The Imangi Global Game Jam in 2022 was my first time participating in a game jam, it lasted only 48 hours and I worked with one other person to create Chemical Choir. It was a small game about combining different materials together in order to find the essence of the Four Elements (Avatar style).

Each material has two cycles, that alternate between two states giving a large number of different combinations. The player controls when the materials change forms by placing them on their alchemical circle to progress them through their phases. As the player tests out different combinations by dragging the materials together, the results of their experimentation gets recorded in their handy notebook on the right, so they can keep track of their progress.

Chemical Choir was also the first time I dove into Unity. Having the basics of C# under my belt and my teammates answering questions I had helped greatly. My partner focused largely on the more visual aspects of the game; creating unique models and shaders for each of the materials and their phases.

I built out logic of combining the materials together, mapping out their relations, moving the materials around on the table, as well as recording in the book the combinations the player had tested before and the result of those combinations.

Overall it was a really fun experience and I’m happy with how my first game jam and Unity experience turned out, and the cherry on top? No version control issues!