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Video puzzle game offers quite a unique challenge that requires logical thinking and reaction time.

Adam Rose
Twin Cities News

Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador hosted a province-wide career show case throughout the province on Friday March 28.

In attendance was a student software developer, Stephen Crocker, who attracted the most attention with his computerized video game called Cubi.

Crocker is a software developer student at Keyin College in St. John’s, and he has created numerous witty video games under his branding, Stoozly.

Crocker said, “Cubi is the first in person game-play trial and is still under development for PC and smartphone play in the web browser, however, it is still functional for everyone to play.”

This video puzzle game offers quite a unique challenge that requires logical thinking and reaction time.

The game has dynamic obstacles where each level introduces obstacle after obstacle.

As the player advances, the puzzles become more complex thus pushing the player to develop new strategies at solving each task.

Job Skill Demonstrator, Natalie Mitchell, with Skills Canada, played Cubi at the event and she says, “the game is a critical mind thinker and is very addictive.”   

Crocker says, he has been developing his own games for many years as a hobbyist when he was a teenager.

Crocker said, “Cubi is quite simple to understand and play, and it will keep players engaged for hours as they embark on a journey like no other video game.”

Crocker said he has so far developed ten games in total, and they can be played online at stoozly.itch.io