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Hooverfield by Ava Skoog

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made by Ava Skoog for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

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Bother the dust bunnies!

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ℹ️ About

I was ill this LD so I wasn't able to really make a game, but a silly toy came out of it! Now I need to rest…

The original idea was that the dust bunnies are shooting a movie and the animatronic robot isn't very reliable. You were supposed to be able to put actors and extras on their starting positions and give them some actions to perform, and then roll the cameras. Oh, well!

Tip

Every time you click the "hero" button the camera will refocus on the dust bunny most at risk of being vacuumed up! If it does, the next one will be chosen. If none are left, it goes back to "facecam".

🕹 Controls

Mouse only. Click the UI buttons.

Click somewhere to turn in that direction.

Click and drag to place things on the floor:

  • Left-click for dust.
  • Right-click for boxes.

🎭 Credits

🛠️ Fixes

  • The "hero" cam was quite broken. I basically just removed code from it and made it not try to be so clever.
  • "Click to turn" was broken because "hold and drag" took priority. Added a threshold.

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Link https://oahda.itch.io/hooverfield
Link https://oahda.itch.io/hooverfield
Link https://oahda.itch.io/hooverfield
Link https://oahda.itch.io/hooverfield
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/hooverfield

Ratings

Overall 936th 3.058⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 873th 2.962⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 427th 3.442⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 549th 3.673⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 542th 3.673⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 449th 3.308⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 224th 3.615⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 802th 3.212⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 27🗳️ 39🗨️

Feedback

davidsheadgames
08. Oct 2024 · 13:46 UTC
It's a neat toy. There's something funny in the irony of turning a little Roomba into a Cloverfield monster X)
Tori
08. Oct 2024 · 13:56 UTC
Ho wow , i was playing a bit with control figuring out what to do, then i switched view and .. those screem and eyes :' ) unexpected but so fun ! good job
kanity
08. Oct 2024 · 19:46 UTC
Hopefully you are feeling better now!

OK that was funny. I kept switching between different viewpoints and it felt so dramatic I laughed a bit :D But those little guys being absolutely obliterated... Maybe I shouldn't clean dust ever again. Good thing my robot vacuum cleaner is broken! (;_;)

*Also I left for like an hour, came back and he is still cleaning. Very dedicated!
ping78
09. Oct 2024 · 03:50 UTC
Surprisingly neat toy. Wish I had a robotic vacuum cleaner in my game, had fun playing it! Well done.
Local Minimum
09. Oct 2024 · 15:41 UTC
I should perhaps almost be ashamed of myself for how much I enjoyed placing the dust motes right in front of the roomba again and again. The different cameras was also a delight, in getting close-ups of them being sucked up.

I didn't manage to place any boxes though. Not sure what I did wrong there.

Hope you feel better soon, and great work getting this done while being sick!

Also what is this water color looking larger game you are working on?!
KeithSwanger
10. Oct 2024 · 00:51 UTC
Hilarious. The face on the vacuum is perfect, and the way it stops moving before rotating to its next target, along with the sound effects, had me cracking up. The screams are great. The visual presentation is great. Fun little toy! I can see the foundation of where you wanted to take it with your original idea, and I'm glad you were able to release despite the circumstances!
🎤 Ava Skoog
10. Oct 2024 · 15:07 UTC
Thanks, everyone. 💜 Health is almost back to normal. Glad you had fun with this!

@local-minimum: Weird about the boxes! Works for me… :( Did you make the area big enough? They need to fit. I didn't really have time to make it clear, but the rectangle goes red only if there's something in the way, but not if it's too small to fit anything. Maybe it should've gone yellow or something.
Local Minimum
10. Oct 2024 · 15:37 UTC
Alright today boxes worked fine! I guess I was mostly playing with more close up cameras to see what was happening when the dust motes got sucked up and then I guess it was hard making box area large enough to fit one. I agree it would have been nice with a color indicator for area is too small to fit object.
🎤 Ava Skoog
11. Oct 2024 · 18:28 UTC
@local-minimum: Good to know it wasn't completely broken, but yeah. Also I just noticed I forgot to answer your question, sorry! Watercoloury game is my forever project I guess, hope I can present something playable some day but it'll take the time it takes haha :') It's a story-heavy information game kind of. Exploring people's memories and finding clues.
gamebuilder
12. Oct 2024 · 02:36 UTC
An amusing entry — seeing those tiny critters run in fear and panic is both comedic and tragic. I imagine this is what ants and other small creatures experience every day. If ants had a religion, Hoover would be Satan. There is definitely a movie in this, albeit a strange one.
silkworm_sweatshop
16. Oct 2024 · 23:20 UTC
Cute! It was fun just to switch the cameras around. Especially love how the sound mixing changes with the camera angle as well, super nice touch.
Volkolak
20. Oct 2024 · 12:16 UTC
Interesting mechanics, I think this is a good thing for further development of the idea!
CiaranW
20. Oct 2024 · 18:18 UTC
Ha, cute concept - hope you're feeling better! The hero camera was really nicely done, it made mowing down the (adorable) dust bunnies feel very dramatic.

I thought creating boxes was broken - but actually I think that its just surprising how big the area has to be (and its difficult to actually draw one big enough.

Nice job making this fun minigame despite being ill!
Roka Josh
22. Oct 2024 · 20:10 UTC
Great concept and well executed. Would love to see this developed further into an actual game. Great job!
Jawdan
23. Oct 2024 · 04:15 UTC
Cute and fun toy! Love the 'Dust bunny' approach. The art style and quality as well as the googly eyes are a amazing. Great work!!
Game-mon
24. Oct 2024 · 18:29 UTC
Very cool! Not really a game indeed, but very fun to play around with... and that's the most important part in my opinion. Great game feel and sound effects!
CodeRaurus
25. Oct 2024 · 14:45 UTC
Cute little thing. Aesthetically very pleasing, and I like the little noises dust bunnies make.

Shame we didn't get a complete game but good work regardless!
Ginxel
25. Oct 2024 · 19:41 UTC
It's a really cute game, I love all the different camera angles, the only issue I had was the audio. It sounds like the music is clipping and it doesn't loop very seamlessly, but overall good work!
LDJam user 1930
25. Oct 2024 · 21:32 UTC
As a toy, I like it! :)
🎤 Ava Skoog
25. Oct 2024 · 21:52 UTC
Thanks, everyone! Really appreciate your words.

I agree about the music, @ginxel, I was aware of it by the end of the jam but I didn't really have time to fix it unfortunately. :(
Pachino55
26. Oct 2024 · 02:55 UTC
Cool toy!