Beater by Velocity7

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made by Velocity7 for LD 42 (JAM)

It feels like you ran out of space when everything starts beating no?

Just messed around with the beats. Wanted to make a game but ended up with this visualizer.

Use headphones for the best Experience.

Mess around with the pitch and become the next DJ Stirden.

CONTROLS: MOUSE LEFT RIGHT CLICK HOLD

Rate it ;)​

And music credit goes to @atmospherium

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Ratings

Overall 1264th 2.439⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1199th 2.433⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1167th 2.433⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1282th 1.667⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1059th 2.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 656th 2.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1014th 2.5⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

TerraPass
22. Aug 2018 · 10:35 UTC
Hi. Looks like the link to your game is broken: itch.io gives error 404.
Nam Nguyen
22. Aug 2018 · 11:26 UTC
Hey your link is invalid. I would love to try some rhythm game as I have been very hooked with these kind of games and wanted to make one for myself
Rik_Thunder
22. Aug 2018 · 12:53 UTC
I would have recorded me experiencing your game but..yeah it seems the link is broken x_x well, crap
🎤 Velocity7
22. Aug 2018 · 15:06 UTC
Nooooo. Wait lemme check
🎤 Velocity7
22. Aug 2018 · 15:08 UTC
Oops! I forgot to publish the link. It was saved in drafts
Nam Nguyen
22. Aug 2018 · 16:01 UTC
Heyyy I just checked out the visualizer, its *very* flickery, to a point that it hurts visually. But thats only in the beginning when the song is warming up, in the middle the flickering goes away a little bit. I think adding a buffer would definitely help smooth out the changes in size of the boxes, lessening the flickering effect. I really like music visualizers and it's very nice to see one in this LD jam. Keep it up!

PS Idk if you have heard about the music game jam but I think you might be interested in. It's on itch.io and will start in 10 days. You have 2 weeks to work on your game too so you will have plenty of time to do whatever you want to do xD.
🎤 Velocity7
22. Aug 2018 · 16:27 UTC
@nam-nguyen Thanks for your critical feedback. Actually, I figured out this beater after a long while. I wanted to make one in the previous jam but couldn't. Now I've accomplished it and will make adjustments to it with some fixes and make my future games in this
Nam Nguyen
22. Aug 2018 · 16:59 UTC
@velocity7 Great to hear! See you in the next LD with your improved beater!!
AdonisDevs
22. Aug 2018 · 17:10 UTC
Interesting. Very good choice of songs :)
🎤 Velocity7
22. Aug 2018 · 17:15 UTC
@adonisdevs glad you liked it
CristiHKJ
22. Aug 2018 · 17:26 UTC
Great game! Very cool and interesting! :D
goffmog
22. Aug 2018 · 18:44 UTC
Hey! I was sad I didn't really have the opportunity in the rating scheme to vote for the animation, which I thought was awesome, I especially like what you did with how the background responds to the rhythm section. I had a lot of fun... Where did you get the music? Sounds like the kind of stuff I could find a use for in future projects.
erikiene
23. Aug 2018 · 01:02 UTC
Pretty cool submission! While I'm sure people would love to discuss whether this is a game or not, I am just pleasantly surprised and refreshed by something different. The visual stimulation feels very nice. Would I be correct in assuming you used Keijiro's "Reaktion" or maybe the Koreographer asset to achieve those animations or did you code the entire thing yourself?
danielpancake
23. Aug 2018 · 06:10 UTC
I didn't understand your theme presentation, but i love art style :3
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 07:53 UTC
@erikiene That's the real deal bro. I made it myself. And its generic. That's why I added pitch changer which u can do at your end by clicking the mouse buttons. Try it
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 07:53 UTC
@danielpancake no its not a game buddy
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 07:55 UTC
@goffmog SoundCloud Dj Stirden
erikiene
23. Aug 2018 · 08:01 UTC
@velocity7 - damn, sorry I missed that in the description. It's awesome! 4th track pitched down - muy bien. I have no idea how this would be coded in the first place, but I'm sure it's a big effort, so great work on doing it on such a short timespan.
danielpancake
23. Aug 2018 · 08:24 UTC
@velocity7 i understanf, but still cool
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 08:39 UTC
@erikiene believe me bro, I just added tweens on the basis of Loudness ;) and its super easy
KiiroHanabi
23. Aug 2018 · 12:07 UTC
Fun to mess around with! From what I read you will use it later, I'd love too see this in a game!
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
@kiirohanabi I'll try my best LOL
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
@kiirohanabi I'll try my best LOL
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
@kiirohanabi I'll try my best LOL
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
@kiirohanabi I'll try my best LOL
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
@kiirohanabi I'll try my best LOL
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 18:11 UTC
@kiirohanabi I'll try my best LOL
Azura
23. Aug 2018 · 21:13 UTC
Looks pretty cool and neat idea, but it's not a game...
🎤 Velocity7
23. Aug 2018 · 22:50 UTC
@azura I mentioned that already in the description bro
folex70
25. Aug 2018 · 15:22 UTC
release a web version please if possible
🎤 Velocity7
25. Aug 2018 · 15:32 UTC
@folex70 good idea
Yetman
25. Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC
I like it; it is simple but fun to tinker with. Although it is not a game, the little interaction you added made me engaged for a while longer than I initially expected. I was wondering what the clicks did till I realized the affect the speed but I think it is better to mention it in the game or on the LD page. I think more methods of interaction can make the users more engaged (may be give the user some drum and snares or some sound filters to control). However, If you plan to keep it as a visualizer only then it is good as it is.
Koala Squad
25. Aug 2018 · 17:20 UTC
Interesting idea! I would agree that more ways to interact would be good, such as different tracks that you can toggle on and off for drums, guitar, etc. Another thing that would be good is to import your own songs rather than just the songs that come with it. If you want inspiration, google did something very similar. Check it out here: https://experiments.withgoogle.com/webvr/inside-music/view/ They obviously have a bigger budget and different goals, so you have some room to make yours unique. Great job on the execution!

Cheers!
- The Koala Squad
🎤 Velocity7
26. Aug 2018 · 02:13 UTC
@koala-squad and @yetman thanks for your suggestions guys. I'll keep on working on this project HOPEFULLY! Maybe I'll make it a game someday
aayush
26. Aug 2018 · 13:06 UTC
Graphics, Audio and Mood were your strong suit. Unfortunate, you didn't include them in your ratings at first. Nevertheless, I re-rated it :)
🎤 Velocity7
26. Aug 2018 · 15:26 UTC
I'm depressed
Shakedimus
26. Aug 2018 · 18:39 UTC
"Nothing is available for download yet" I wanted to try but there's nothing to download at itch.io ?
🎤 Velocity7
26. Aug 2018 · 20:21 UTC
@shakedimus u can download now
LarrySeinfeld
27. Aug 2018 · 19:08 UTC
Cool visualizer. Looks clean, works with the beat properly, nice music! Would be cool if you added more controls to manipulate the music, but still a cool visualizer! Btw what did you use to create the music? I'm always hungry for a good music program!
🎤 Velocity7
28. Aug 2018 · 04:02 UTC
@larryseinfeld I didn't creat the music. I developed the visualizer that detects clip loudness of the audio source and gave that value to dotween in unity. You can get the git project from its video on youtube called "unity beat detector" by Bos Ceo
Renier
28. Aug 2018 · 19:54 UTC
Was pretty nice also would have liked more controls with the sound but had some fun! :D well done
Crafty mine
29. Aug 2018 · 18:33 UTC
The visauls are pretty nice.the combination of rings colors is charming and the musics in it is really cool
But if only i could open my own musics in it 🙄
atmospherium
29. Aug 2018 · 20:12 UTC
Hey man, nice work on getting audio working with the visuals. It's always cool to see people explore an area of programming that gets me excited. Keep experimenting and growing.

That being said, there's a couple things I think you need to know.

1) If you want people to rate your game, you need to rate OTHER people's games. Posting all over the front page will just get on people's nerves. You've received twice as many ratings as you've given, so you've got some work to do.

2) You need to attribute people when you use their music. The first 4 tracks are mine. I don't know who created the rest (you've only mentioned DJ Stirden, but there could be more). I appreciate that you enjoyed my tracks enough to want to include them, but if you wanted to use my tracks you could have asked and we could have had a conversation about it. Using them without asking and, furthermore, not crediting me is pretty rude.

3) I understand the difficulties in getting audio visualization working, and I know that it feels like your programming should count toward the audio rating since audio is such a critical part of your project. But without adequately disclaiming what YOUR effort was in the process, it feels dishonest to accept ratings for audio and, given that it hasn't been adequately disclaimed, you really need to opt out of the category.

I don't want to come across as being rude or aggressive, because I don't think you intended to be selfish or understood just how problematic it is to use other people's work like this. I get that you learned a lot of techniques during your LD process and feel like you want others to see the work you're proud of. I also know that you're still learning the ropes of development so I'm not angry with you, but I think these are very important lessons for you to learn.
🎤 Velocity7
29. Aug 2018 · 21:16 UTC
@atmospherium sorry bro. I just added this to see what people say about my visualizer. I'll add that credit on my page. Scott ratings, I'm trying my best to do that with work.
wildcard
02. Sep 2018 · 14:14 UTC
Cool visualizer, it is a little unclear exactly how input manipulates the pitch, but it looks nice.
The music is also great!
atmospherium
02. Sep 2018 · 15:50 UTC
Dude, come on, I've been nice about this whole thing. In the time it's taken you to write multiple "rate my game" posts over the last few days you could have rated multiple games, opted out of audio, or given credit to the people whose music you've stolen. It's clear you're not wanting to do any of that.

This is a community that's built on everyone helping each other out and it's clear that you want no part in that. You want everyone to check out YOUR visualizer, but you don't want to check out anyone else's projects. It's clear you want a high audio rating (your itch.io page claims it's YOUR music), but you don't care that none of it is yours. I've been giving you the benefit of the doubt so far, assuming you just didn't know any better, but it's clear you're being intentionally dishonest.

It's a shame when people like you try to game the system and ruin the experience for everyone else.