Mandarinizer
汉字机器
A Self-portrait with the Chinese Characters of Your Own Choice
Artist
Jack B. Du
Description
An experimental web-based camera app that captures pictures in the form of pixel art consisting of Mandarin Chinese characters. (2017)
Website
https://jackbdu.com/mandarinizer/
(Safari browser recommended with front camera enabled)
Gallery of Mandarinizer Works
Word Game
文字游戏
A Dragon-slaying Steam Game in a World Rendered with Chinese Characters Only
Studio
Team9
Description
“Word Game” is a pure text-based role-playing puzzle game, released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X on January 21, 2022.
In this game, the world is made up of Chinese characters. These characters not only serve as narration and interface elements but also represent objects, characters, and scenes. Players control the character “我” (I) to solve puzzles by altering, moving, disassembling, and combining characters to uncover clues and advance the story.
Website
Game PV
