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HelloRun - A WebGL 3D Game

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Re: HelloRun - A WebGL 3D Game

#31
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THREE.WebGLRenderer 58 three.min.js (line 408) Error creating WebGL context. In the console on FF 25 (Linux), no visible error message. WebGL usually works great. Maybe some missing extension?

    gl = canvas.getContext("webgl") || canvas.getContext("experimental-webgl");
That'll fix it!

Re: HelloRun - A WebGL 3D Game

#34
This is really really cool. Am I the only one who wanted to play just because I wanted to hear more of the song? It makes sense that the motivation to play a little more could be tied to how much of the song you hear. Even though I have heard this song before multiple times, the gameplay aspect of song revelation makes it more fun.

This got me thinking about how shortsighted are artists, musicians and producers, who are not thinking of reaching out to fans through interactive digital experiences rather than simple publishing deals. The music industry profitability is going down the drain and the only way to make people pay a premium would be to invest in thoughtful interactive experiences attached with the music. Games could be one of those but definitely not all of those.

Re: HelloRun - A WebGL 3D Game

#39

This is really really cool. Am I the only one who wanted to play just because I wanted to hear more of the song? It makes sense that the motivation to play a little more could be tied to how much of the song you hear. Even though I have heard this song before multiple times, the gameplay aspect of song revelation makes it more fun. This got me thinking about how shortsighted are artists, musicians and producers, who…

And if you just can't conjure up the skill required to hear the whole song, the main menu fortunately links to its soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dutoncmusic/du-tonc-surging-memories

Re: HelloRun - A WebGL 3D Game

#40

Beautiful but restarting from the beginning on the slightest mistake makes this game negative fun to play.

Agreed. I'd love to be able to restart where I left off. Maybe the high score could reset, but the music could continue. The music's great, and coupled with the color change at the drop, it could be really cool.

I disagree, think of it like Bit.Trip Runner, the beat builds as you progress, but you have to start over if you fail.
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