Game Project

Overview

A growing set of interactive experiments focused on gameplay ideas, small systems, and learning through building. Published pieces include Pop Cat and F1 Time Trial.

Progress / Timeline

1. 2026-09-05· Completed

   Published Pop Cat on GitHub

   Pushed the pygame clicker to ivanlin0402/pop-cat.

2. 2026-09-06· Completed

   Published F1 Time Trial

   Uploaded V18 (choosable gear) as ivanlin0402/f1-time-trial and added a browser build.

3. 2026-09· Upcoming

   More game experiments

Games

Pygame

Pop Cat

A simple clicker — click or press a key to pop the cat and raise your score.

Play in browser →

Pygame

F1 Time Trial

Pick a year from '88 to '25, then a team and driver — ratings change speed. Keyboard: X gas, Z brake, arrows turn, Space for DRS, Tab for the top-50 list. Phones/tablets use on-screen pads (LB opens the list).

Play in browser →

Goals

• Prototype small interactive mechanics
• Improve programming and design judgment through practice
• Document experiments so ideas are easy to revisit

Process

• Pick a mechanic or idea
• Implement a minimal version
• Playtest and note what worked
• Decide whether to expand or archive it

Technical Details

• Games are built with Python and pygame
• Browser builds packaged with pygbag (WebAssembly) for GitHub Pages
• Pop Cat: https://github.com/ivanlin0402/pop-cat
• F1 Time Trial (V18 choosable gear): https://github.com/ivanlin0402/f1-time-trial

Results

• Pop Cat and F1 Time Trial published on GitHub
• Both playable in the browser on this site
• Active prototyping phase for more experiments

What I Learned

• Small scopes make experimentation sustainable
• Writing down outcomes helps more than keeping everything in memory