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Re: Show HN: A free in-browser game across infinite universes procedurally generated

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Post by jesuisundev »

consumer451 wrote: post #2

Wow, super cool and mobile friendly. May I ask what tools you used to make this?

I used the Three.js JavaScript library. And a lot of shaders using the GLSL language. Here's my blog post about it : https://www.jesuisundev.com/en/i-built-the-entire-universe-i...

Re: Show HN: A free in-browser game across infinite universes procedurally generated

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Post by elmerfud »

I wanted to try the game, but it has confused itself with a movie. After 10 seconds of music and text with no game play I closed it.

Stories can make a game immersive, but forcing me in to watching the story is like movies with exposition. It's bad design.

Re: Show HN: A free in-browser game across infinite universes procedurally generated

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Post by jesuisundev »

elmerfud wrote: post #4

I wanted to try the game, but it has confused itself with a movie. After 10 seconds of music and text with no game play I closed it. Stories can make a game immersive, but forcing me in to watching the story is like movies with exposition. It's bad design.

That's a good point! I'll take that in consideration in the next update.
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