Volo
This game is from the old Ludum Dare platform. You can try viewing the original page on Web Archive
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Volo is a procedurally generated cave exploration flying platformer. It was built in JavaScript using the JawsJS library which utilises the HTML5 canvas element. Volo currently works best in Google Chrome.
This is my first attempt at developing a game in a game competition. Choosing JavaScript was done lightly but in retrospect I should have put more time into the decision, especially since my only familiarity with JawsJS was briefly looking at the API docs. The theme resonated deeply with my memories of being a child and playing a Nintendo GameBoy, with it being 'tiny' but packing such a large 'world' of adventures and exploration. I have tried to recreate these feelings with Volo using procedural generation, although there is only so much one person can do in forty-eight hours.
I hope you enjoy it.
This is my first attempt at developing a game in a game competition. Choosing JavaScript was done lightly but in retrospect I should have put more time into the decision, especially since my only familiarity with JawsJS was briefly looking at the API docs. The theme resonated deeply with my memories of being a child and playing a Nintendo GameBoy, with it being 'tiny' but packing such a large 'world' of adventures and exploration. I have tried to recreate these feelings with Volo using procedural generation, although there is only so much one person can do in forty-eight hours.
I hope you enjoy it.