UI DESIGNER/ARTIST

WHAT IS SISYPHEAN MEGASTRUCTURE?

A game initially developd during the GameMaker's Toolkit 2025 Game Jam about a cleaning robot navigating through the turbines of a massive, desolate space ship.

The game features level-based puzzles completed through the player writing looping, step-by-step commands.

TIMELINE

Initial build was made in 4 days for GMTK Game Jam.

Expansion 1.1 was shipped after an additional 2 weeks of development

(August - September 2025)


TEAM SIZE

7 Members

USER EXPERIENCE GOALS

While designing the graphical user interface for Sisyphean Megastructure, we made design decisions with several clear goals in mind that helped support the vision of the gameplay experience.

  • The GUI the player interacts with should clearly lay out the commands available to the player and telegraph the distinct states (code, play, fast forward) the level can be in.

  • Design decisions should support the fantasy of the player working with a large, intricate machine with various turning, ticking, and functioning parts of an interconnected system.


Design iterations were supported by data from consistent playtesting organized throughout development.

ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON USER INSIGHTS

  • Added tick marks for telegraphing the distance of movement steps

  • Rotating components move to cover unusable buttons to better convey distinct interface states

  • DIrectional shapes behind command slots show the order in which they will be played

INITIAL SKETCHES & VISDEV

REFFINED STYLE GUIDE

INITIAL GUI COMPONENTS

FINAL GUI

MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH VENN MCINNES

PLAY THE GAME