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Firefly by KevinWorkman

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made by KevinWorkman for LD29 (JAM)
You are a yellow firefly. Your mate is the other yellow firefly. Use your arrow keys (or tilt your Android device) to meet your mate.

This is more a meditative toy than it is an actual game, so mostly sit back and enjoy the light show.

I finished this in 48 hours, but I'm entering the jam because I got the pictures from here (http://photos.kevinworkman.com/) and the piano notes from here (http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MIS.html).

This game was made with libGDX.

PS- Yes I know that only male fireflies fly. I'm okay with that. :)
Homepage http://staticvoidgames.com/play/?game=Firefly
Jar http://staticvoidgames.com/play/?game=Firefly&view=jar
Android (Google Play) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.StaticVoidGames.Firefly.android
Source http://staticvoidgames.com/play/?game=Firefly&view=source
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=5364

Ratings

Coolness 88% 2
Overall(Jam) 3.00 491
Audio(Jam) 3.20 304
Fun(Jam) 2.57 580
Graphics(Jam) 3.64 269
Humor(Jam) 1.92 598
Innovation(Jam) 3.19 289
Mood(Jam) 3.63 132
Theme(Jam) 1.89 735

Feedback

Gaspard_
28. Apr 2014 · 02:03 UTC
Light production in fireflies is due to a type of chemical reaction called bioluminescence. This process occurs in specialized light-emitting organs, usually on a firefly's lower abdomen. The enzyme luciferase acts on the luciferin, in the presence of magnesium ions, ATP, and oxygen to produce light. -Wikipedia

Nice little hallucinogen-amplifier you got there!
madmaw
28. Apr 2014 · 10:26 UTC
Nice effects
Jojo
28. Apr 2014 · 13:40 UTC
I liked the mood of this game. I also liked the way the lights seem to be synchronized to the music. How did you do that? Hard-coded? Are the piano notes played randomly? Am I just imagining that the lights are synced?
caranha
28. Apr 2014 · 15:54 UTC
That was a pretty interesting idea. I liked exploring the scenes under the lights of the fireflies.

One thing that disappointed me a bit is that the screenshots show dozens of fireflies, but the first three or four levels only had a couple of them...
GagaPete
28. Apr 2014 · 21:45 UTC
Cute game. I love the mechanics but it is hard to identify the firefly that you need to meet. May it should start each round by first blink the player, second the muse and then the random pattern.
dsoft20
29. Apr 2014 · 09:06 UTC
Nice relaxing game :D.
rincewind_cz
29. Apr 2014 · 14:33 UTC
Simple and relaxing - only later levels were little chaotic. Check out my libGDX+box2dlights game if you are interested :-)
lajos
30. Apr 2014 · 01:58 UTC
Nice game! Congrats!
NiceAlexanderAS
30. Apr 2014 · 02:01 UTC
What a beautiful game :D nice sounds and light effects. Sometimes i cant find my self but not a big deal, the game is fun and relaxing (: Great work :D
jeffz
30. Apr 2014 · 02:32 UTC
Looks and sounds very nice, but I can't tell if I'm playing or just tilting looking foolish. I sat my android device down on the couch next to me and won a few levels without any interaction. Definitely an interesting direction though, well done!
Empyrealhell
01. May 2014 · 02:56 UTC
Interesting game. The controls were a bit unwieldy, and with nothing other than the color to tell them apart, it turned into a guessing game for me (colorblind). A small particle effect on the mate fly or something would have been a huge help.
ocmu
01. May 2014 · 03:15 UTC
Cool effects. To enhance the 'meditative' theme, I would have liked to have a more mellow, seamless transition from one stage to the next. Cool idea though, and well executed.
hyouko
01. May 2014 · 03:19 UTC
This game makes me sad when I finish a level too fast.

Not sure what it has to do with the theme precisely, but I'm glad I got to play it.
Jupiter_Hadley
01. May 2014 · 18:13 UTC
Cute game, but I feel like I didnt get the theme. I included your game in part 6 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series! http://youtu.be/K5ATRciKj24
GrooveMan
02. May 2014 · 02:38 UTC
The light effects are really pretty, but the hitboxes on the fireflies feels way too small. I think having the different colours be different instrument notes or different shapes would both add variety and be a nice concession for the colourblind (though I can see the latter not mattering once enough are on screen).
Pixlexia
02. May 2014 · 02:41 UTC
The light effects are beautiful. The piano is perfect too, but I'm thinking it might be better if the notes played were on a same chord/scale, the music would be even better that way. But nevertheless, the mood is really nice and I played for more than a few minutes just so I could get to the levels with more fireflies. Great job!
hbocao
03. May 2014 · 14:50 UTC
Beautiful game. So relaxing... Sometimes I think I moved too quickly that was kinda hard to stop. Very cool entry!
LemmingSurvivor
08. May 2014 · 01:09 UTC
Neat little concept. While playing, I kept thinking of fun potential ideas using swarm intelligence and image recognition to make the flight paths more whimsical.

Good idea with the audio.
mogwai
09. May 2014 · 19:54 UTC
Fun idea and very relaxing. Although bit hard to see which firefly I control and which one I need to move to.
frogcheese
09. May 2014 · 20:58 UTC
Really fun, cool idea - easy at the start but progressively harder as more and more fireflies started stealing me and my mate's thunder. Interesting audio choice as well, though it was at its most effective when there were fewer fireflies around so it was easier to connect the notes to what was happening on screen.
garygreen
11. May 2014 · 22:23 UTC
I really liked the graphic effects and the hidden images. It was very relaxing too.
Taffaz
12. May 2014 · 16:55 UTC
Great mood and very relaxing to play
Snoother
12. May 2014 · 20:59 UTC
Wonderfully sedate, and the piano sounds and blinking are reminiscent of Brian Eno's "Bloom" app -- which is invariably a good thing. It was a bit vague at first as to what you were controlling, but it's a minor gripe.