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Before I switched to majoring in Communications, I dreamed of entering the world of video game development by picking up a college degree in Computer Science.That initial dream of mine quickly turned into something I know I wasn’t built for once I was left utterly confused after reading up on the topics of C++ and C# for game engines and system logic. To be completely honest and blunt, I just knew I wasn’t smart enough to grasp everything that goes into creating the types of games me and my friends wanted to play.But as I sit here and type out this article, I feel like I finally get to achieve that lofty goal of mine in the strangest way possible — through a vibe coding app that’s accessible from the comfort of my iPhone. Meta recently launched a free app called Pocket for iOS and Android devices that lets you get as creative as you’d like as a mobile game maker and prompt your concept into something that’s actually playable.I figured it was time to show the world my creative genius as a game designer by vibe coding (which is simply describing what you want to an AI instead of manually writing out code) my own playable experiences. And honestly, this little experiment ended up being more than I thought it would.Slashing unicorns, shooting bubbles and bouncing on clouds with trampolines
