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The Bézier Game

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Re: The Bézier Game

#11
Great game!

For me, the issue is this: the direction that you drag when you're doing your first anchor point is the opposite of the direction that it should be. You're dragging away from the direction you want it to curve, rather than towards it. But for every anchor point other than the first one, you're dragging towards it.

Re: The Bézier Game

#15
post #11

Great game! For me, the issue is this: the direction that you drag when you're doing your first anchor point is the opposite of the direction that it should be. You're dragging away from the direction you want it to curve, rather than towards it. But for every anchor point other than the first one, you're dragging towards it.

Author here. That's the way Adobe Illustrator thinks Bézier curves should work, unfortunately. I have no idea why,I chose to follow their lead because the purpose is learning how to use a tool. Still on the fence on this one, I even had to go out of my way to implement it.

Re: The Bézier Game

#16
post #3

Solid game, I got 11. I just wish there was a way to edit nodes - it's really annoying to try to guess what the curve will look like when moving an unlinked node (like in the heart example). I can see that being part of the game though, I definitely got better at it by the end.

Key in getting adept at bézier curves is guessing the form of the curve in advance, this is why curves can't be modified (otherwise it's just better to practice tracing in your favorite design tool).

Re: The Bézier Game

#17

Not sure if considered bug or "feature" but after first level, on levels that require you to go to your starting point, i.e.: draw a heart or circle, you can click on your starting point again, winning the level with all your nodes remaining. This can be used to skip levels.

This is a bug indeed, thanks for the notice. (changed the way this was detected and I accidentally the whole thing, sigh).

Re: The Bézier Game

#18
post #11

Great game! For me, the issue is this: the direction that you drag when you're doing your first anchor point is the opposite of the direction that it should be. You're dragging away from the direction you want it to curve, rather than towards it. But for every anchor point other than the first one, you're dragging towards it.

Omnigraffle's pen tool does the right thing - and it is way way easier to use.

Re: The Bézier Game

#19
post #9

I could not even get through the first tutorial stage. What did any of the cursor things mean? I kept clicking , but the colors turned from peach to green to purple only, nothing else happened. What is this supposed to teach again? A better tutorial is needed for sure. This was 'clever' but too clever for me to use.

same here. I had no idea what to do.

Re: The Bézier Game

#20
post #9

I could not even get through the first tutorial stage. What did any of the cursor things mean? I kept clicking , but the colors turned from peach to green to purple only, nothing else happened. What is this supposed to teach again? A better tutorial is needed for sure. This was 'clever' but too clever for me to use.

Same here! So frustrating. Edit: ok got it.. just follow the animation exactly but just click once at each point, don't drag a line out..
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