Spell It Out

Unity gesture-based spell-casting prototype.
Originally developed as a CS388 final project for Nintendo Switch (Dev Kit), this repository is a public PC/WebGL adaptation focused on mouse/touch gesture input.

Play (WebGL)

https://hyeonjoon-nam.itch.io/spell-it-out

Public Version Notes

• ✅ WebGL build deployed to itch.io
• ✅ Runs on Windows (tested)
• ❌ Nintendo Switch SDKs / plugins / platform-specific code are not included

Overview

Explore a procedurally generated dungeon and defeat enemies by drawing spell gestures.
Each room contains a single enemy — defeat it to unlock the next room and continue.

Features

• 2D stroke capture (mouse / touch)
• Stroke normalization + resampling
• 8-direction quantization (line-to-8dir)
• Template-based gesture matching
• Debug visualization of strokes and matched shapes

Controls (PC)

• WASD: Move
• Left Mouse Button: Draw gestures / interact with UI

Build & Run (Unity)

• Unity Version: 6000.0.56f1

1. Open the project in Unity.
2. Load the main scene.
3. Press Play to test gameplay + gesture recognition in-editor.

CI / Deployment

Includes a GitHub Actions pipeline that builds WebGL and deploys the artifact to itch.io.

Team

• Nathaniel Thoma
• Hyeonjoon (Joon) Nam
• Haneul Lee
• Sam Friedman

License

MIT License