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ZipZap

Vertical, swipe-to-play HTML5 game feed. Short-form playable content with a creator ecosystem and per-session scoring. Browser-native, FastAPI + MySQL backend, vanilla JS player.

year
2025–2026
role
Concept, engineering, design
scope
Live platform · Creator ecosystem

01 · Overview

ZipZap is a TikTok-style HTML5 game feed: short-form playable games you swipe through vertically, each with its own scoring loop, leaderboard, and creator credit.

It's built for instant play (no install, no app store) and for a creator ecosystem: developers can publish a game by dropping a single canvas factory into the platform, and players' sessions, scores and engagement flow back to the creators.

Browser-native end-to-end: FastAPI + MySQL on the backend, vanilla JS player on the front. Typhoon will ship as a ZipZap entry as well as a standalone build.

02 · Highlights

Features in development

01

Swipe-to-play feed

Vertical scroll between games, the next one warmed up in the background so play starts the moment a card is in view.

02

Standard game contract

Each game is a small `function GameName(canvas, onGameOver)` factory. Drop one in, ZipZap handles the rest.

03

Per-session scoring

Every play recorded, leaderboards per game, optional creator monetisation tied to engagement.

04

Creator pipeline

Custom dev tooling for studios to publish, version and A/B test their entries on the platform.

03 · Stack

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