{"author_link":"\/users\/gaoyuan-chen","author_name":"Gaoyuan Chen","author_uid":"1097570","comments":[{"author_name":"Paden Shorey","author_uid":"1099455","time":"2018-08-13T03:10:21Z","epoch":1534129821,"modified":1534129821,"text":"Very cool idea and very responsive. I find it gets too intense too quick when the a's start falling.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"smilewood","author_uid":"1001524","time":"2018-08-13T03:10:55Z","epoch":1534129855,"modified":1534129855,"text":"This game was lots of fun, and surprised me by how into it I got. The beginning levels I was thinking that it was super easy and just a puzzle, but then the challenge started. I like that you had a bunch of different phases of the game, it made it a lot more fun to play. It took me a while to see the words on the side that were warning me about the changing challenge. I thought that the sound effects were quite good and perfectly fit the game, although I would have liked some background music of some sort.  This was a very fun game, good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"felixnemis","author_uid":"1100493","time":"2018-08-13T03:12:39Z","epoch":1534129959,"modified":1534129959,"text":"Neat idea, I like how the path you pick is a bit strategic","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mrjorts","author_uid":"1012156","time":"2018-08-13T03:18:46Z","epoch":1534130326,"modified":1534130326,"text":"Great idea. My only suggestion would be to increase the difficulty, since it starts getting a little monotonous towards the end.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gary Beebe","author_uid":"1101206","time":"2018-08-13T03:18:52Z","epoch":1534130332,"modified":1534130332,"text":"I think I beat it :P","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"matt-tuttle","author_uid":"1011289","time":"2018-08-13T03:19:43Z","epoch":1534130383,"modified":1534130383,"text":"This is fantastic! I love how the tutorial is built into the game. Honestly, I finished the game wanting more.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Tiberiusuciu","author_uid":"1033010","time":"2018-08-13T03:20:30Z","epoch":1534130430,"modified":1534130430,"text":"I underestimated the difficulty of the game because of the tutorials. I thought this was easy, boy was I wrong hahahaha game is fun, and I quickly got hooked on trying to last as long as I can. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Tinamil","author_uid":"1064882","time":"2018-08-13T03:22:05Z","epoch":1534130525,"modified":1534130525,"text":"Very cool.  I beat it first try, but was completely engrossed the whole time.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"karlipoppins","author_uid":"1001627","time":"2018-08-13T03:29:52Z","epoch":1534130992,"modified":1534130992,"text":"This is quite an original concept! At first I'll admit I was lost because I thought we had to make real english words and I couldn't figure out how to make words with any path leading to the space bar...\n\nThen I finally got the concept and started typing as fast as I could :)\n\nA few things I really liked:\n- The game has a nice progression, it starts off slow to teach the player how to play. Then it gains a great rhythm and adds some pressure to type letters correctly. At the end, things seemed to slow down a bit until the last letters.\n- I like the attention to detail: the words that make a cool message on the right handside, the final screen with the space bars appearing on top of each other, etc.\n- I found it challenging but rewarding as I was able to sometimes type my way through a bunch of letters super fast and get a bunch of blocks out of the way.\n\nA few things which I think would have added even more:\n- Some background music would definitely make it more relaxing or stressful :)\n- Keeping the pace steady and increasing until the end. I found the game a bit too easy and finished it on the first try.\n\nAnd if you have more time... POWER UPS :D \n\nGreat job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gaoyuan Chen","author_uid":"1097570","time":"2018-08-13T04:42:09Z","epoch":1534135329,"modified":1534135329,"text":"@smilewood, @karlipoppins: Yes there should be background music. I had few idea like changing them between 'level's to tell the player about level changes. However I didn't manged to figure out how to make music by myself (this was my first Ludum Dare!) - will definitely work on the music next time.  ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gaoyuan Chen","author_uid":"1097570","time":"2018-08-13T04:44:35Z","epoch":1534135475,"modified":1534135475,"text":"@mrjorts, @matt-tuttle, @tinamil, @karlipoppins: Wow I didn't expect it to be that easy, myself only have about 20%~30% change to finish the game. :)\n\nShould added more levels, or have some random generated endless levels.\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"bemmu","author_uid":"1000977","time":"2018-08-13T06:07:06Z","epoch":1534140426,"modified":1534140426,"text":"Original idea, and it seems to work well in practice too.\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Mazzletov","author_uid":"1052469","time":"2018-08-13T06:10:20Z","epoch":1534140620,"modified":1534140620,"text":"This is a very innovative concept and unexpectedly it was really satisfying to make as much combo's possible. I only had some problems with keys not dissapearing and the yellow key shifting to a complete random letter in another position. I can imagine, it was probably a real mess to program this haha","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"candlesan","author_uid":"1009980","time":"2018-08-13T06:15:08Z","epoch":1534140908,"modified":1534140908,"text":"Seriously great game! Very well executed. Great interface. Good tutorial flow. Fun tetris\/typing hybrid. This would have been a rocking candidate for LD41 jam too (combine two themes).\n\nYou misspelled forty at the very end! I think it got spelled fourity or something like that?","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"cassowary","author_uid":"1102852","time":"2018-08-13T06:32:48Z","epoch":1534141968,"modified":1534141968,"text":"I like it! It's a very unique design, and very well executed. I especially like how if you have multiple choices of the same letter, it selects them \"in parallel.\"  That is a nice little touch.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gaoyuan Chen","author_uid":"1097570","time":"2018-08-13T06:33:26Z","epoch":1534142006,"modified":1534142006,"text":"@mazzletov: \"yellow key shifting to a complete random letter\" when it is impossible to reach a 'space bar\" at your current location.\n\nI added that logic (it is hard to code though, so maybe it is buggy) in the very end, otherwise you can stuck at a position that can't go to any space bar.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"GeroX","author_uid":"1032898","time":"2018-08-13T06:35:10Z","epoch":1534142110,"modified":1534142110,"text":"Nice Game, it was really fun. It reminded me of Tetris.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Erendelous","author_uid":"1109650","time":"2018-08-13T07:07:33Z","epoch":1534144053,"modified":1534144053,"text":"It's really nice game. And it's really harder than it seems:)(to be honest, without tutorial, it was pretty hard to understand, what should i do:)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"OadT","author_uid":"1029594","time":"2018-08-13T08:05:57Z","epoch":1534147557,"modified":1534147557,"text":"Cool idea! Its good that you indicate which key you can press next, that is something I should have done for my game. Overall good entry, but please think out a better name next time :wink: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"derpylz","author_uid":"1103348","time":"2018-08-13T08:06:43Z","epoch":1534147603,"modified":1534147603,"text":"Great game! Nice blend of a typing game and a tetris like! In my opinion a bit too easy, or rather, it takes too long to become hard.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"deformhead","author_uid":"1102254","time":"2018-08-13T08:06:54Z","epoch":1534147614,"modified":1534147614,"text":"Really cool. Love the concept.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gaoyuan Chen","author_uid":"1097570","time":"2018-08-13T08:10:05Z","epoch":1534147805,"modified":1534147805,"text":"@oadt: Ah you are right. This is my first LD so I thought the name is given and can't be changed.\nWill reserve some time to come up with a good title next time.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gao Ming","author_uid":"1001835","time":"2018-08-13T08:13:18Z","epoch":1534147998,"modified":1534147998,"text":"Very fun. Great work!I have done the tetris theme","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Ossi","author_uid":"1098540","time":"2018-08-13T08:14:29Z","epoch":1534148069,"modified":1534148069,"text":"Amazing game! I really like how you used the space bar as both the literal take on the theme and incorporated it into the physical space of the playing field. It was really fun to try and beat the falling blocks when things started getting hectic. The little story going on the right side was a nice touch! Very innovative take on action puzzler and typing game, great stuff!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"jka","author_uid":"1098775","time":"2018-08-13T10:00:26Z","epoch":1534154426,"modified":1534154426,"text":"Nice, cool concept! :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gabe","author_uid":"1001038","time":"2018-08-13T11:32:51Z","epoch":1534159971,"modified":1534159971,"text":"Wow I'm impressed, this was a great game! I was very intrigued by the theme interpretation and the Tetris + Typing game match. Great work on this one!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Eric Kulbiej","author_uid":"1103214","time":"2018-08-13T13:01:08Z","epoch":1534165268,"modified":1534165268,"text":"Nice game, enjoyed it very much. Keep it up!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pomb","author_uid":"1064575","time":"2018-08-13T13:31:59Z","epoch":1534167119,"modified":1534167119,"text":"This was so fun! I try doing speed typing practice on googles typing class, but this has great potential for teaching touch typing in a much more fun way.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"chaitae","author_uid":"1105726","time":"2018-08-13T13:57:54Z","epoch":1534168674,"modified":1534168674,"text":"I really liked the mechanic for this game.It was cool thinking about what letters to pick to reach the spacebar faster.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Didactylos","author_uid":"1036312","time":"2018-08-14T08:04:54Z","epoch":1534233894,"modified":1534233894,"text":"A really different kind of game mechanic, but easy to grasp, quick, simple and fun. I like a clear, simple idea that is really well executed.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Donitz","author_uid":"1104643","time":"2018-08-14T15:08:59Z","epoch":1534259339,"modified":1534259339,"text":"Neat original concept! I liked the mutations:\n\n\"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa space\".","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"itsarabbit","author_uid":"1109721","time":"2018-08-14T22:27:27Z","epoch":1534285647,"modified":1534285647,"text":"Fantastic work! Neat concept and you took it very far. Really liked the \"aaaaaaaaa\" segment. I had a hard time following the sidebar though, as I had to focus on playing the game!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"shimage2","author_uid":"1053934","time":"2018-08-18T01:53:34Z","epoch":1534557214,"modified":1534557214,"text":"It was innovative and interesting. I feel like I'm making my way to the space key. Great work!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LastLeaf","author_uid":"1102500","time":"2018-09-03T08:30:18Z","epoch":1535963418,"modified":1535963418,"text":"Really fun and innovative! Love your idea! The graphics and the audio are good enough. You did a very **GREAT** job if it is your first LD! \n\nThe only thing I should complain is that the difficulty increased so fast.\n\nOverall, it is a great typing game prototype. Hope you can develop further!\n\n","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld42\/109235-375dcf655dcbd1d1d4adfc2d19a08704.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gaoyuan.itch.io\/running-out-of-space","text":"HTML5 (web)"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1tO7x2mHvnUp1dA39ibR02Ek8rqz7WQzu","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1KikwRKdec7K_CIzbwbFmfuOyat79IkSw","text":"macOS"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=18LnWu4aPecBtARKQhUxJZ6Rp8P3A5OkJ","text":"Linux"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1lBzFxHC8x_PCMvRV4wNirxlqXwLmyAhb","text":"Source code"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"46979","g_author":"1097570","g_event":"LD42","g_eventkey":"73","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"229714","g_title":"Running out of Space","g_status":"USEAR3","g_place":"104","g_commentcount":"34","g_site2_node_id":"109235","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"109235","n_urlkey":"229714","n_parent":"97793","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/running-out-of-space-4","n_slug":"running-out-of-space-4","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"97570","n_created":"1533961109","n_modified":"1534041940","n_version":"311424","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":109235,"parent":97793,"superparent":9,"author":97570,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2018-08-12T02:28:19Z","created":"2018-08-11T04:18:29Z","modified":"2018-08-12T02:45:40Z","version":311424,"slug":"running-out-of-space-4","name":"Running out of Space","body":"![covergif.gif](\/\/\/raw\/22d\/71\/z\/15b9a.gif)\n\n## Gameplay\n- This game is inspired by Teries - blocks are falling from sky and you need to destroy them before you are running out of **Space**.\n- This game is also inspired by Typing games - you need to type a word on screen, but this time it can be any word form a path from any golden block to space bar. You always need Space bar to destroy blocks, so don't waste them otherwise you will be running out of **Space** (bar).\n- On the right side you can see the words and spaces that are coming next. Also, it tells story.\n- The words, speed, difficulty will change when you play through it.\n\n## Rule\n- Push the key that correspond to a golden block.\n- If that block is a letter, then it will turn into brown. All non-brown neighbor (left,right,up,down) will turn to golden.\n- If that block is a space bar (a 1x6 bar without text), all brown block and that space bar will be destroyed.\n- If you can't reach any space bar, we will reset the brown blocks.\n- There is a progress bar on top, when it run out of time new block will appear.\n- When the block stuck in the top row, game will over.\n\n## Control\n- Keyboard only\n- Use Enter to join game and restart.\n- Use key 'A' - 'Z', space bar to play.\n- Use Esc to force Game Over.\n\n## Development\n- Engine: http:\/\/www.amulet.xyz\n- Sound: SFXR in http:\/\/www.amulet.xyz\/editor.html\n- Picture: draw by hand using Microsoft Paint\n\n\n\n","meta":{"author":[97570],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/22d\/71\/z\/15b64.png","link-01":"https:\/\/gaoyuan.itch.io\/running-out-of-space","link-01-tag":"42336","link-02":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1tO7x2mHvnUp1dA39ibR02Ek8rqz7WQzu","link-02-tag":"42337","link-03":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1KikwRKdec7K_CIzbwbFmfuOyat79IkSw","link-03-tag":"42339","link-04":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=18LnWu4aPecBtARKQhUxJZ6Rp8P3A5OkJ","link-04-tag":"42341","link-05":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1lBzFxHC8x_PCMvRV4wNirxlqXwLmyAhb","link-05-tag":"42332"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/running-out-of-space-4","parents":[1,5,9,97793],"love":0,"notes":34,"notes-timestamp":"2018-09-03T08:30:18Z","grade":{"grade-01":48,"grade-02":48,"grade-03":48,"grade-04":48,"grade-05":47,"grade-06":45,"grade-07":40,"grade-08":43},"magic":{"cool":117.54214558556,"feedback":20,"given":62,"grade":45.875,"grade-01-average":3.815,"grade-01-result":104,"grade-02-average":3.848,"grade-02-result":72,"grade-03-average":3.978,"grade-03-result":42,"grade-04-average":4.13,"grade-04-result":84,"grade-05-average":2.944,"grade-05-result":483,"grade-06-average":2.884,"grade-06-result":358,"grade-07-average":2.526,"grade-07-result":298,"grade-08-average":2.939,"grade-08-result":358,"smart":14.363539091659}},"text":"![covergif.gif](\/\/\/raw\/22d\/71\/z\/15b9a.gif)\n\n## Gameplay\n- This game is inspired by Teries - blocks are falling from sky and you need to destroy them before you are running out of **Space**.\n- This game is also inspired by Typing games - you need to type a word on screen, but this time it can be any word form a path from any golden block to space bar. You always need Space bar to destroy blocks, so don't waste them otherwise you will be running out of **Space** (bar).\n- On the right side you can see the words and spaces that are coming next. Also, it tells story.\n- The words, speed, difficulty will change when you play through it.\n\n## Rule\n- Push the key that correspond to a golden block.\n- If that block is a letter, then it will turn into brown. All non-brown neighbor (left,right,up,down) will turn to golden.\n- If that block is a space bar (a 1x6 bar without text), all brown block and that space bar will be destroyed.\n- If you can't reach any space bar, we will reset the brown blocks.\n- There is a progress bar on top, when it run out of time new block will appear.\n- When the block stuck in the top row, game will over.\n\n## Control\n- Keyboard only\n- Use Enter to join game and restart.\n- Use key 'A' - 'Z', space bar to play.\n- Use Esc to force Game Over.\n\n## Development\n- Engine: http:\/\/www.amulet.xyz\n- Sound: SFXR in http:\/\/www.amulet.xyz\/editor.html\n- Picture: draw by hand using Microsoft Paint\n\n\n\n","title":"Running out of Space"}