{"author_name":"SFBTom","cat":"LD #23","comments":[],"epoch":1335011760,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"57861","p_author":"SFBTom","p_authorkey":"5018","p_urlkey":"93610","p_title":"Update #3: Field testing","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1335011760","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"5018","us_name":"SFBTom","us_username":"sfbtom","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"

Hello once again!<\/p>\n

I’ve been working towards having something actually playable by this afternoon, and I’ve hit my target! That means you can go play it right now!<\/p>\n

You control the moving charged particle. Your charge is determined by the y position of your mouse on the screen – there’s a handy bar on the left to show you what you’re doing. Red is positive, blue is negative. The same goes for the static particles, and just like in real life, like charges repel and differing charges attract.<\/p>\n

The red-blue shimmer in the bottom left is an example of an electric field, it’ll accelerate you based on your current charge. The green ripples are a magnetic field passing through the screen. It’ll accelerate you based on your velocity and charge.<\/p>\n

The yellow area is a temporary goal I set up. The game doesn’t stop when you hit it yet though, but it shows you that you’ve reached it! The gameplay is going to be a maze\/obstacle course sort of thing. I’ve got a couple more subatomic tricks up my sleve too…<\/p>\n

Click the image below to go to the game’s temporary site!<\/p>\n

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