Game Mechanic Dev Lab

Movies are produced and buildings are constructed, but video games are developed. A game is an emergent, real-time software loop: input sampling, delta accumulation, physics integration, and continuous collision response.

Mechanic Architecture 60 Hz

Preset Mechanics

Gravity & Jump Dynamics

Gravity Scale (G) 1200 px/s²

Downwards kinematic acceleration applied per delta tick.

Jump Impulse (V₀) -540 px/s

Instantaneous vertical velocity vector on leap.

Fall Multiplier 1.6×

Extra downward force while falling for crisp, responsive arcs.

Feel & Generosity Windows

Coyote Time 120 ms

Grace period allowing jumps shortly after running off ledges.

Jump Buffer 100 ms

Remembers jump taps before touching ground to trigger on land.

Kinematics & Friction

Max Run Speed 320 px/s

Ground Friction (Drag) 0.82

Restitution (Bounciness) 0.05

Live Mechanic Playfield

State Machine

GROUNDED

Velocity (Vx, Vy)

0.0, 0.0

Coyote Window

0 ms

Gems Collected

0 / 4

Ready for Phaser / Godot / Custom Canvas

Steer with A/D or Arrow Keys + Space to Jump. Click canvas in "Draw" mode to add platforms.

Game Mechanic Dev Lab

Live Mechanic Playfield

Why It's "Developed", Not "Built"