Void Space by HuvaaKoodia

made by HuvaaKoodia for LD30 (JAM)

--WARNING!--

There is no gameplay offered at this time.
Said gameplay will be added post haste.

Delivery date uncertain.
DO NOT PANIC.

-- Controls --
Space = Toggle Simulation
Alt = Toggle Between 1x, 5x & 10x Simulation Speeds

MWheel or +/- = Camera Zoom
WASD/Arrows or RMB/Shift= Camera Pan

L = Show Debug Data

--Release notes--
V 1.0 JAM

Initial Release.

V 1.01

Optimization, AI improvement and simulation speed toggle.

V 1.05

Conquest! Debug data.

Web (JAM)	https://3e6623b8f18b02785adc69dbd8e2a9e7715c436e.googledrive.com/host/0B0MghCoVXkVlU3poN1JvcU1KNzQ/LD30.html
Web (1.05)	https://d8fc2a6fde3110cf6dacdfbd9e996003a5a5f3d5.googledrive.com/host/0B0MghCoVXkVlS2x4Q0c4UU12NFU/LD30_1.05.html
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=21836

Ratings

Coolness	100%	1
Overall(Jam)	2.40	759

Audio(Jam)	1.07	668
Fun(Jam)	1.63	766
Graphics(Jam)	2.77	621
Humor(Jam)	1.18	591
Innovation(Jam)	2.84	493
Mood(Jam)	2.18	692
Theme(Jam)	2.90	496

Feedback

Axebane

26. Aug 2014 · 21:33 UTC

IM PANICKING!

vulpineblazeyt

26. Aug 2014 · 21:35 UTC

Pretty interesting simulation, though, despite the lack of gameplay.

cstudios

26. Aug 2014 · 21:38 UTC

Maybe because I am a huge fan of ant colony optimisation or its just mesmerising, I was watching it for 20 minutes... This would be a nice live background for android. How do you plan to make the gameplay? Where can I get the final version?

🎤 HuvaaKoodia

27. Aug 2014 · 18:18 UTC

@vulpineblazeyt
Glad you liked it. Even in its current state.

@cstudios
The gameplay will be about choosing sides rather than playing as one of the factions themselves. Ain't gonna be giving anything else away yet.

I'll update this page with any new versions for now.

Skipi

27. Aug 2014 · 18:27 UTC

That's pretty interesting. I'd really like to see where this goes.

Cheshyr

28. Aug 2014 · 05:45 UTC

I don't actually know what this is, but it would make a cool screensaver. Interesting simulation, and nice use of special effects.

kidkarnage

28. Aug 2014 · 07:10 UTC

Looking good! Like a simulation of synapses firing in my brain, except mine contains much more void space.

MechanicMoon

28. Aug 2014 · 20:50 UTC

Relax time! Great simulation! But.. were is the game? However it is a good job. I have long been enraptured ;)

member_of_jabber_conference

29. Aug 2014 · 20:22 UTC

This is the closest to me the interpretation of the theme of what I've seen here.

Almax27

29. Aug 2014 · 21:43 UTC

Verycool to watch when zoomed out, though not sure if you can class the submission as a 'game' :P

hamster_mk_4

31. Aug 2014 · 18:35 UTC

I am not sure what kind of game play you are going for with this, but I am interested in finding out.

LeftRight92

01. Sep 2014 · 20:59 UTC

Exceedingly pretty, however, due to the fact it's not a game it can't score very highly....

jukimv1986

03. Sep 2014 · 21:39 UTC

Weird take on the theme. Will be waiting for the gameplay release!

invader

03. Sep 2014 · 21:46 UTC

very good looking and meditative visuals...

I have troubles with zooming in and out on macosx, though. And on linux I can't even run it, since there is no unity :(

🎤 HuvaaKoodia

04. Sep 2014 · 21:29 UTC

@invade

I though some people with wheel independent mice might have a problem with the zooms, but don't the + and - keys work either?

Robot Souls Games

04. Sep 2014 · 22:15 UTC

It's only really a screen saver.

Tex Killer

05. Sep 2014 · 00:39 UTC

This is not really a game yet, but it looks promising! Keep it up!

xRubbermaid

06. Sep 2014 · 18:11 UTC

I find it really hard to rate this as a game - I love algorithms so I feel that my opinion may be skewed. I've elected to vote by how much I feel like this should be seen, which is definitely "as much as possible". Lovely visualisation of an ant colony simulation.

frogcheese

06. Sep 2014 · 18:39 UTC

It's a really nice visual design, if not very gamey. Like @xRubberMaid said, I can also a bit of an algorithm nerd at times, so I still found this to be a pretty cool thing.

RodRoy1

06. Sep 2014 · 20:23 UTC

Interesting sim

lkr

07. Sep 2014 · 21:19 UTC

While it wasn't very interactive, I love the look of the game/simulation and how the moving thingies light up the paths as they move between nodes.

I'd love to see where you're planning on taking this :)

runvs

10. Sep 2014 · 18:30 UTC

Looks interesting. Don't stop! :)

Jeasonfire

13. Sep 2014 · 20:05 UTC

A pretty cool simulation, the lack of gameplay didn't bother much while I stared at moving colored rectangles for a few minutes.