Hi, I'm J. Valentine
Author. Game designer. Teacher.
I make things that help people feel something.
Author. Game designer. Teacher.
I make things that help people feel something.
I sit where stories, games and teaching meet, and I build every part of it myself.
The site is now a whole platform. Earn XP, complete quests, climb the leaderboards and track your journey, all free and all in one place.
Five picture books that give children a gentle, honest way to name what they're feeling.
Hover or tap a cover to see what it is about.





Each character has a book, a browser game and a place in the Learning Lab.
No installs, no logins, no ads. Just open and play.
"Writing something down forces you to understand it, not just recognise it."
Self-paced courses with quizzes, XP and certificates. Free, no login.
Built in-house because a student needed them and they didn't exist yet. Free, no installs, no login.
"I could have used Squarespace. I built it in raw code instead because I wanted to understand every single thing on it."
Built in Unreal, Unity, GameMaker and game jams. All clickable.
There's no wrong answer. The best projects start with a real feeling.
If this feels like the kind of space you or your child would thrive in, reach out. No pressure, just a conversation.