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Juggle Jam by nusan

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made by nusan for LD 40 (COMPO)

"Juggle Jam" is more of a toy than a game. It's based on some mathematical theory behind juggle patterns. You can : - load premade juggling patterns - create your own juggling patterns using a dedicated in-game editor - create a random juggling pattern and let it hypnotise you

If you know how to juggle, you can try to follow the motion and the patterns. Let me know if you have managed to reproduce some patterns with real balls. Time spent actually juggling instead of coding : too much

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Controls : - keys C and V and arrow keys - return : menu/help In play mode : - c:toggle view - v:go to editor mode In editor mode : - c:grab a ball or a throwing node - v:go to play mode

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This idea was inspired by a video from Numberphile, you can check it if you want to know more about some math theory of juggling : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dwgusHjA0Y

HTML5 (web) http://lezanu.fr/LD40
Other (document) https://youtu.be/C0pbM4pKLrk
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/juggle-jam

Ratings

Overall 251th 3.528⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 388th 3.176⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 8th 4.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 180th 3.778⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 18th 4.325⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 78th 3.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 158th 3.444⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 5🗨️

Feedback

quixatocs
04. Dec 2017 · 15:53 UTC
Cool idea. There's a ton in this! I'm really impressed you managed to code all that in 48 hours WHILE also juggling at the same time!
Nyri0
04. Dec 2017 · 16:51 UTC
Wow that's very nice and unexpected.
I watched the video of Numberphile and this game is a nice way to play with the tricks and learn tricks. Sadly I don't know yet how to juggle, but one day I'll learn :)

The program is very polished, I like the different views, the simple yet nice graphics.

However the controls are tricky and not natural, even in the menu (C to choose an option instead of Enter).
samh
05. Dec 2017 · 13:04 UTC
I had fun watching preset patterns and finding nice random ones. However the editor was a bit incomprehensible to me, so I could not really explore that part…

The music and SFX go well together, it may not be very interactive but it’s a soothing experience. The rotating 3D model is impressive; your PICO-8 mastery shows again :smile:
SVR_Audio
06. Dec 2017 · 14:52 UTC
Surprised by how different and cool this game is, really criative, great job !
Kerdelos
06. Dec 2017 · 21:45 UTC
I think I got how the juggle editor worked \o/ It's an unexpected take on the theme and an hypnotizing toy, I love it ! You're just missing the automatic gif generator ;)
Geckoo1337
07. Dec 2017 · 20:37 UTC
Really strange experience. I took a look at the video and I understand what you tried to do. I like it. I am really impressed by your capability to learn a new engine in less than a few months - PICO. Well done for something new ++
Liquidream
08. Dec 2017 · 06:20 UTC
Wonderful graphics - I'm gonna have to analyse this "PICO-8 cell/outline effect" you got going here.
Amazing how many layers you managed to add in such a short amount of time. The generative music was also a nice touch. Good luck! :D
David Aguado
09. Dec 2017 · 10:47 UTC
Really interesting idea! In my opinion the controls are a bit confusing.
legulysse
09. Dec 2017 · 17:18 UTC
Very hypnotic !
Controls are confusing though, but maybe its a pico-8 restriction ?
I spent most of the time just admiring patterns :D
shubart
19. Dec 2017 · 16:40 UTC
Very impressive work. I cannot figure out how you did so much in the time given
Franklins Ghost
21. Dec 2017 · 07:47 UTC
Interesting toy, always been interested in juggling so was nice to see the maths behind it. Did find the editor a bit confusing though but did have fun trying out all the preset patterns and seeing how it worked.