FigureYa Games

A lightweight collection of browser-based mini games that mix “academia × entertainment.” Every title is designed for quick play sessions with a research twist. The bundle currently includes six games:

• Peer Review Defense — tower defense / strategy
• Mario’s CNS Sprint — platformer tribute
• FigureYa Flight — chase & dodge challenge
• Link Up Ideas — tile-link puzzler using FigureYa thumbnails
• Snack for Figures — snake remake with FigureYa imagery and multiple difficulty modes
• Tetris Remix — classic falling-block puzzle featuring FigureYa tiles

You can open everything directly in a browser or deploy to GitHub Pages for instant online access.

Play Online

• Collection home: index.html

• Individual entry points:

  • Peer Review Defense: game_peerreview/index.html
  • Mario’s CNS Sprint: game_mario/index.html
  • FigureYa Flight: game_catmouse/index.html
  • Link Up Ideas: game_linkup/index.html
  • Snack for Figures: game_snake/index.html
  • Tetris Remix: game_tetris/index.html

• Published builds (GitHub Pages):

Game	URL
Collection Home	https://ying-ge.github.io/FigureYa-Games/
Peer Review Defense	https://ying-ge.github.io/FigureYa-Games/game_peerreview/
Mario’s CNS Sprint	https://ying-ge.github.io/FigureYa-Games/game_mario/
FigureYa Flight	https://ying-ge.github.io/FigureYa-Games/game_catmouse/
Link Up Ideas	https://ying-ge.github.io/FigureYa-Games/game_linkup/
Snack for Figures	https://ying-ge.github.io/FigureYa-Games/game_snake/
Tetris Remix	https://ying-ge.github.io/FigureYa-Games/game_tetris/

Run Locally

This repository is a static front-end site:

• Quickest option: double-click index.html to launch the hub.
• Recommended: serve the folder via a local static server (unlocks any Service Worker or PWA features).

Common approaches:

# Python 3 built-in
python3 -m http.server 8000
# then open http://localhost:8000

# Node.js (requires http-server)
npx http-server

Repository Layout

FigureYa-Games/
├── index.html                 # Game hub (cards link to each title)
├── game_peerreview/           # Peer Review Defense
│   ├── index.html
│   └── README.md
├── game_mario/                # Mario’s CNS Sprint
│   └── index.html
├── game_catmouse/             # FigureYa Flight
│   └── index.html
├── game_linkup/               # Link Up Ideas
│   ├── index.html
│   └── README.md
├── game_snake/                # Snack for Figures
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── README.md
│   └── gallery_compress/      # Artwork assets
├── game_tetris/               # Tetris Remix
│   └── index.html
├── png/                       # Original image assets
└── png_compressed/            # Optimized assets (webp, etc.)

Game Highlights

Peer Review Defense (game_peerreview/)

• Tower-defense take on manuscript submission:
  • Place evidence pillars—core figures, datasets, tools—to repel Reviewer and Editor “critique projectiles.”
  • FigureYa charts drop like sunshine; tap them to refill Funding and boost Impact Factor.
  • Two difficulty tiers (Standard / Expert); Editors hit twice as hard in Expert.
  • 12 escalating waves with rising Editor spawn rates.
  • Funding & Impact Factor economy—defeating critiques fuels upgrades.
  • Mouse and touch friendly with live canvas status updates.
• Docs: see game_peerreview/README.md
• Entry: game_peerreview/index.html

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Link Up Ideas (game_linkup/)

• Casual link-matching puzzle using FigureYa thumbnails.
• Entry: game_linkup/index.html
• Note: README is a placeholder—contributions welcome for rules and level design.

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Snack for Figures (game_snake/)

• Snake remake featuring FigureYa thumbnails as food.
• Four difficulty levels (Intro, Easy, Normal, Hard).
• Adjustable simultaneous food count (1–5).
• Dynamic speed-up every 5 snacks.
• Local high-score tracking and responsive design.
• Gradient UI with subtle animation polish.
• Docs: game_snake/README.md
• Entry: game_snake/index.html

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Mario’s CNS Sprint (game_mario/)

• Platformer homage infused with research humor.
• Classic Mario-style level flow with FigureYa callbacks.
• Entry: game_mario/index.html

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FigureYa Flight (game_catmouse/)

• Chase-and-dodge gameplay with FigureYa imagery as set dressing.
• Entry: game_catmouse/index.html

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Tetris Remix (game_tetris/)

• Classic falling-block action with FigureYa tiles.
• Chain clears and combo scoring.
• Entry: game_tetris/index.html

Citation

• Xiaofan Lu, et al. (2025). FigureYa: A Standardized Visualization Framework for Enhancing Biomedical Data Interpretation and Research Efficiency. iMetaMed.
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/imm3.70005

License

• The root project and all subgames are released under the MIT License.
• See the root LICENSE file (subdirectories referencing their own LICENSE mirror the same terms).