Players getting ready to play the physical game installation, Tie Your Laces.

We Throw Switches

A Scotland-based team who unite video game artists with public audiences. Introducing how curated, compelling experiences rival the enjoyment of the mainstream industry. They showcase how video games can be art, like their exhibit at the V&A Museum in Dundee, Scotland.

Role
UX/UI Design Lead, illustrator

Teams
Marketing, Engineering, Music

Focus Areas
Accessibility, visual design, ui design

Tie Your Laces

TieYourLaces was an experimental movement game created to bring people together through play. We wanted something instantly understandable—an experience anyone could join within seconds. The result was TYL: a fast-paced, physical installation inspired by the energy of court sports like badminton and squash. Designed for big spaces, lively crowds, and spontaneous movement, TYL turns your own body into the controller—no wearables, no setup—just pure motion, speed, and connection.

I developed the brand identity and the UI for this Scotland-based company’s physical movement installation, Tie Your Laces. I iterated and improved the experience flow and user interface for the lidar-based game. Either solo or head-to-head, players would calibrate their position and begin a digital whack-a-mole simulating court sports. There was  harmony between the movement, color explosions, and music of the artist, Chipzel.

  • Tie Your Laces start screen showing the player cursor and calibration diamond
  • Tie Your Laces four player calibration in a diamond made of four different color diamonds.
  • Transition screen from calibration to gameplay where the background color is the progress bar indicator
  • Start screen showing the current scores of the current player and the next player's highest score
  • End scoring screen showcasing the scores and different stats from the game.
  • Thank you for playing screen