{"author_name":"Mongo","cat":"LD #35","comments":[],"epoch":1460938920,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"6712","p_author":"Mongo","p_authorkey":"57043","p_urlkey":"42149","p_title":"Compo done and game is up!","p_cat":"LD #35","p_event":"LD35","p_time":"1460938920","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"57043","us_name":"Mongo","us_username":"mongo","event_start":"1460678400","event_key":"33","event_name":"LD35"},"text":"

\"screenshot3\"My first compo is now done, and it’s quite a feeling. I ended up doing something that might be viewn more as a toy than a game. When I learned about the theme, shapeshifting, I remembered reading up, just some days ago, the Superformula, an equation that can be used to describe a lot of different complex shapes that often end up looking pretty organic (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superformula). So I tried implementing it, and wanted to give the user the ability to manipulate the parameters to create different shapes.<\/p>\n

I also used the Superformula’s parameters to generate sounds (fairly) procedurally, so different shapes will sound differently (but if two shapes are exactly the same, they will also sound the same).<\/p>\n

The “goal” of the game is to wonder around pushing entities close to each other, to make them create connections between them. When there’s a connection, they will send signals to each other, that trigger their sound. You can change their shape (and sound) by shooting a “seed” on them.<\/p>\n

Everything (programming, graphics, sounds) was made with Processing.<\/p>\n

Give it a try here: http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-35\/?action=preview&uid=57043<\/p>\n

I look forward to see what you people have created this time!<\/p>","time":"April 17th, 2016 7:22 pm","title":"Compo done and game is up!"}