kiduel/amharic-letters-test

# Amharic Letters — Animation Test Project This is a **trimmed test build** of a children's Amharic alphabet (fidel) tracing game, prepared as a paid screening task. It contains **only the first 5 letters of Family 1** (ሀ, ሰ, ሸ, በ, ቨ) so you can focus entirely on the animation task below. --- ## The task When a child finishes tracing one letter, the next letter appears. Right now the letters just **slide in/out** with no relationship shown. We want a **smooth transition animation between each letter that visually teaches how the new letter relates to the previous one.** The Amharic script is systematic — most letters are a base shape plus a small modification. A good transition makes that visible, for example: - one letter **rotating** to become the next, - a **new stroke animating into place** to turn one letter into another, - a simple, gentle **fade** where there is no clear relationship. Keep it **kid-friendly** (ages ~7–11): calm, clear, not flashy. **We are open to your approach** — sprite/transform animation, frame-based, skeletal, shader, whatever you think gives the cleanest result. Show us how *you* would do it. For this test, implement the transitions between these 5 letters (the 4 hand-offs as they appear one after another). Quality on a few matters more than quantity. --- ## How to run 1. Open the project in **Unity 2022.3.62f2** (same minor version recommended). 2. Open the scene `Assets/_GameSource/_Scenes/Main.unity`. 3. Press **Play** — it boots **straight into the 5-letter tracing**, no menus. Trace each letter; when one is complete the next appears (this is where the transition should play). After the 5th, a button replays the set so you can watch your transitions on a loop. > To use the normal menu flow instead, select the **UIManager** object in the scene and > uncheck **"Boot To Letter Test"**. ### Dev shortcuts (editor only) To review transitions quickly without tracing every letter: - **N** — skip to the next letter (plays the t …