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GLOBAL GAME JAM 2026 / CASE STUDY

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The Third Goodnight

A father gives his daughter a handmade teddy bear. When familiar routines begin to repeat, the bear becomes the only clue out of the script.

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Key art for The Third Goodnight, showing a hand-sewn white teddy bear in a family scene — THE THIRD GOODNIGHT / KEY ART

YEAR: 2026
FORMAT: 2D Platformer / Interactive Fiction
ROLE: Game Design
ENGINE: Unreal Engine
TEAM: Scott, Suzanne, Nebula, Raven

PROCESS BREAKDOWN

Key art for The Third Goodnight, showing a hand-sewn white teddy bear in a family scene

Design board for The Third Goodnight covering inspirations, target players, interaction, and core mechanics

Design board for The Third Goodnight covering character settings, game flow, and level metrics

Design board for The Third Goodnight covering player flow, level sketches, emotion flow, and guidance

Design board for The Third Goodnight showing floor toggles, daughter interactions, and movement reversal implementation

Design board for The Third Goodnight covering playtest feedback, optimizations, and future plans