{"author_link":"\/users\/280755","author_name":"LDJam user 280755","author_uid":1280755,"comments":[{"id":845692,"author_name":"Grandblood","author_uid":"grandblood","epoch":1664818875,"text":"Cool concept and art. Pretty challenging to figure out first. Liked it a lot. Nice Job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":845702,"author_name":"DrummerManSam","author_uid":"drummermansam","epoch":1664818964,"text":"Really cool and interesting concept where eventually I got to a point I couldnt keep track of the different language and got all messed up lol but I like how simple it is and how well the graphics and music fits the game. Nice job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":849602,"author_name":"Gryph0n","author_uid":"gryph0n","epoch":1664842877,"text":"This game had me rolling with laughter, it felt like learning a foreign language! What an amazing concept!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":851416,"author_name":"Michelle Olson","author_uid":"michelle-olson","epoch":1664855730,"text":"I am absolutely in love with this game and am pretty proud of how far I got :P the theming is so funny and it really does feel like learning a new language. So unique and so clever - amazing work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":852108,"author_name":"42Xiao","author_uid":"42xiao","epoch":1664862693,"text":"So great! I loved the artwork and the gameplay is so fun! The music can be too naughty lol, I'm obviously not up to the job.![\u622a\u5c4f2022-10-04 13.50.21.png](\/\/\/raw\/a25\/84\/z\/51d61.png)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":860496,"author_name":"asbjorn","author_uid":"asbjorn","epoch":1664914013,"text":"This might be the best Ludum Dare game I've played thus far. Really original concept, and it's fun too! It's pretty, and it's well executed. Well done.\n\nI love the name.\n\nAre there more concepts than just colors of shapes, if I would get further? I hope so.\n\nBrb, gonna go play another round.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":860589,"author_name":"jeppetp","author_uid":"jeppetp","epoch":1664914424,"text":"Yo, this game is amazing! I tried it once, and got this high score!\n\n![machine yearning.png](\/\/\/raw\/3dc\/a4\/z\/52215.png)\n\nNow i think i need a break, but definitely saving this for later :)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":860594,"author_name":"asbjorn","author_uid":"asbjorn","epoch":1664914475,"text":"Just turned on sound, and the music slaps too!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":860825,"author_name":"LDJam user 237588","author_uid":"237588","epoch":1664915729,"text":"Very interesting concept, it is very fun to play. It is actually easier to link shapes and colors to random words than I had anticipated.\n\nAlso reminded me of this \"Bouba\" and \"Kiki\" video: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1TDIAObsqcs","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":861338,"author_name":"const_arch","author_uid":"const-arch","epoch":1664918911,"text":"![almost.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/7c7\/a3\/z\/52285.png)\n\nahhh I noticed I was almost at 100 and immediately died\n\nThat was a good time, really simple but it works so well. The shapes were easy enough to figure out some association with, same with the early colors, the later ones where it forced the name on you were tricky, but in a good way. This game really packs a punch for its complexity level! The music slaps, too.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":868717,"author_name":"PepJo","author_uid":"pepjo","epoch":1665000851,"text":"I loved the game! congratulations :) I must admit it took me a couple of lives to get what was going on, but once I got it I really got into it","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":872845,"author_name":"vidarn","author_uid":"vidarn","epoch":1665069711,"text":"Very fun, very funny! A great and original idea, well executed. I like how confusing it felt at first, but after a while, you can pick out \u201ccroogh wraagi\u201d in a second and feel like a true machine \ud83d\ude06","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":873102,"author_name":"Doot","author_uid":"doot","epoch":1665074269,"text":"This was absolutely fantastic. I love the idea, I love the execution, I love the music, the sound design, and I love me a good ghibu rudour.\n\nIt's really cool that the game needs no explanation and you understand after a few rounds that when it's a new word, it's your choice.\n\nNothing to add here, go and release it, it's really great!\n\nThanks for the game I had a lot of fun \u2728","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":873333,"author_name":"Furano","author_uid":"furano","epoch":1665077613,"text":"That... Is really cool!!\n\nGreat idea!! And awesome music to go with it : I was absolutely *vibing while captcha-ing* !!\n\n\u00c0 leaderboard of some kind would be an awesome addition!\n\nI had lots of fun playing this game,  simple yet really effective and challenging. Thanks @asbjorn for the recommendation! \n\n*Edit: I agree with @doot, you could release it on a mobile platform almost as is!! *\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":876523,"author_name":"Glacian","author_uid":"glacian","epoch":1665144364,"text":"Omg I found this so funny. Brilliant concept and very well executed!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":877456,"author_name":"ZungryWare","author_uid":"zungryware","epoch":1665164371,"text":"Interesting. It's a memory game where you have agency over what means what. I found myself trying to create some sort of mental association between the words and the picture\/color. Moodist was a circle shape because your mouth makes a circle shape when you make an \"oo\" sound. Shonas was green because green is a relaxing color and \"Shoneys\" was a location in Rick and Morty where Rick felt safe in his mind. The same sorts of ridiculous pneumonic devices I would use to memorize things for tests in school.\n\nMy highscore was 89. Near the end, I usually just had to remember the shape *or* the color, since there were so many shapes and colors selected that there was often only one option of that shape and color. I think you could make it get difficult earlier by making it so that in the later stages, it will more often limit itself to only three or so different shapes.\n\nCreative idea! Nice work!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":877577,"author_name":"JMad","author_uid":"jmad","epoch":1665166208,"text":"You deserve so much more love.\n\nThis is such a beautiful and fascinating idea. It reminds me of the language aptitude tests ([LLAMA](https:\/\/www.lognostics.co.uk\/tools\/LLAMA_3\/index.htm)) I did a few month ago, to assess how good one is at leanring a new language, with sentence structures, grammar rules etc through pattern recognition. The way the brain works to make up rules without really being told anything is fantastic, and this game is an absolute ode to it.\n\nCouldn't help but read your feedback, @zungryware. It's a meta-level of fun, analysing why we associate one thing to another. You might enjoy going through the LLAMA tests I mentioned above, I had a blast going over why I had ease with this or that.\n\nBack to our captchas. It's simple, it's addictive, it looks just great. Loved to see the timer in the background and the colour gradiant.\n\nI managed to get 69 rounds in!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":878317,"author_name":"Turquoise Moon","author_uid":"turquoise-moon","epoch":1665181554,"text":"I really love this! It\u2019s so interesting! I think it\u2019s really cool that you define everything. It\u2019s nice it works on mobile too.\n![33A4EEC6-B3EA-4FCB-BEF9-7F746B0A6204.jpeg](\/\/\/raw\/800\/b3\/z\/52ce9.jpg)\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":894409,"author_name":"crimson67","author_uid":"crimson67","epoch":1667308154,"text":"![Screenshot 2022-11-01 090829.png](\/\/\/raw\/700\/c4\/z\/53718.png)\n\nI got 237, is there an end? 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The poster of the job wants to keep humans from applying.  To do this, they have prepared a captcha system with a new captcha _every 10 seconds_ that only robots should be able to solve.  Can you keep track of the language you're building, or will your tiny human brain collapse under its own weight?\n\n**Play the game [here](https:\/\/welldweller.github.io\/machine-yearning\/).**\n\n## Hints\n\nIt might be nice to figure this out on your own, but if you're getting frustrated: during some rounds, _you're_ defining what the colors and symbols mean.  Just make sure you can remember them for future rounds in order to prove you're a robot!\n\n## Credits\n\n * Frontend -- @powerlanguage\n * Gameplay -- @daniel-username & @powerlanguage\n * Music & FX -- @daniel-username (https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/d-a-n-i-e-l-2-3)\n * Ate hot pockets -- @madlee\n\n## Source Code\n\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/WellDweller\/machine-yearning\n\n## Mobile Compatibility\n\nThe game should work on mobile!\n\n![unknown.png](\/\/\/raw\/3b8\/44\/z\/4ffa2.png)","scope":"public","node-timestamp":"2022-10-03T00:38:52Z","meta":{"author":[280755,280764],"link-01-tag":[42336],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/3b8\/44\/z\/4ff75.png","link-01":"https:\/\/welldweller.github.io\/machine-yearning\/"},"meta-timestamp":"2022-10-23T12:04:47Z","path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/machine-yearning","parents":[1,5,9,296586],"files":[{"id":2877,"author":280764,"node":306175,"tag":0,"name":"$$embed-2877.zip","size":6885499,"timestamp":"2022-10-03T15:36:30Z","status":64}],"files-timestamp":"2022-10-03T15:36:30Z","love":0,"comments":19,"comments-timestamp":"2022-11-01T13:09:25Z","grade":{"grade-01":21,"grade-02":21,"grade-03":21,"grade-04":21,"grade-05":21,"grade-06":20,"grade-07":20,"grade-08":21},"magic":{"cool":152.19907017464,"feedback":2,"given":45.75,"grade":20.75,"grade-01-average":4.526,"grade-01-result":6,"grade-02-average":4.605,"grade-02-result":1,"grade-03-average":4.711,"grade-03-result":1,"grade-04-average":4.211,"grade-04-result":107,"grade-05-average":3.895,"grade-05-result":391,"grade-06-average":4.306,"grade-06-result":34,"grade-07-average":4.306,"grade-07-result":29,"grade-08-average":4.132,"grade-08-result":85,"smart":-20.397024783201},"_wayback":{"timestamp":"20221205170450","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/305543+307173+304782+299061+304250+302375+305973+296902+297669+306798+306175+305370+296646+306066+307216+305886+299196+306513+298412+301848+296784+299266+302661+297847"}},"text":"# Machine Yearning\n\n[![screenshot.png](\/\/\/raw\/3b8\/44\/z\/4ff84.png)](https:\/\/welldweller.github.io\/machine-yearning\/)\n\nYou are a robot applying for a job.  The poster of the job wants to keep humans from applying.  To do this, they have prepared a captcha system with a new captcha _every 10 seconds_ that only robots should be able to solve.  Can you keep track of the language you're building, or will your tiny human brain collapse under its own weight?\n\n**Play the game [here](https:\/\/welldweller.github.io\/machine-yearning\/).**\n\n## Hints\n\nIt might be nice to figure this out on your own, but if you're getting frustrated: during some rounds, _you're_ defining what the colors and symbols mean.  Just make sure you can remember them for future rounds in order to prove you're a robot!\n\n## Credits\n\n * Frontend -- @powerlanguage\n * Gameplay -- @daniel-username & @powerlanguage\n * Music & FX -- @daniel-username (https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/d-a-n-i-e-l-2-3)\n * Ate hot pockets -- @madlee\n\n## Source Code\n\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/WellDweller\/machine-yearning\n\n## Mobile Compatibility\n\nThe game should work on mobile!\n\n![unknown.png](\/\/\/raw\/3b8\/44\/z\/4ffa2.png)","title":"Machine Yearning","wayback_recovered":true,"wayback_source":{"timestamp":"20221205170450","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/305543+307173+304782+299061+304250+302375+305973+296902+297669+306798+306175+305370+296646+306066+307216+305886+299196+306513+298412+301848+296784+299266+302661+297847"}}