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The Bézier Game

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Re: The Bézier Game

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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.

Re: The Bézier Game

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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.

That was my complaint when this was submitted a few days ago.

You can always open some file with curves in Photoshop and practice.

Re: The Bézier Game

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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.

Re: The Bézier Game

#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.

Re: The Bézier Game

#10

All these years of tinkering in fireworks and I never learned about using the alt key to break control points. Thank you!

Yep, that's something that's always frustrated me using the pen tool and I had no idea about the Alt thing either.

Great stuff. I've taught and watched people struggle to learn how to use the pen tool… it seems to be very unintuitive at first. A walkthrough using something like this would be a great tool for learning.

Also, I wouldn't have known to try that Alt trick had it not been for this parent comment. I'd recommend words instead of symbols for Alt and Shift at the top, and probably written instructions for the tutorial levels.

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