Typing...


#Game Design    #Game Art    #Game Jam




Typing... is a simple WASD game inspired by movable type. It asks the player to print letters by rolling a die to solve the word puzzles.
It was created during GMTK 2022, a 2.5-day online game jam.

Timeline: July 2022

Tools:
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Unity

Award:
GMTK Game Jam 2022, ranked #11 overall and #5 in creativity among 6104 games


Team:
  • Project Lead: Nanhai Zhong
  • Game Designers: Lily Yu, Yanran Bi, Lijun Xiao
  • Developers: Hao Lin, Lihan Zhu, Long Cheng

Contribution:
  • Game Design: Led the design of the game mechanism
  • Game Art: Led the design of visual language, including look and feel, typefaces, and the color palette

✶ Inspiration: Movable Type Printing


Image source: Experience movable type printing in northeast China's Dalian

Movable type is a technology of printing and typography that uses movable and reusable components to print individual characters. It was invented around 1041 AD by Bi Sheng in the Song Dynasty, and is one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China. This invention makes printing more efficient and easier, and is a milestone in the history of human culture.


✶ Game Preview






               

✶ Game UI Design


︎︎︎ Tutorial

︎︎︎ During gameplay

︎︎︎ Finishing one level



 

✶ Link to Project Site

 
https://typing2122.itch.io/typing