About Tru

Truman Cho is an artist and game developer who turns ideas into real things — games, merch, cartridges, businesses. Now building a free resource so any kid can cross from consumer to maker on their own terms.

Young Tru learning Scratch Age 6, first Scratch project
Game Boy design sketch Age 8, designing for Game Boy
Cardboard Game Boy age 8 Age 8, cardboard Game Boy
Tru building Archaea High school, continuing game dev

I started learning Scratch when I was 6. By middle school I was building my own micro-games with my own art.

My parents wouldn't let me play Angry Birds, so I built my own version out of blocks. I wanted a Game Boy, so I made a cardboard one. That's still how I work. If something doesn't exist the way I need it, I make it.

Now I publish original games on itch.io, press my own merch, and sell at markets and pop-ups. I go to Brooklyn Technical High School. BeTru Maker is where I share what I know: how to build games, how to turn your art into real things, and what happens when you actually try.

Making of Archaea

Build

I build and publish original games on itch.io. From micro-games in Scratch to full projects coded from scratch. Playing games was never enough. I had to make them.

See my games →
Hotdog keychain merch

Make

I design my own characters and turn them into real products. Shirts, pouches, keychains, mugs. I press them myself and sell at markets and pop-ups across Brooklyn.

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Sharing with kids in the classroom

Share

I bring what I know into schools, youth groups, and community spaces. Showing kids how to go from idea to something real. If I figured it out, you can too.

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🛍️ Things I Made

TLC Collage Accessory Pouch

TLC Collage Accessory Pouch

Hotdog Mug

Hotdog Mug

Tru Motel Keychains

Tru Motel Keychains

Ninja Boy Adult T-shirt

Ninja Boy T-shirt

Tru Boys Youth Hoodie

Tru Boys Hoodie

See everything Tru made →