Sequence to Minimalism

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I came up with this while reading the wikipedia meaning of minimalism. It's something closer to interactive art than a game. To play, just follow the in-game instructions.

Here's an explanation of how the number sequence is formed:
The 3 numbers you enter are the first 3 numbers of the number sequence, from top to bottom.
The game uses those first 3 numbers of the sequence to generate the rest of a number sequence; i.e. 1,2,3 becomes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

What that number sequence is for:
That sequence is used to remove cubes. The first number removes red cubes, the second green, the third blue, the fourth goes back to red, etc. This goes on until there aren't enough cubes left for the next number in the sequence.

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raincole29 Apr 2013, 13:40
It's hard to understand what just happened 0.o
ShawnFeatherlyauthor29 Apr 2013, 20:25
Yeah, the UI to make what's happening clear needs work. Here's an explanation; the dialog with 3 text boxes shows the first 3 numbers of a number sequence, from top to bottom. The game uses those 3 numbers to generate the rest of a number sequence; i.e. 1,2,3 becomes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8. That sequence is used to remove cubes. The first number removes red cubes, the second green, the third blue, the fourth goes back to red, etc. This goes on until there aren't enough cubes left for the next number in the sequence.
lightsoda
lightsoda29 Apr 2013, 21:21
Well, I never achieved minimalism I guess, but it's a fun little toy to see what will happen.

Took me a good while and reading your explanation a few times to figure out what was going on.
Andy West30 Apr 2013, 06:31
Interesting, but difficult to understand.
SomeNetworkGuy30 Apr 2013, 06:40
Ah, I get it now. An interesting concept here! Nice work on implementing the sequence finding algorithm too.

But I have a problem with not being able to see the text entry boxes. I only can see the last one. I was able to tab through them and change the numbers, but most of that window is hidden in the top left corner of the screen. :(
mrexcessive1 May 2013, 19:07
Could operate it okay, but not work out how to "aim" to get better (at removing the cubes)
KilledByAPixel
KilledByAPixel2 May 2013, 04:14
I'm not sure how to play but interesting concept. Is there a way you can show the equation we are working with?
omaha4 May 2013, 17:04
Love the concept. Wish I had a better idea what effect my choices were having and how well i was doing.
kurrik
kurrik4 May 2013, 17:10
This is an impressive idea (I guess it's like picking a lock), but I agree with some of the other reviewers that I'd like to have more feedback about how I'm doing.
sP0CkEr25 May 2013, 03:59
uh -- what did i do to make all those cubes keep appearing?
juaxix5 May 2013, 10:33
Dont understand this "game", but i like how cubes are created and the physics

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