Making Manakeesh (2025)
For this project, I coded an interactive point-and-click game guiding the user through baking traditional Manakeesh bread through illustrated kitchen scenes, interactive ingredients and collage mechanics. Focusing on triggering conditional changes via mouse drags, presses and cursors hovering over specific coordinate parameters, I was able to combine Javascript with my Procreate illustrations to construct an endearingly small, explorable world that took users on a journey of virtually making Manakeesh — a Levantine flatbread that accompanied me throughout my childhood, warm and nourishing to the soul.
Play here: Making Manakeesh
I used my game as an introduction for a baking workshop I held for my coursemates; guiding each group through the rolling, topping and assembly process, after which I baked the flatbreads in front of them to let them taste their creations. I found that the rhythmic moulding of the dough mirrored the game’s repetitive clicking and dragging well. I brought in some Palestinian decor to invoke a more culturally poignant atmosphere.