[{"content":"","date":"03 August 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/game-jam/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Game Jam","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"03 August 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/","section":"Jasmin Guarino","summary":"","title":"Jasmin Guarino","type":"page"},{"content":"Loopy by JiNico About # A visual novel that follows an unnamed character and the strange occurrences they experience during a cycle of pulled all-nighters.\nCreated for GMDK Game Jam 2025\nMade in Ren\u0026rsquo;py.\n","date":"03 August 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/loopy/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Loopy","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"03 August 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Posts","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"03 August 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/renpy/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Ren'py","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"03 August 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Tags","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"03 August 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/visual-novel/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Visual Novel","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"21 July 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/2d/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"2D","type":"tags"},{"content":"Bulking by JiNico About # A 2D puzzle platformer that equates calories consumed to POWER. Eat food and push obstacles out of your way or to your benefit to complete each level.\nDeveloped independently in a span of ~2 days with Kenney assets.\nCreated for the Kenney Jam 2025.\nMade in Unity 3D.\n","date":"21 July 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/bulking/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Bulking","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"21 July 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/unity/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Unity","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"02 June 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/3d/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"3D","type":"tags"},{"content":"pov: you're the dinosaur by JiNico About # In this 2D platformer and 3D walking simulator hybrid game, you\u0026rsquo;re transported into the body of the T. rex, and you\u0026rsquo;re taken through the inner workings of the seemingly normal browser game. Explore the game and uncover the oddities beneath the innocent facade.\nExhibited at the UC Davis Cinema \u0026amp; Digital Media End-of-the-Year Showcase\nMade in Unity 3D.\n","date":"02 June 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/dinosaur/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"pov: you're the dinosaur","type":"posts"},{"content":"Pay-to-Heal by JiNico About # In this 2D platformer, there are no power-ups and no stomping on enemies. Rely solely on your skills and resources to defy the system and get to the finish with as many coins as you can and as healthy as you can be. All while avoiding the accumulation of debt\u0026hellip;\nCan you find the balance between health and finances?\nMade in Unity 3D.\n","date":"25 May 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/paytoheal/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Pay-to-Heal","type":"posts"},{"content":"Flicker by JiNico About # In this short game, navigate a dark, mysterious maze with your unreliable light source to find some things you desperately need\u0026hellip; remnants. It\u0026rsquo;s unknown what lurks in the darkness, so be cautious. After all\u0026hellip; you may not be the only one in here.\nMade in Unity 3D.\n","date":"10 May 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/flicker/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Flicker","type":"posts"},{"content":"Cowboy Cat by JiNico About # As a decorated sheriff of this here town, orderliness is a must! While on patrol, you find yourself in front of the town\u0026rsquo;s saloon, and the thought of a nice cold beverage attracts you. The sun had been beating down on you all day, and you surely believe that you should\u0026hellip; nay\u0026hellip; DESERVE a cold beverage. Who would\u0026rsquo;ve thought getting yourself a glass of cold milk would result in a duel?\nHope you\u0026rsquo;re quick on the draw.\nIn this text-based game, use your quick reflexes to defeat your enemy.\nMade in Unity 3D.\n","date":"20 April 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/cowboycat/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Cowboy Cat","type":"posts"},{"content":"Happy Birthday! by JiNico About # Today is your birthday! You’ve sent everyone their invitations and have already set everything up. Everyone who could make it is here, and all that needs to be done is to blow out your candles. However, in the midst of your daily life, you seem to have misplaced your matchbox somewhere in your home.\nFind the matchbox, light your birthday cake, and wish yourself a happy birthday!\nMade in Unity 3D.\n","date":"11 April 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/happybirthday/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Happy Birthday!","type":"posts"},{"content":"Dismembered by JiNico About # CONTENT WARNING: SEXUAL VIOLENCE\nIn this text-based game, the woodland god, Pan, confesses his love for the nymph, Echo, but is rejected. Echo is subject to his rage.\nor\nA retelling of the story of Echo.\nMade in Twine.\n","date":"18 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/dismembered/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Dismembered","type":"posts"},{"content":"","date":"18 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/text-based/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Text-Based","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"18 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/twine/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Twine","type":"tags"},{"content":"","date":"10 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/tags/bitsy/","section":"Tags","summary":"","title":"Bitsy","type":"tags"},{"content":"Laundry Day by JiNico About # A short game that centers on the mundane chore of doing laundry. Explore your home and gather dirty laundry scattered about.\nMade in Bitsy.\n","date":"10 March 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/laundryday/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Laundry Day","type":"posts"},{"content":"The Moon's Bride by JiNico About # A visual novel loosely inspired by the Spanish folktale \u0026ldquo;La Novia de la Luna.\u0026rdquo;\nRunning away from her own wedding, the bride reconnects with someone from her childhood.\nMade in Ren\u0026rsquo;py.\n","date":"25 February 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/moonsbride/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"The Moon's Bride","type":"posts"},{"content":"Tea Time by JiNico About # A text-based game where you\u0026rsquo;ve been cordially invited to play a dangerous game of tea roulette. Explore the mysterious dynamics between One, Two, and Three.\nMade in Twine.\n","date":"20 January 2025","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/posts/teatime/","section":"Posts","summary":"","title":"Tea Time","type":"posts"},{"content":"I\u0026rsquo;m Jasmin Guarino! I\u0026rsquo;m a game designer and developer, specializing in the Unity Engine.\nI studied at UC Davis, where I graduated with a B.A. in Cinema \u0026amp; Digital Media and a minor in Asian American Studies. While there, I discovered a passion for storytelling through gamified experiences.\nI\u0026rsquo;m currently a Game Development Intern at The Verse, working on experiences that aim to promote healing and personal growth.\n","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/about/","section":"Jasmin Guarino","summary":"","title":"About","type":"page"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/authors/","section":"Authors","summary":"","title":"Authors","type":"authors"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/categories/","section":"Categories","summary":"","title":"Categories","type":"categories"},{"content":"","externalUrl":null,"permalink":"/series/","section":"Series","summary":"","title":"Series","type":"series"}]