Chai Laoshi having fun with Mandarinizer

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

https://jackbdu.com/works/mandarinizer/

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

https://wordgame.cc/

Game PV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Z4vpi1-Y8

Inside Out 2 - Poster

头脑特工队 2 - 海报

A poster design featuring movie characters shaped like Chinese characters that match their meanings