Instructions on Windows:
Download the .zip file, extract the folder "out" to somewhere, and double click on the .exe
Instructions on OSX/Linux:
Download the compressed file. Navigate to it from a shell and execute the bundled executable. Make sure that the assets (dict.txt, kenpixel.ttf) are in the same folder as the one you run the executable from.
If the game fails to run, please include the entire output in the comments below.
Literate (pronounced like "liberate" but with a 't' instead of a 'b') is a game where you need to collect English words as their letters appear on the screen. Once you start the game, click on letters that appear until you've spelled a word. Once you believe that you have spelled a word, hit the space bar to clear the letters. If you've written a word, you will receive points equal to the length of the word! The points are accrued in the top row, while the timer is in the bottom. Good luck!
The game was written entirely using Haskell. I spent only about ~10 hours total over the course of the weekend. Using Haskell allowed fast prototyping and very few bugs during development. The code uses the Lambency framework that can be found by following the README in the source distribution.
Assets used:
kenpixel.ttf -- Font by KennyNL: http://kenney.nl/assets
dict.txt -- Dictionary generated from Linux's /usr/share/dict/words that removed all possessive nouns and words that start with a capital letter.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
 | Coolness | 77% |
| #173 | Innovation | 3.73 |
| #281 | Theme | 3.83 |
| #313 | Mood | 3.22 |
| #467 | Graphics | 3.23 |
| #523 | Overall | 3.23 |
| #692 | Fun | 2.95 |
Comments
I was confused how the scoring and timer were being measured. So I didn't know how I was doing or how long I had. This was tricky. I thought I was going along pretty well but then the letters started disappearing on me.
The intro is also super cool.
Graphics is so stylish, but hard to differentiate X from K characters.
I really like the way the timer and score are laid out because it looks like gibberish at first glance and then when you take a closer look ohhh hay!!! The game load time was a little slow and stuttery for my liking but over all I like the aesthetic! I would have given more fun if it was faster paced I found my self mentally waiting a lot.
I haven't understand what's going on on the first game.
After reading the description on this page, things gone better.
I end up with only 7 poins :(
Doesn't run on my Win7 64x. It says can't find dict.txt (though i can clearly see it there)
I really, really dug the idea of this one. And Haskell--yessssss. Nice job!
The game is a little short on feedback, but it's so cool you made it in Haskell (you should've used Elm and put it online though ^_^)
Gotta love the layout, and the scoring and timer were confusing, but really cool, apparently I don't know long words, managed to get 27 though (:
For me on windows 8 it crashes, catching the error in a dos box it's saying:
LD31.exe: Internal Error: OpenGL shader compilation failed!
AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed
@davesoft Can you post the full output (that also gives your OpenGL version and driver info)?
Very interesting game. Check my game too: Presidents bodyguard simulator.
I get
LD31.exe: Internal Error: OpenGL shader compilation failed!
too bad, I realy wanted to play it :(
I get a crash on win8:
Checking string: toss
LD31.exe: dict.txt: hGetContents: invalid argument (invalid byte sequence)
AL lib: (EE) alc_cleanup: 1 device not closed
(happens with any string afaict)
I really like this one. It's quite distinctive and different from most of what I've looked at so far, and it's pretty addictive trying to get as many points as possible. The timer/score didn't confuse me personally, but I can totally see why it would confuse people - maybe switching to a more conventional system would be better, so that players don't need to spend ages figuring out their score, when they could be using that time better to make more words. The graphics are awesome, it has a nice retro 'educational game' feel to it, but isn't boring. Nice work.
Five stars across the board--wonderful aesthetic, fun game, super.
I actually really enjoyed the visuals! However, while I found the mechanic interesting, it didn't actually appeal to me all that much. Great job none the less though!
Interesting concept. I wasn't really clear on what I was supposed to do until I read the post - there should be some indicator in-game of how to play. Even after reading the post I wasn't sure why I lost when I did. As @MiniBobbo said, the scoring and timer wasn't clear. Nice idea but execution needs a bit of work. Still impressive what you were able to do in 10 hours. Good work!
I get this error:
LD31.exe: Internal Error: OpenGL shader compilation failed!
( http://igoramendola.com/extra/literate-error.jpg )
My onboard graphic card is: Inter(R) HD Graphics (Core i3)
I'll probably buy a new graphic card (my self-present for Christmas! ☃) in a few days, and then I try again. I won't vote until then ^^
The OpenGL shader compilation bugs should be fixed. @igoramendola, thanks for the error report!
I really really like the concept of this game. The timer and scoring rows were done quite well. And HASKELL! That is quite cool my friend. Well done!
Very clever, maybe a little pre-game tutorial would be better, but very fun and polished-looking.
The concept is very compelling, but I found it a little difficult to play with the mouse. The game is fun and its style is perfect.
Outstanding job you've made!
pretty weird, i did not understand, but for what it is, it is pretty good.
I returned to check and now it works ^^
It's a very interesting concept and it's a good challenge (specially for me because English isn't my first language). My best is 32, so far. Perhaps if my monitor was touch screen I could make more hehehe. Nice work :D
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Won't run i'm afraid. I'm missing OpenAL32.dll