racer," has the user a person who is joining the LDS Church racing in a car to the church in time for their baptism.
"We don't want to do that, that's not our purpose," he said. "There are certain stories we avoid because they're of a much more spiritual nature."
Prabhakar said he believes there are many great lessons to be learned from the scriptures and some of those have humorous sides.
"We look at the fun aspects of the scriptures," he said. "We don't want to take things lightly but (we want to) have a light-hearted attitude."
In addition to Prabhakar, the BoMToons group includes Nick Pasto, a BYU graduate who studied art education and the one responsible for the visual construction for the site, and Jonathan Chan who studied computer science and English at the Y. and keeps the programming running correctly.
But Prabhakar, a convert to the LDS faith, is the real inspiration, Pasto said.
"Charan, he's kind of a spiritual compass to us," Pasto said. "He's always got the spiritual side in any conversation, he's really interested in the scriptures."
Prabhakar was born in India, but his family moved to Provo when he was a baby. He later attended Timpview High School and joined the church at age 17. While on an LDS mission in Australia he served with Chan, who later introduced him to Pasto.
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