{"author_link":"\/users\/carson-bentley","author_name":"Carson Bentley","author_uid":"1199002","comments":[{"author_name":"synoxgames","author_uid":"1052650","time":"2020-04-21T04:59:55Z","epoch":1587445195,"modified":1587445195,"text":"That was a really unique and fun experience! I managed to get to age infinite haha, I'd love to see more one day! It was really good","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sai Vivek Amirishetty","author_uid":"1185106","time":"2020-04-21T05:09:39Z","epoch":1587445779,"modified":1587445779,"text":"The mechanics are really cool and the idea is very unique.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"","author_uid":"1000000","time":"2020-04-21T05:12:16Z","epoch":1587445936,"modified":1587445936,"text":"I feel like a better explanation of what is happening would make the game better. I had no idea what was going on even after reading this info page. I get that its based on the Game of Life, but I don't totally remember\/understand the rules to that. Good concept, but some more explaining would help.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Abyss","author_uid":"1154120","time":"2020-04-21T05:15:01Z","epoch":1587446101,"modified":1587446101,"text":"One of my first ideas after hearing the theme was Conway's game of life and although my team went a different direction, I'm really glad to see someone go with it. This is a simple but effective demonstration of the theme. Nice job!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ModalModule","author_uid":"1044241","time":"2020-04-21T05:17:17Z","epoch":1587446237,"modified":1587446237,"text":"I had no idea what was going on, but it was enjoyable watching the patterns!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"khaotom","author_uid":"1001130","time":"2020-04-21T05:20:12Z","epoch":1587446412,"modified":1587446412,"text":"165 was my score.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Minusc","author_uid":"1101142","time":"2020-04-24T11:19:53Z","epoch":1587727193,"modified":1587727193,"text":"You need to know the game of life in order to understand the game. But it's still quite enjoyable. It feels more random than controllable, but I think it's a part of the fun. Quite enjoyable to watch, what so ever.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Gorypixels","author_uid":"1202477","time":"2020-04-24T11:24:29Z","epoch":1587727469,"modified":1587727469,"text":"I didn't get what was going on either, but I liked the minimalist aesthetic of this! :D","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Edalbung","author_uid":"1181226","time":"2020-04-24T12:12:40Z","epoch":1587730360,"modified":1587730360,"text":"Intriguing concept, but I think that it misses some feedback in order to understand what happens in the game, and what are our mistakes during each playthrough. \n\nIndeed, I found rather hard to know where I made a mistake, for me the learning curve is very difficult, so I really think that you should more feedback and explanations, it will help a lot the understanding of your game !\n\nOverall gg for your work !","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Quinn_Patrick","author_uid":"1187047","time":"2020-04-28T00:08:41Z","epoch":1588032521,"modified":1588032521,"text":"Definitely a fun toy to play around with. My record is 112. It'd be nice if the clock speed would stay set rather than going back to 1 each time. I really like seeing cool experimental games like this, keep up the good work.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rikitaner","author_uid":"1196029","time":"2020-04-28T16:48:18Z","epoch":1588092498,"modified":1588092498,"text":"Very clever idea! I can see this as a puzzle game where you'd have to score a certain score each level. Very good concept, good job!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Chao","author_uid":"1005761","time":"2020-04-29T12:54:18Z","epoch":1588164858,"modified":1588164858,"text":"Really cool. It's really nice seeing the game of life rules used to make puzzle mechanics like this, and it actually works really well.\n\nNice job.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"akai_0okami","author_uid":"1000368","time":"2020-04-29T22:53:03Z","epoch":1588200783,"modified":1588200783,"text":"Graphics and UI were good, but the game definitely needs more of an explanation for those who don't know Conway's Game of Life.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mhykah","author_uid":"1034355","time":"2020-04-30T02:05:30Z","epoch":1588212330,"modified":1588212330,"text":"As someone who doesn't know Game of Life I didn't really understand what was going on.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Carson Bentley","author_uid":"1199002","time":"2020-05-13T19:33:08Z","epoch":1589398388,"modified":1589398388,"text":"Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year's jam. It's really great to share in a community of like-minded individuals.\nI'll make improvements based on your feedback for a future itch.io release.\n\nNobody complained about this, but I'm sorry it didn't run in the browser.\n\nMy initial (browser) release completely fell apart due to poor testing on my part, but I managed to get the project to work as a standalone in the last hour or so.... I ended up submitting with 2 minutes left on the clock!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Carson Bentley","author_uid":"1199002","time":"2020-05-13T19:33:08Z","epoch":1589398388,"modified":1589398388,"text":"Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year's jam. It's really great to share in a community of like-minded individuals.\nI'll make improvements based on your feedback for a future itch.io release.\n\nNobody complained about this, but I'm sorry it didn't run in the browser.\n\nMy initial (browser) release completely fell apart due to poor testing on my part, but I managed to get the project to work as a standalone in the last hour or so.... 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