The latest articles on DEV Community by Shaheer Rustam (@shaheer_rustam_a8273edddd). https://dev.to/shaheer_rustam_a8273edddd https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3995647%2Fbfd22e45-48d7-46dd-a8d4-2bb62a0c804d.png https://dev.to/shaheer_rustam_a8273edddd en Shaheer Rustam Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:54:54 +0000 https://dev.to/shaheer_rustam_a8273edddd/turings-light-escape-the-enigma-june-solstice-game-jam-submission-1m3f https://dev.to/shaheer_rustam_a8273edddd/turings-light-escape-the-enigma-june-solstice-game-jam-submission-1m3f <h2> 🎮 The Game </h2> <p><strong>Turing’s Light: Escape the Enigma</strong> is an AI‑powered puzzle game where you wake in a dark room and rely on ECHO, a ghostly AI echo of Alan Turing, to fire beams of light into the void.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Live Demo:</strong> <a href="https://turing-light-game.netlify.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://turing-light-game.netlify.app</a> </li> <li> <strong>How to Play:</strong> Type answers to Turing‑themed riddles generated live by Google Gemini. Each correct answer fires a beam of light that reveals a hidden digit. Collect all four digits, pass the Imitation Gate (a Turing Test), and enter the sequence to win.</li> <li> <strong>Theme Connection:</strong> Light vs. dark is the core mechanic – you literally push back the night with each correct answer, culminating in the solstice sunrise.</li> <li> <strong>Built with:</strong> HTML/CSS/JS, Canvas, Web Audio API, Gemini API (gemini-2.5-flash)</li> </ul> <h2> 🤖 Best Google AI Usage </h2> <p>The game uses the <strong>Gemini API</strong> as its central mechanic:</p> <ul> <li>Gemini generates a unique, contextual riddle each round, tailored to the player’s difficulty.</li> <li>It evaluates free‑text answers with semantic understanding, not exact matching – accepting synonyms, partial phrasing, and clever interpretations.</li> <li>At the Imitation Gate, Gemini improvises a sincere answer to "What does it mean for a mind to be truly free?" and the player must distinguish it from a scripted impostor – a literal Turing Test within the game.</li> <li>Without the AI, the game falls back to a small archive, but the full experience – dynamic riddles, adaptive hints, and the climactic gate – only works with Gemini.</li> </ul> <h2> 🎥 Demo Video </h2> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/CtjprKqM59E" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/CtjprKqM59E</a></p> <h2> 💡 Development </h2> <p>I built the entire game solo, from a single HTML file, using vanilla JavaScript and the Canvas API. The Gemini integration was done via a simple <code>fetch</code> call with prompt engineering to control tone, difficulty, and output format. The solstice theme is embedded in every layer: the gauge, the lives (sparks), the colour palette, and the final sunrise.</p> <p>This is my entry for the <strong>June Solstice Game Jam</strong>.</p> ai gamedev javascript showdev