Day 1:

Just started exploring the snowflake floating idea using placeholders.

Uploaded a short demo video to youtube here if you want to see what I’ve got so far.

I’m hoping for more feedback (Just reply to this post).

Game Components

• snowflake: rotates both on its axis as well as axis offset from the path. Got this idea from a r/gamedev reddit post I read

  Although I think I’ve gotten the physics of the snowflake falling down, I’m not totally satisfied with how the player controls the snowflake – just by taps on the screen.

  This makes it easy to pickup and play on mobile – but not necessarily easy to master – I’m thinking of Flappy Bird’s mechanics in this regard.

• winds: the wind objects change the direction and speed of the snow flake.

• melters: not yet implemented.

  If the snowflake touches these objects, the snowflake melts, ending the game play for that level.

• snow bank: not yet implemented.

  the goal of the snowflake is to reach this part of the map.

• background: not yet implemented.

  makes the winter aesthetic of the game more prominent.

• minimap?: not yet implemented.

  might make the player be better oriented where the goal is (since the camera follows the snowflake)

TODO:

• ~Implement melters and snowbank (with placeholders)~ DONE
• Implement a scoring system
• Add additional intermediate objectives?
• ~Implement some way of showing the wind’s direction~ DONE
• Start research on implementing game assets using a paper cutout look and feel:
  • background
  • snowflake
  • melters
  • snowbank
• ~post a web version for testers to test out?~ DONE

That’s it for today. Ciao!