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Schrodinger by myachin

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made by myachin for LD26 (COMPO)
UP / DOWN - change state of wave function
LEFT / RIGHT - jump to neighbor energy level

Game about wave functions and their adventures in 1-dimesion world.

My first idea about minimalistic game was "game as equation system". For example, you know minimal set of parametrs (x,y,dx,dy) and you need to predicate it. Like old text games about lunar landing. But i decided that text games is hard for players and idea about parameters transformed into differential equations. And i chose Schrodinger Equation and wave function as main hero.

Game has also minimalistic size <70kb :)

I spent last night in generating sound on AS3 and coding smart algorythm of choosing chords and rythms. All game actions reflect in audio, listen...

Written in AS3/FlashDevelop on Omsk Ludum Dare Gathering.
Font from OFL Collection: "Dancing".
ModPlugTracker (for testing intervals and chords).

Web (flash) http://old48.com/games/ld26/
Timelapse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K2kM2CYQRQ&amp;feature=youtu.be
Source http://old48.com/games/ld26/ld26_schrodinger.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=10579

Ratings

Coolness 89% 2
Overall 4.17 13
Audio 4.07 17
Fun 3.94 21
Graphics 4.03 79
Humor 2.87 216
Innovation 4.47 4
Mood 3.86 46
Theme 4.32 25

Feedback

Fervir
29. Apr 2013 · 04:35 UTC
This game is beautiful.
A perfect harmony between science and art.
Loren
29. Apr 2013 · 06:22 UTC
This is the best thing I have played so far, holy crap! Spot on with everything.
nicotuason
29. Apr 2013 · 09:26 UTC
Amazing... The audio blends perfectly with the gameplay. The graphics are beautiful living lines. And I think it taught me something... not sure what it is yet
Tanius
29. Apr 2013 · 12:15 UTC
Genius.
LemonTree
29. Apr 2013 · 16:06 UTC
Wow!!! Excellent game! Great atmosphere, effects and music!
🎤 myachin
29. Apr 2013 · 16:19 UTC
thanx
BortStudios
29. Apr 2013 · 18:00 UTC
I absolutely love this game. The theme was spot on, the gameplay is fun (and gets more fun the better you do), it is quite pretty, the entire thing is awesome. I can't even praise it enough.

Plus, I mean, it's schrodinger's equation!
Alex Shestakov
29. Apr 2013 · 19:45 UTC
Brilliant
mushbuh
29. Apr 2013 · 20:13 UTC
Neat! The clicking kind of hurt though
fizzics
30. Apr 2013 · 00:16 UTC
That's really great
lotusgame
30. Apr 2013 · 10:20 UTC
Very great, original and interesting.
Dohan
30. Apr 2013 · 12:57 UTC
Great game, one of the most original I've seen this time. Amazing Job!
recursive frog
30. Apr 2013 · 14:57 UTC
That's a beautiful entry, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. There's such a great use of audio here, it's unbelievable. The effect the black hole has on the graphics is also just amazing.

My one difficulty was that I kept wanting to press up and down to switch lines rather than to adjust my waveform, and I got really confused over time.
TheBenjaneer
30. Apr 2013 · 20:24 UTC
Excellent!
Haversack
30. Apr 2013 · 20:45 UTC
Love this! My favorite of the compo so far!
Nonameghost
30. Apr 2013 · 20:47 UTC
Sick! After getting the controls down, I had a lot of fun, no complaints!
justin35f
30. Apr 2013 · 20:48 UTC
Best game this LD, simply amazing.
Martin Vilcans
30. Apr 2013 · 20:52 UTC
I love the art direction and audio. I'm not very fond of the gameplay though, it's maybe a bit too minimal. Or too little? Why three states instead of only two?
nddrylliog
01. May 2013 · 00:29 UTC
Simply splendid. Getting a 5 on innovation from me :)

Had a hard time getting the game mechanics at first (even with the tutorial) and then it looked like it could be "gamed" pretty easily. Maybe I just didn't play long enough to get with the hard part!

But really, this game is quite unique and was a pleaseure to play!
NuSan
01. May 2013 · 13:32 UTC
Cool mood, innovating on visual and gameplay. It reminds me of vibribbon.
jacklehamster
01. May 2013 · 15:15 UTC
Visually very interesting, but i couldn't figure out the LEFT / RIGHT part
LizEngland
02. May 2013 · 19:41 UTC
This is wonderful. I love the presentation, the concept, the sound, the lovely visuals. So far this is the best Ludum Dare game I've played.
JokerDen
07. May 2013 · 16:17 UTC
It was some kind weird.
А еще я почему-то постоянно путал верх и низ и трансформировался не в ту волну, какую хотел.
Symmeteer
08. May 2013 · 06:05 UTC
This pretty awesome. The only thing that bugged me was having to press left/right to change energy levels (which I would think would be an up/down thing). Great job.
mkpictures
10. May 2013 · 02:41 UTC
That was an interresting game!! I really liked how the gameplay and the music fits together.
Good graphics too, even if simple.
Nice job!!
dick_claus
15. May 2013 · 05:14 UTC
Great game! I stuck for 10 minutes :)
Kharza
15. May 2013 · 07:19 UTC
That was really really good wow! I got around 25000ish
gerritg
15. May 2013 · 21:54 UTC
Amazing game - Especially liked the soundtrack!
MrShoestore
15. May 2013 · 22:22 UTC
Ok... so awesome idea... fun to play. But, and I dont know if was just me, but after hitting the first energy quant or whatever it was call, the audio went from cool to wicked annoying real quick. Like it just got stuck on a bitcrunched white noise. and it stayed the whole time i played.
Xanjos
15. May 2013 · 23:50 UTC
Took a while to get used to the controls but the game was very fun and addictive and those waves and spirals were just too beautiful.
Madball
16. May 2013 · 08:46 UTC
It was very fun. And very atmospheric. I really like the game over sound!
I didn`t like the energy level switching. Pressing left to go up and pressing right to go down? Maybe you should set level switching to up/down, and color switching to left/right.
...I can win? Why? I think it would be better if it is infinite...
Gremlin
16. May 2013 · 13:21 UTC
This is awesome.
MathiO
16. May 2013 · 14:08 UTC
Really enjoyed the curving paths in this, especially when you get in the zone!
Zccc
16. May 2013 · 16:09 UTC
Wow! This is now my favorite Ludum game! It plays perfect and it's very original!
DdlyHeadshot
17. May 2013 · 16:21 UTC
Quite a complex game for such a simple idea. Takes a while to get used to it but it's really quite fun! A high-score thingy in the corner would be a welcome addition for any future development.
KilledByAPixel
19. May 2013 · 23:06 UTC
That was amazing! My score ~27750. The controls were a little tricky to figure out at first, but after I got the hang of it I was flying through there. The gameplay is a bit repetitive but I think you could definitely expand on the formula to keep players interested, maybe add more particle types and random things that can happen.
Misael.K
19. May 2013 · 23:19 UTC
The audio is broken for me, like MrShoestore described, when using Firefox. Testing in it Chrome, audio seems to work fine.
Fun game, nice job!
Purplescape
20. May 2013 · 21:36 UTC
This game is fun. I especially enjoyed getting up to high speeds and the switching between energy levels.
Keast
22. May 2013 · 17:46 UTC
Ok game, but I believe that you fail to understand the real tragic of black hole wave function absorption. Every year, we loose too many bosons to this phenomenum. I appeal to you to show some respect :(