Skylar’s Journey
An Interactive Story Game Seen Through Unique Eyes.
By Nicole (Nikki) Zacharko
Welcome To My Page!
There is someone I want you all to meet, let’s go meet her now!
Meet Skylar!
Hello! My name is Skylar and I LOVE to draw! I am 18 years old and I am a nonverbal autistic person. This means I am unable to talk but I have other ways to communicate! I am actually going to go draw now, what to join me?
Welcome To Skylar’s World!
Ready to see things through Skylar’s brain? Yes that’s right, in my game, you will explore Skylar’s Imagination. She gets so enthralled in her drawings that she believes she actually is in them! It is the players job to explore her imagination land and help Skylar get home. Skylar’s imagination is a blessing and a curse, it can help you immensely, but it can also hurt you as she imagines enemies that will stand in your way. Try and find a way to the end the levels using puzzle skills and imagination and also with the help of Skylar’s Shape System!
Use Skylar’s Shape System!
Throughout the levels you will come across obstacles and enemies, the only way to get through is using Skylar’s Shape System. Basically, the player will click on the screen and a random shape will appear, the shapes will be random in size, color, and shape. Use them to your advantage and have fun getting through the levels!
Video Presentation
This is a video presentation recorded at the Thesis combined session which was a Final Exam of sorts. That video, edited by me, is embedded below.
About Me!
Hello! My name is Nicole (Nikki) Zacharko (She/Her) I am a Senior and a Interactive Multimedia Major and a Graphic Design Minor at The College Of New Jersey. I’m so happy to share with you my Thesis Project today! I have always been passionate about video games ever since I got my first ever video game console, a White Nintendo DS Lite, for Christmas in 2006, 18 years ago. I am so happy that I am finally doing what I love and living the life that I want. If you want you can follow my Instagram @skylargametcnj where I share updates about the game. Thank you for coming tonight and visiting Skylar, she appreciates it! Lastly, I want to leave you guys with a quote that I use as a way of motivation.
“Don’t Forget To Be Awesome!” - John Green