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It is easier to make games in a game than in real life. Drag, Click, type. 48hSAGJ

Submitted by TheRealEric — 1 day, 9 hours before the deadline

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Names and Email Addresses of Team Members
Eric Gardiner
ericgardiner10@gmail.com

Categories Your Team is Eligible For
Overall, Student (I am Postgrad MA so not sure), Best Art, Best Narritive, Technical Excellence

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General55Submitted2 years ago(+1)

lol I was about to say, also, that I never got passed the loading screen but saw that I had to drag the load bar. Game looks and feels very nice, but I got stuck on the mixer. After coding and doing everything else, nothing else happened. I would have loved to see what i had created

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JohnOwhinSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Good loop, liked the concept

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simonbaumySubmitted2 years ago(+1)

If only it was this easy... I really enjoyed the loop, and who knows - maybe like midjourney/dall-e certain aspects of game dev will be streamlined like this.

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fcorteseSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

We worked around a similar concept, but took 2 completely different approaches. Absolutely love the style and the loading screen adds a nice touch, I just wish there was more feedback in terms of letting me know I was supposed to drag it by hand. I closed and reopened the game like 3 times thinking it was just freezing/crashing on me xD. I liked the overall retro aesthetic, but I do wish the green sound levels were a little easier to see. First time around I didn't even notice that some of them were green.

Overall, great take on the theme!

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Hero_CreationsSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

A really great idea. Got stuck with the sounds mixer, so I'm not sure what the ending was meant to be

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CHARCOAL BYCHARLIESubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I got stuck on the load screen but I'd really like to see if I can play it later - looks cool

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TheRealEricDeveloper2 years ago

hint: drag the load bar :)

Tiny Ant CollectiveSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Really neat little game. As others have said, adding some Windows sounds would have been great (but I only have 1 sound effect in my game anyway, what can you do vs time crunch :)

Overall its really similar to There Is No Game, but that's not a bad things.

A few thumbs up for sticking to the theme.

Razer1999Submitted2 years ago(+1)

*Mind is blown at the very end* Super clever and trippy haha, love it! Would've liked to have a longer game session but otherwise good concept!

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GeorgeVDRSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Yes! Very clever and made me laugh out loud several times - just too short!

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donderbosSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Game development recursion! Very cool! Some sound effects would have really rounded off the experience.

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TheRealEricDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! Agreed, will may add sound in future :)

Jaco van HemertSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

This sure was a lot easier than making a game usually is.

I waited embarrassingly long on the first screen, expecting it to load. I liked the different minigames for each task, and that they weren't explained -- i.e. there was a bit of a figuring out to be had. I would have liked if each of them had a bit more murkiness to them. E.g. the paint one and especially the 3D modelling one didn't require me to figure out what to do at all.

I also would have liked some sounds to accompany this (presumably a victim of limited time), and maybe some slightly more elaborate minigames? Maybe multi-step ones?

Overall, I think it's pretty clever.

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TheRealEricDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you for playing! These are great suggestions!

CHARCOAL BYCHARLIESubmitted2 years ago

@Jaco wait how do I get past the first screen :P

Jaco van HemertSubmitted2 years ago

You manually drag the loading bit with your mouse to the end of the bar.

Ben CrooksSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

THIS WAS AMAZING
Short and sweet, I liked that each little application had its own little puzzle interaction.
The loop was perfect. Had many good laughs!

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TheRealEricDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you so much for playing! :)

DeliriumSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

I... Feel this too much...

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NovaticQueenSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Really enjoyed this. Sweet and simple, how I really want coding to actually work. Felt dumb when I only realised after pressing "End" twice that it LITERALLY ends the game xD

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TheRealEricDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!