Joaquim The Architect

Joaquim, the Architect is an educational city-building game developed during my Game Development degree as part of a collaboration with the JACOB 2019 event. The project was designed to support deaf children in practicing basic math through interactive gameplay.

Players freely build a floating city by placing buildings on a grid-based island. Before placing each structure, the player must correctly answer a math question (multiple-choice) — encouraging focus, problem-solving, and learning through repetition.

The game features a smooth building placement system, real-time previews, and valid position checking, along with a fully interactive UI and roaming NPCs for added life and feedback.

This project was developed in a 2-person team during my Game Development degree at Lusófona, as part of the JACOB 2019 initiative.
https://educacaoacessivel.ulusofona.pt/
My key roles were mostly Unity and Coding, I did all of the systems and gameplay.

Key Features

• Grid-based building placement system with placement preview and validation

• Math question system using ScriptableObjects (4-answer multiple choice)

• Camera controller for floating island navigation

• UI for main menu and gameplay

• NPCs that walk randomly between buildings using Unity NavMesh

• Designed to promote learning and accessibility for deaf children

 Controls

• A / D – Rotate camera around the island

• W / S – Zoom camera in and out

• Left Mouse Button – Select UI elements / Place buildings