Typomancers

Overview

Typomancers is a cooperative typing roguelike built for browsers through WebGL (CTIN 526 at USC). Players team up to defeat waves of enemies; after each battle they choose curses and buffs that change how they type and play.

Duties

• Developed a browser-playable WebGL experience for CTIN 526 at USC
• Led a team of 5 engineers through development of a cooperative typing roguelike
• Used GitHub workflows to keep code organization and team integration consistent
• Integrated Unity Multiplayer to support stable cooperative sessions
• Implemented Unity Analytics to identify behavior issues and guide gameplay iteration
• Built a typing-first cooperative roguelike loop across combat, progression, and class systems
• Designed a scalable network architecture that supported feature growth while minimizing synchronization issues

Gallery

Gold milestone lobby screen

Gold milestone battle screen

Basic Unity Multiplayer networking

Early implementation of typing elements and enemy/player interaction

Early class selection screen

Beta lobby screen

New typing field inspired by Typeracer and MonkeyType

Tab screen for curse/buff and class info

Tutorialization with prompts and sparkle highlights

Ability usage statistics from Unity Analytics

Process

Alpha established core systems: Unity multiplayer networking, typing (field, curses/buffs, accuracy/WPM), and enemy/player interaction.

Beta added supplemental features from playtest feedback: a class system for attack/support/heal roles, a clearer lobby inspired by familiar multiplayer games, a Typeracer-style typing field, a tab screen for curse/buff status, tutorialization, and a Unity Analytics pipeline I built and used to guide balance changes.

Gold added external art and audio (restricted until this milestone), refreshed lobby/battle/tab screens, and a class presentation with edited teaser (hero video). Milestone slides: Typomancers slides PDF.