Yibing
Chen
Game Designer & Level Designer
Game Jam & Other Projects
Insomnia
Team Size: 7 | Engine: Unity 2D
Global Game Jam 2021
My Roles: Programmer, Level Designer
Playable links: Itch.io | Global Game Jam Page
Insomnia is a narrative 2D platformer for the 2021 Global Game Jam. This year's Game Jam theme is "Lost and Found", so we designed a game about a man who lost and eventually found his sleep. The game follows this man's journey to overcoming his inner demons and trying to fall asleep.
The game, art, and music were finished in 48 hours in Unity 2D. The game was nominated for Best Overall in Global Game Jam NYU site.
In this project, I was responsible for coding and level design. I also helped make sprite art for platforms and gates.
Cringe Much?
Team Size: 4 | Engine: Unity 3D
Global Game Jam 2026
My Roles: Game Designer, Level Designer, 2D artist
Download links: Itch.io | GGJ Website
The theme for Global Game Jam 2026 was "Mask". My friends and I leaned into the "brain-rot" culture and used phones as a mask. The gameplay is simple: play as a student, move your phone-holding arm to block eye contact, and make it to the school exit without your anxiety level spiking through the roof.
While the control is simple, the wobbly noodle arm that shakes more violently as the anxiety goes up makes the journey more challenging than it seems. The screen also becomes more distorted as the anxiety level increases.
The game, art, and music were finished in 48 hours in Unity 2D. I was responsible for writing the design document, designing levels, implementing 3D assets, and designing 2D art.
Bodega Bandit
Team Size: 7 | Engine: Unity 2D
Ludum Dare 56
My Roles: Game Designer, 2D Artist
Playable links: Itch.io | Ludum Dare Website
The theme for Ludum Dare 56 was "Tiny Creatures", so we decided to make a platformer game in which players play as a little creature residing in a bodega. They need to interact with the environment to scare away customers and keep their peace, all while evading customer's sights.
The game, art, and music were finished in 72 hours in Unity 2D. I was responsible for writing the design document and drawing art assets.
POV: Golf
Team Size: 5 | Engine: Unity 3D
GN! Game Jam #16
Download link: itch.io
My Roles: Level Designer
The theme of this game jame was "View". We landed on creating a simple golfing game but with a twist: you see the world from the perspective not as the golfer, but the golf ball. This makes the game incredibly disorienting and creates new challenges in completing each level.
The Legend of Zelda (1986) Clone
Team Size: 4 | Engine: Unity 2D
Development Time: November - December 2020
My Roles: Programmer, 2D Artist
Play on itch.io: Itch.io
This is the final project for Intermediate Game Development: clone a retro game but make every asset from the ground up. Within one month, we cloned the first major area of the original game. We tweaked the endgame condition that players need to collect 200 rupees in our version to purchase the Triforce.
The Sun
Engine: Unity 2D
Play on Itch.io: Link
A 1-week demo with two constraints: "the sun" and "two adjacent keys on the keyboard."
Another Story
Engine: GameMaker 2
Play on Itch.io: Link
The final project for my intro to game development class: a lighthearted twist on Romeo and Juliet.
One Day, Everyday
Engine: Unity 2D
Play on Itch.io: Link
A two-week midterm project. I focused on using sound and environmental design to convey an anxious mood.