You know those tedious tasks you have to do at work: Updating configuration files, copying and pasting files, updating Jira tickets.

Time adds up after a while. This was very much the case when I worked for an online games company back in 2016. The job could be very rewarding at times when I had to build configurable templates for games, but about 70% of my time was spent on making copies of those templates and deploying re-skinned implementations.

What is a Reskin?

The definition of a reskin at the company was using the same game mechanics, screens and positioning of elements, but changing the visual aesthetics such as color and assets. So in the context of a simple game like ‘Rock Paper Scissors’, we would create a template with basic assets like below.

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