Hottentottententententoonstelling by Wouter52
As child, recent drawings were put on the fridge. Now you play as a child filling up that fridge with drawings made of... Well, you nor we have a clue. And there is no functional eraser, so during your drawing you have to improvise. There is no perfect, bless us with your best attempt to draw the strange things requested and adjust to the dropped hints on the fly. Have fun!
Check the collections link only after playing, to avoid spoiling yourself.
The game takes less than 10 minutes! But you can take as long as you want!
How to play?
For the best experience, use sounds. We have texts too for those that are unable to use sound (effectively) for one or another reason but it does feel less fun. You need a keyboard for the first bit, mouse for the rest.
Thnx @jacobwinters <3 !
Theme: Collector
You fill up the fridge with drawings of the strange things requested, just like a child at times having no clue what the word means. This will create your proud collections of three unique drawings, and we gather them on a gallery with everyone else's. In a sense, it means we as the game developer are the collectors.
Fun to know
See the title? It is a tongue breaker in Dutch. Besides that, did you know children are taught to write their name in the top left corner when working with western script? This is not only because we read from left top to the right, but also to make sure when a child signs their drawing with a name and not the painters signature we as adults know it will usually fully fit. Or, you get the issue as we had with the title! On another note, why does a child get multiple writing materials for drawing... To practice their grip, the resistance between paper and the material, how hard to press and so on.
Background
Wouter and Lizz (hey that's us!) are SO of each other. Neither is native in English. Wouter is more focused on programming and loves humor, where Lizz has a preference on stories and deeper thoughts behind decisions. Which honestly is natural, Wouter is more into the computer world where Lizz has a love for children and some psychology!
Ratings
| Overall | 142th | 3.887⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 135th | 3.806⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 20th | 4.185⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 357th | 3.718⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 531th | 3.347⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 154th | 3.766⭐ | 64🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 66th | 4⭐ | 63🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 129th | 4.008⭐ | 63🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 77🗳️ | 168🗨️ |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse
Did you ever try to... Ignore the clock? :grin: :smirk:
I didn't know where it was going, I don't know where it went, but I had a good time doing my drawings :D
Amazing job at designing this <3
I'm so glad that I went in blind like that comment suggested - It would have been so sad to have the twists and turns of these creature descriptions be spoiled!
I think the first one for this was something_somthing-story, something with triangles and that would wear cloths and that the romans would be happy to see it.
The second one had 2 legs and could hold ice creams?
Anyway, this sort of game would not normally be my cup of tea but something about the comments in the background and the style made it work well.
PS. I also lost my pencil under the timer.
Your drawings were uploaded to my website, which is stored in de EU :-)
You can find them here: https://wouter52.com/PROJECTS/LD58/PLAY/uploads/
I think Lizz and I just invented a new activity haha
So basicly, the first part ("hottentotten") is a Dutch naming for a tribe that was found in South-Afrika
The second part "tentententoonstelling" means "Tent exhibition" indeed.
The phrase is primarily used with word rittle games like Hangman. Its supposed to be hard, but everyone knows by now that if some smart*ss puts this on the chalkboard: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tht the first letters to be guessed are "E" "T" "N" 😆😅
Those drawings are lovely! I like how you used the paint to make shadows
Thanks for the big compliment! We're glad you had fun :smile:
Making us draw things that we (most of us) don't know what they are is a very nice touch as well. The two of you clearly compliment each other well and I hope you keep creating as a duo. PS - I know you (Wouter) are not into IF so please don't feel compelled to play my "game".
But thanks for the big compliment! This time we were pretty relaxed up until 6 hours before the deadline. I just uploaded a timelapse somewhere on the LD website, I think you can really see the panic in the last hour or so. The screen starts flashing very rapidly :laughing:
The submitbutton is only clickable when it turns blue (when the timer runs out), did you perhaps click it when it was gray? :-)
Lizz really follows the fun and the educational parts of the process, while I look at the things I find interesting to implement. I think she has a good influence 🥰
I played your game earlier today, but as you already knew, reading is not my thing. I'll wait until the weekend to try the other brances and will leave a comment :-)
There was something just so comfortable about this game, drawing with these limited tools with your parents describing these curious creatures as you try to imagine them just off their name and adjusting on the go as they continue to give you little hints. I was caught off-guard by the couple of dirty jokes along the way but this game just puts you in that place of a kid who doesn't really know... I loved too, after I was done, scrolling through the gallery and seeing what others came up with off the same description x3
Lovely entry, possibly the cutest one I've played.
Thank you for the big compliments! That means a lot to us 🥰
You're the first speaking about the dirty jokes 😅 I wonder if anyone else found those :grin:
The voice lines created a very interesting psychological journey.
Fun concept of not knowing at all in the beginning, and then getting pieces of info over time that I had to adjust my paintings to. Also liked the narration as it gave the game a lot of life :)
The clock in the top right corner gave the minimum time for each drawing. Did you see that? Or did the clock turn off because you clicked it? 🙊
Lovely drawings!
Also the stuff happening in the background while I am just drawing away is kind of genius (and very funny :P). I feel like you could make an emotional story-based game in this way, if you wanted to. It might be an interesting way of telling a story
Heel erg goed gedaan! Zeker het meest unieke spel wat ik heb gespeeld van de jam tot nu toe ;)
This is an interesting way of telling a story indeed, but I feel that it works best for me in this context. Some people will love a longer version, but personally I'm not that kind of a story-game-guy. So this is as far as I will take it :innocent:
Other question: this is not Windows I suppose? It seems to not recognize the fonts either 🤔
Regarding the framework/library: I use none. The code has been created/formed over the past five years and is pure JS. So if there is a bug, it's probably me 😁
Thanks for the big compliments! That means a lot to us! We know that you don't say that 'just because', so it has gravity
Strange, isn't it? We've talked a lot and then you hear our voices for the first time (or at least Lizz's, you've heard mine already in the feedback video for StarDust remember?). But.. A German accent? That's a first for us :grin: I have German family, so maybe we've been influenced. But honestly, I think what you hear is Frisian. Which is an area in the North of the Netherlands that has it's own Language. It has a distinct sound to it
Btw as a German both VAs have clearly a dutch accent to me (which is also cute)^^
Or maybe... Euh.. You could try entering an alias (minimal 3 characters) and click the button on the bottom-right corner. And the menu after that (after the dialog is finished) you can click the bottom-most-right again to play. That button enables offline mode, where the drawings won't be shared to my server. It's there for privacy conscious people like you :-)
Maybe.. Maybe the graphics will behave during gameplay 😁😎
Regarding the framework: I like it 😁 And it leaves me in control. There are no dependances that can go bad. Apart from JS itself I guess :) It has pro's but also lots of cons as you may imagine
CraftyJS looks interesting! Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it! The Dutch accent is very thick I guess haha :grin:
Glad you could enjoy our voice acting, there are some dirty lines in there haha
I wish you a good recovery! Hopefully it's nothing serious
Good job!
I'm glad you had a good time my friend!
I apologize in advance.
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This was a nice little cross-genre experience. I like how you were given instructions on the way and the characters got "frustrated" if you took too much time.
I've seen a bit similar drawing games with a gallery feature done here before, such as [this one.](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/$283266) Your creation gave the concept a nice little spin and a unique personality.
The way it also randomized the kitchen wall was a nice little touch.
Keep on jamming!
Love the drawings you made, it's got that distinct Dis0rder vibe :smile:
Glad you enjoyed the game :-) Thanks for the feedback / ratings
And yeah, I think it generated a bit of a buzz back then and got 1st place in Innovation too.
But there's always so much to see here so it's easy to miss even "prominent" entries. And I think it's all the better that the hidden gems and even the mishaps get their share of love and attention.
I usually do a post one week before the weekend starts outlining some tips for new players with the message to comment, so I will check out their game during rating. Those two combined are enough games to keep me occupied for the next three weeks 😅
But hey, I like it that way, it gives the feeling that I experienced something not a lot of people experienced and it gives more to talk about regarding feedback and such, as new LDers usually have to learn lots of stuff still. I agree that the hidden gems / mishaps should get some love, feedback and encouragement
Thank you for the experience.
I loved the drawings made by others too, most of them are much more detailed than mine 😅