Hi,

We've been working on this pd patch as an idea for a game installation. Eventually the mouse input will be replaced by a motion tracker following the player whizzing around on a chair shooting up at a projection on the ceiling.

We'd be interested at this point in hearing any feedback you have about the way the game plays. We are planning on adding multiple levels of increasing difficulty but at the moment there is just a constant stream of enemies with no end-game and no punishments for missing.

Enjoy earthlings!

reqs:

pd
GEM
3D red/green glasses (optional)
Speakers (optional)

Thanks!
Ben & Sion

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/forum_test_game.zip

Sion, Ben,

I like it very much! If I'm not wrong, this is one of the
few games I've seen in GEM. It remembers me the
(very) old arcade game "ambush"
(http://www.arcademuseum.net/game_detail.php?letter=A&game_id=6878)
in a particular phase of the game.
I didn't try your patch with the 3D glasses, with them it seems it could be
a very nice effect. At the moment, as you said, after 40-50 kills
the game is kind of "repeatable". Maybe I'd add some spiraling movement in the
center before the "space invaders" come toward you.
An idea could also be some "asteroid" (textured spheres) that comes
toward the user, maybe some incoming stars (lines) effect...
After you kill a certain number a "travel into hyperspace" effect
could also be nice

Thanks for sharing,

Alberto

Thanks Alberto!

I'm glad you enjoyed it You've come up with some good ideas too, that would definitely improve the game's enjoyability. I like the asteroid idea - maybe they could travel a bit faster than the space invaders, and also require perhaps 2 hits to destroy. They could appear only in later levels to add some variety. I also very much like the stars idea, as that would not only improve the visuals, but also give a much needed sense of perspective and help the player better judge where their shot is going to go. At the moment it is quite difficult to work out unless you have played for a while.

Thanks again for trying it out and for the suggestions!

-Ben