Done with a crazy hectic week, time to make a game!
The theme.. is minimalism….
4/26 – 7:51pm Looking at stuff on the Internet:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism
http://kotaku.com/the-most-gorgeous-minimalist-gaming-posters-youll-see-470835956
http://www.shortlist.com/cool-stuff/design/minimalist-video-game-posters
I like the use of 2-color visual design to create a minimalist look to the posters. The form is crisp but the details are left out and don’t bother the casual viewer, while the intent viewer can reconstruct a more vivid picture in their imagination using the detailed outer form.
I’m listening to the Fez soundtrack right now. It’s great for getting lost in thought with.
7:59pm – http://www.touchebitches.com/2009/06/minimalism-in-gaming-considering.html
internet went out for a second. *brain fart*
“Before considering the game in these terms, let’s take a brief look at what defines a minimalist text. For the purposes of this article we can compress the definition to three key components. I don’t purport they are comprehensive, but they give you a working idea:
Minimalist texts embrace the core elements of their category; they are stripped to their essentials
Features of minimalist texts are highly economical. For example, in a lot of minimalist architecture, one component will serve multiple purposes.
Less is more: much can be expressed by only using simple features. E.g, minimalist writing is defined by an almost complete lack of adjectival phrases, using basic sentence structure and context to convey meaning.”
If Canabalt is a minimalist platformer.. what other genres of game could be done in a minimalist form? I think they all could, but only some have, and maybe some are more easily put into minimalist form.
I”m thinking a minimalist RPG would be something worth trying.
Could this be done within the 48 hours of Ludum Dare?
8:03pm
8:05pm – http://www.trollishdelver.com/2011/05/4-best-minimalist-roleplaying-games.html
These are interesting.
I have whole bunches of d6s laying around I could prototype something with. I could also just code up some dice-rolling code using some Random() calls.
8:12pm
What about a minimalist MMORPG?
I’ve seen MMOs done before on here. I wouldn’t think it would need to handle a load of more than, say, a couple thousand simultaneous players at the most.
oh, wait, wait – that one big mmo co-op diablo type game.. i forget what it is called.
8:19pm – creating a new unity project
8:32pm – ok, so minimalist RPG is probably a little too obvious. there’s probably going to be like a dozen of these entered.
8:34pm – screw it. let’s make an arcade game.
8:36pm – camera background is white. because. maybe it should be darker so as to put less of a strain on laptop/mobile device batteries..