A little Matlab-esque shooter. I guess it is vaguely to do with the theme since you're alone ... with a ghost ... in space. Also, there's a kitten!
The game uses hand-written Javascript/HTML5 and isn't obfuscated and doesn't rely on any third party libraries. You can view-source on the HTML document and it should be fairly obvious where the code is. The graphics were generated using a project I wrote a while ago, BatchSVG (Google it if you're interested) and just straight rendering of Javascript primitives. Sounds using SFXR.
In hindsight, a game using similar mechanics, but on a simulated mini-golf course would have been both a better fit for the theme (alone: no enemies) and probably a better game. Ah well, if there's enough interest in this I might look into it.
Thanks for the comments guys. I'm trying to think of a way for the game to teach the basic shapes of different equations to the player, maybe through some kind of extended tutorial or function builder (operators are power-ups?). It would be good to make an educational game that didn't suck
This is an awesome idea! It reminds me of the gif that shows what sin(t) looks like and how it relates to a circle (http://js.2x.io/trig-paperjs.html)
Visual stuff like that makes it much easier to grasp what's going on behind the numbers.
The only frustrating I encountered was.. I wish it was more of a text box interface and not a command line. The command line made it difficult to try different things, swap out components and keep another, copy and paste, etc.
Uhh...well I'll admit I really didn't understand this at all. I tried typing in the equations you listed at the bottom of the page and nothing happened.
It could be a browser compatibility issue (I've only tested it in Chrome and Safari), but on the off chance it isn't, the page needs to have focus and you need to type 'L' <enter> when you actually want to launch.
I tried some simple addition then went straight to geometry, parabolas and such. Too bad I had forgotten most of what each formula actually looked like XD.
A good idea for an educational game. The graphics were absolutely appropriate, especially the screen flicker for some reason. The theme didn't fit so much, but only because of how the game is shown, not because there is only one 'character'. Good job.
If you run out of space, try typing CLR followed by the enter key, that will clear the screen. There are some examples of what it expects if you look at the help, or scroll down on the page.
I was going for an old telnet style interface, but yeah a simple HTML textarea would have been easier to use and quicker to implement.
YES! MATH! This game was really innovative, and I enjoyed it quite a lot since math is the best thing ever. I would like it if you could repeat levels (or choose not to advance to the next one), because I wanted to figure out lots of formulas for each one.
Although, the fact that you could define piecewise functions through tables or the ternary operator made it easier (although I didn't use this solution 'cuz it's not fun): pts = [[0,0],[-0.5,1],[-1,0]] num = Math.floor(t*5) x = pts[num][0] y = pts[num][1]
Ha! You got me! Yep, there is very little validation, so you can basically enter raw Javascript to avoid the need for math. Nice outside the box solution.
Wow, second in innovation! That's super-cool guys.
Thanks to everyone who voted. and/or commented. I'm going to take what I've learned, and all the suggestions (especially regarding the barriers to entry), onboard and see if I can make a professional version of this.
Wow, second in innovation! That's super-cool guys.
Thanks to everyone who voted and/or commented. I'm going to take what I've learned, and all the suggestions (especially regarding the barriers to entry), onboard and see if I can make a professional version of this.
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Visual stuff like that makes it much easier to grasp what's going on behind the numbers.
The only frustrating I encountered was.. I wish it was more of a text box interface and not a command line. The command line made it difficult to try different things, swap out components and keep another, copy and paste, etc.
Other than that, overall a great game!
(For the idea alone best overall / innovation rating I gave today :)
A good idea for an educational game. The graphics were absolutely appropriate, especially the screen flicker for some reason. The theme didn't fit so much, but only because of how the game is shown, not because there is only one 'character'. Good job.
I was going for an old telnet style interface, but yeah a simple HTML textarea would have been easier to use and quicker to implement.
Although, the fact that you could define piecewise functions through tables or the ternary operator made it easier (although I didn't use this solution 'cuz it's not fun):
pts = [[0,0],[-0.5,1],[-1,0]]
num = Math.floor(t*5)
x = pts[num][0]
y = pts[num][1]
Thanks to everyone who voted. and/or commented. I'm going to take what I've learned, and all the suggestions (especially regarding the barriers to entry), onboard and see if I can make a professional version of this.
Thanks to everyone who voted and/or commented. I'm going to take what I've learned, and all the suggestions (especially regarding the barriers to entry), onboard and see if I can make a professional version of this.
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