I wish fire or lava would make steam out of water, but I love the smoke effect. It was a really nice surprise when the rest of it was so low resolution, great combo.
Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
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Re: Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
#52Is it really a "game" if there's no goal or "win" condition? Or is it a "webtoy" or "simulation" (or... "sandbox". Think it's a sandbox).
It is unfortunate that you're downvoted. At one point, there was an article on HN discussing games, including what made a "game" a "game" — and one of the article's requirements was that there must exist some risk of losing. Otherwise, you're just messing around or following predefined steps towards an end, but there is no challenge. Not that that can't entertain , but plenty of things entertain that aren't games. (E…
Re: Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
#53Re: Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
#54Drop oil on lava. The effect is worth it.
have you tried dust yet?
Re: Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
#55Is it really a "game" if there's no goal or "win" condition? Or is it a "webtoy" or "simulation" (or... "sandbox". Think it's a sandbox).
It is unfortunate that you're downvoted. At one point, there was an article on HN discussing games, including what made a "game" a "game" — and one of the article's requirements was that there must exist some risk of losing. Otherwise, you're just messing around or following predefined steps towards an end, but there is no challenge. Not that that can't entertain , but plenty of things entertain that aren't games. (E…
E g.: Sid Meier's famous definition: "a series of interesting decisions". (But what would he know?)
Re: Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
#56Re: Sandspiel – A falling sand game built in Rust and WebGL
#57This is a perfect example of why I'm still in Chrome. At least for me this runs at 60fps in Chrome on my Mac but 30-45 in Firefox. I see this often in animated sites.