This is very pretty. You could totally express something beautiful with something like that. A slight pinch of interactivity, a pinch of slow, inevitable cosmic narrative, a great quiet music...
Very interesting 'game'. Some soothing music would make it great to just watch it. The pixely graphics is cute. Maybe a bit of interaction would be great too (just allow the player to change the world a little bit)
I love simulations and this is a really interesting simulation. I like how it appears that you actually modeled generating land via volcanoes and rain via cloud formation.
Its too bad you didn't have the time to add forms of interaction since this kind of thing is right up my alley. I'm not really sure what you would really add to this that isn't essentially a 'full game' on top of what you already have here.
Either way, you made something really cool even if at the end of the day it ended up not really being a game. Thanks for making it!
You def have to go on with this one. The pixel graphics is quite expressive, just add some interaction: I'd love to see that clicking on the core makes eruptions happen and mountains form!
Even though this couldn't be called a game, I had a surprising amound of fun watching this. I'm surprised at how well the simulation works to replicate natural phenomena, with just a couple of simple rules. And if you add the possibility some sort of influence, you could turn this into a very interesting experimental game with a great mood. I'd love to see this evolve into something greater! Awesome job! :thumbsup:
Beautiful simulation. With interactions it would make a nice game, I think. Sadly, after I watched the simulation for round about 10 minutes, my browser (Firefox) crashed.
Like other have said, it was interesting to watch the simulation. Maybe a little bit of music would have really sold the mood. Other than that a bit of interaction would also be nice.
I really like these types of simulations. Reminds me of both Earth: A Primer and the Powder Toy. I think with a little bit of interactivity, it would be really relaxing and maybe even educational. Good job!
For a game where you don't even do anything. This is really cool. I absolutely love the pixelated look to it. It works well and is fun to watch! But I do wish there was a bit more going on. It is fun and interesting, just that's all it is. But I enjoyed it nonetheless.
This is awesome. I watched it intently for several minutes, and even though I don't fully understand what's happening it's beautiful to look at.
@headmade yeah, the islands are mainly an artifact of the grid. I was thinking about temperature, pressure and wind/currents but time ran out. If I ever pick it up again I'll have to figure out a better way of dealing with the fact that circles don't map onto pixels (or more specifically, how to figure out what 'beneath' and 'above' mean).
Really neat idea! I think a cool extension would be to allow the "player" to provide external influences like an asteroid impact or a solar flare and watch the effect play out over time. Very cool!
I like the concept and it runs really well. I'd be interested in seeing what kind of game play could be matched up with this design, if you continued to work on it.
Bravo !