GABBAH BAYA
504/GWT

Palestinian American Artist and Game Designer. Interested in creating digital words for people of color. 



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01 OF OUR SPRINGS

Of Our Springs, created in 2016 was my first video game I created with no prior experience. I was initially inspired by the #NewPalmyra Project.The #NEWPALMYRA project re-creates ancient Syrian architecture destroyed by ISIS through 3D Modeling.

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02 RETURN

RETURN made in 2021 focuses on two Palestinian villages in occupied west Jerusalem, Lifta and Ayn Karem. 

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03 CROSSING

Crossing, a short game made in 2022 is a visual novel, of a woman crossing the sea and going through memories of what she left behind.

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04 REM

REM, made in 2022 is a walking simulator that started from a simple concept of trying to imagine being inside dreams. This is the second game I worked on for Game Studio 1.


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05 SONIC BLOOM

Sonic Bloom is an exploration on how to use sound as the primary game mechanic in a video game. In this game players explore their enviornment to collect sounds from objects. They can return back to the cabin and place their sound objects and manipulate them.

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06 FREELANCE GAMES

Freelance games where I have collaborated with other artists to create virtual worlds for their work.



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07 PROTOTYPES

One week prototypes made in Prototype Studio Fall 2023.



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08 PUBLICATIONS

Publications and books I’ve created.

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