Ludum Dare #37compo
the beuys are back in town
WASD to move, K to pick up items, J to use item, Q to drop felt, E to drop item.
You play as performance artist Joseph Beuys in this recreation of his famous piece, I Like America and America Likes Me, in which he locked himself in a gallery with a wild Coyote, the animal incarnation of the spirit of America. Become a Shaman. Commune with and hug the Coyote.
Made using Processing, Processing.js, Minim, Minim.js, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Audition. I recorded the samples used for music and sound effects (banjo, cello, can of SanPellegrino).
My first LD!
EDIT: Thank you all for the wonderful support, advice, and reactions! I'm blown away by the generosity of this community. && some hints to get to the hug: Coyote will get more comfortable as you keep your distance. When it's had a long enough nap, indicated by it moving in it's sleep, you can wake it up with the triangle. After it's been able to nap and has moved around the room ~7 times without you scaring it off, it might let you hug it.
There are a few other little ways to get to the hug, but that's the shortcut. I hope that doesn't come across as absurdly convoluted or arbitrarily difficult to guess. When I was coming up with the Coyote's behavior, I really wanted to capture an essence of the original performance, the unpredictable/untamed nature of a wild Coyote. I was interested in creating a puzzle where the underlying mechanics of the Coyote's decision making might be obscured, but from experimentation the player would be deduce the implied emotional effect of their action based on the Coyote's reactions. Thank you all so much for playing!
You play as performance artist Joseph Beuys in this recreation of his famous piece, I Like America and America Likes Me, in which he locked himself in a gallery with a wild Coyote, the animal incarnation of the spirit of America. Become a Shaman. Commune with and hug the Coyote.
Made using Processing, Processing.js, Minim, Minim.js, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Audition. I recorded the samples used for music and sound effects (banjo, cello, can of SanPellegrino).
My first LD!
EDIT: Thank you all for the wonderful support, advice, and reactions! I'm blown away by the generosity of this community. && some hints to get to the hug: Coyote will get more comfortable as you keep your distance. When it's had a long enough nap, indicated by it moving in it's sleep, you can wake it up with the triangle. After it's been able to nap and has moved around the room ~7 times without you scaring it off, it might let you hug it.
There are a few other little ways to get to the hug, but that's the shortcut. I hope that doesn't come across as absurdly convoluted or arbitrarily difficult to guess. When I was coming up with the Coyote's behavior, I really wanted to capture an essence of the original performance, the unpredictable/untamed nature of a wild Coyote. I was interested in creating a puzzle where the underlying mechanics of the Coyote's decision making might be obscured, but from experimentation the player would be deduce the implied emotional effect of their action based on the Coyote's reactions. Thank you all so much for playing!
Comments29
T-H2X12 Dec 2016, 07:01
Very genius! it's the first game I have played in this LD.(found in entires page)
love the game like this which have nice idea from different vision and with art spirit...really thank you, it gives me great inspiration. (also congratulations for your first LD work) cheers!
love the game like this which have nice idea from different vision and with art spirit...really thank you, it gives me great inspiration. (also congratulations for your first LD work) cheers!
tylerdoggone13 Dec 2016, 02:48
Thank you! I really appreciate your kind words!
Palarus14 Dec 2016, 00:15
When a game makes someone look for "I love America and America likes me" to know what it is you know the game's work is already done.
A very interesting and unique experience that knows how to make a performance that some would find pretentious accesible through gameplay.
Congratulations!
A very interesting and unique experience that knows how to make a performance that some would find pretentious accesible through gameplay.
Congratulations!
shnitzhell14 Dec 2016, 00:16
really nice!! has a really dark feeling to it! good job!
automatonvx14 Dec 2016, 00:21
unusual
cicanci14 Dec 2016, 00:26
Nice job, well done for your first LD! The cello music is really good.
I think you should add some button to see the controls or add them here in the instructions, I had to restart the game twice to check all controls lol
I think you should add some button to see the controls or add them here in the instructions, I had to restart the game twice to check all controls lol
erikiene14 Dec 2016, 00:39
Except for the controls being hard to remember and hence confusing to use, a very unique entry in this LD, good work!
Kalkatos14 Dec 2016, 00:59
A cultural drop, really liked it.
But I couldn't figure out how to hug the Coyote...
But I couldn't figure out how to hug the Coyote...
DalesDiscountTires14 Dec 2016, 02:11
Very interesting, but I couldn't quite figure it out. The coyote really didn't want to hug me.
WeaverDeveloper14 Dec 2016, 02:16
Strange to say the least, but it was an interesting exercise trying to figure the game out.
HotByteDog14 Dec 2016, 02:20
I just want to connect with someone, even a Coyote!
The music makes me feel comfortable.
Cool concept (art). More animations for Joseph, please.
The music makes me feel comfortable.
Cool concept (art). More animations for Joseph, please.
jperlin14 Dec 2016, 02:39
It looks really good, reminds me of Gods will be watching.
I didn't manage to hug it though :(
I didn't manage to hug it though :(
liquidmedia14 Dec 2016, 02:48
unusual game I could not find a way to win, good work on the compo entry.
PickleCrew14 Dec 2016, 02:58
A little bit weird. Couldn't figure out how to hug the coyote. Very artsy, great atmosphere!
hermetic14 Dec 2016, 03:01
I appreciate the level of art and programming that went into this. I don't think I would call it a game; It's more of an interactive art piece to me. The music is entertaining and at just the right level of interest to keep it from grating after playing for a while. Good job!
Megalink14 Dec 2016, 04:41
Awesome art! This is very unique and original, good job.
Phil Strahl14 Dec 2016, 04:57
Amazing to see good old Beuys starring in a game. That's probably what he'd be up to today, were he still alive. Love the concept, love the game, and love the experience. Very strong first entry!
WarmLemon14 Dec 2016, 05:38
love the artstyle.
bplane214 Dec 2016, 05:44
Agreed, very interesting cultural representation, and the mechanics of the game certainly were entertaining, even if the controls were hard to remember. Fun to tinker with, and generally a great use of the theme, while simultaneously making it your own. Nice work.
ceosol14 Dec 2016, 18:27
Yay, finally hugged him. I was streaming this last night and someone made fun of me saying, "no hugs for you". I am glad I came back and tried again.
BlueLlama14 Dec 2016, 23:08
I hadn't heard of Joseph Beuys before, but playing this has lead to my further reading about him, if partially in the hopes of finding out how he hugged the coyote! (Which I still haven't managed to do)
Spag Head Games15 Dec 2016, 07:03
This was interesting. I really love the game and ended up doing some reading into Mr Beuys. The building of the mood in this game is so good. Although I'm not sure I fully understand the underlying mechanics, this was a really interesting and thought provoking experience.
yuigoto15 Dec 2016, 19:57
For a first LD, you did pretty good! And it's really something to recreate a performance artist's act. I believe you did a pretty good job recreating the experiment. It looks simple, but it's also deep. :)
I liked the overall style of the graphics. The strings in the soundtrack also really set the mood in the game, nice job with it!
The basic controls are also really good, at first I though the character was a tad slow, but in the end, the way he moves fits the concept more this way.
I felt the pace of the game was a tad slow the first time I played, but it kinda helps you feel a bit of what was like to be in that performance, making the coyote get used to you in there and etc. :)
Great job! :D
I liked the overall style of the graphics. The strings in the soundtrack also really set the mood in the game, nice job with it!
The basic controls are also really good, at first I though the character was a tad slow, but in the end, the way he moves fits the concept more this way.
I felt the pace of the game was a tad slow the first time I played, but it kinda helps you feel a bit of what was like to be in that performance, making the coyote get used to you in there and etc. :)
Great job! :D
ato15 Dec 2016, 20:40
Really unique game. It's the third game I check in this LD, and I really hope there are more LD games just as unique as this. And now I'm going to read more nore about Joseph Beuys.
ato15 Dec 2016, 20:42
Oh, and I love the music.
nick.bota16 Dec 2016, 08:11
Unique concept turned into a great game, everything is great, graphics are very interesting, music is fitting, mechanics are on point and the game itself has a very unique kinda strange vibe that I definitely like. Like many other I couldn't hug the coyote even after some 15-20 minutes, care to drop some tips?
UgiWithAKnife16 Dec 2016, 09:10
The atmosphere is great, and concept excellent! Great job and props for recording the music yourself.
mr. a18 Dec 2016, 01:30
Nice work! Other art is a sadly under-explored place to grab game ideas.
love the game just like this which have idea from different vision and with art spirit...thank you, it gives me great inspiration. cheers!