Meeval Pinto
Welcome to the Mantis Lab
Hi, I'm Meeval!
This is where I experiment with small games, playful systems, and interactive learning ideas.
Most of what you will find here started as a weird thought, a design question, or a mechanic I wanted to test. Sometimes it becomes a playable prototype. Sometimes it becomes something bigger. I enjoy building focused experiences that are easy to understand but satisfying to interact with. Instead of huge complex games, I like tight mechanics that explore one idea really well.
Things I like building
- Simple mechanics with surprising depth
- Interactive learning and EdTech experiments
- System driven gameplay ideas
- Rapid prototypes and playable concept tests
- Using AI tools to explore new development workflows
Most of my projects start with systems thinking before any code is written.
Design → Build → Break → Improve → Repeat
Experiments in progress
Hit & Stick
- A timing arcade game where players throw blades into a rotating target while avoiding existing blades.
- As the rotation speeds increase the patterns become harder to read, turning a simple mechanic into a fast reaction challenge.
Tavern Merge
- A casual merge prototype where drinks slide along a tavern lane and combine into higher tiers.
- The goal is satisfying motion, clean feedback, and quick gameplay loops.
Cosmic Reef Classroom
- An AR learning prototype exploring how augmented reality can make science concepts interactive.
- Players explore space concepts such as Jupiter and its moons through discovery driven interaction.
ByteBuddy
- A first person interactive classroom being explored in Unreal Engine.
- Players walk around a lab and interact with hardware components such as keyboards, printers, CPUs, and routers. Each object reveals short explanations and small guess and learn interactions designed to help middle school students understand computer hardware.
Also working with
Charity Quest
I am helping explore gameplay ideas and systems for Charity Quest, a project looking at how game inspired mechanics can encourage volunteering.
The goal is to help tackle volunteer deserts by designing systems that make participation easier and more engaging.
Tools
- Unity
- Unreal Engine
- C#
- Python
- C++
- Rapid prototyping
- Interaction design
