Interesting idea! One quirk - looking around with the mouse, my mouse would keep going off the game, making it kinda challenging to control. Might just be because I was using the html5 version though.
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Money - A visualiser for very large numbers's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| xkcd-ness (how well it matches/interprets the comic) | #10 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Innovation | #23 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Visuals | #40 | 3.056 | 3.056 |
| Overall | #43 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Audio | #64 | 1.278 | 1.278 |
| Fun | #65 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Link to xkcd comic / 'what if' article the game is based on
https://xkcd.com/980/
Please list any pre-made art/music/other assets that you used.
none
Team size
1
Team's social media links:
https://twitter.com/dan_stubbs https://adfp.deviantart.com
Anything else you want players to know before they play?
Controls: WASD to move, mouse to look around, and RMB to zoom.
I've added an HTML 5 version, to make life easier for the xkcd Jam judges. The only difference is that the data isn't being read from text files, so you can't edit the names and values yourself. Please download the rar file if you want to have a play around with that.
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Thanks Naomi!
Yes, I can fix the money texture. I've already got the code for making meshes and assigning UVs, I was just using a worldspace triplanar shader to get something up and running quickly, and didn't find the time to redo it. That's top of the list for changes, but I'm waiting til after the judging's over.
I'll probably add portraits, for some visual variety as well as a sense of scale, but I'm not planning to make 3D models of any of the people. Although... I'm writing a procedural character generator for another project, so that might be an option. Hmm...
Thanks, and I completely agree with the criticism. I had intended to add groups, but didn't manage to spend anywhere near the amount of time I wanted on this, due to spending most of the weekend being ill. If you grab the downloadable version, you can check out the different categories, which was the first step towards adding groups.
I was wondering how to compare the amounts better, but hadn't even considered letting you carry the blocks. I'll have to implement that when I come back to this. I've been meaning to put in the rest of the data from the original comic, so that'll be an easy extra feature I can add. Cheers!
Thanks. I actually own a VR headset, but my PC's not beefy enough to use it.
I'd like to add some extra graphics sometime, like portraits leaning against the piles, or simple 3D models.
You can actually add custom amounts yourself, by editing the text files in the data folder, or adding new text files. As long as you keep to the format "Name of thing;1000" on each line, and don't leave any extra info or blank lines, you should be fine.
6 years ago(+1)
That's funny yet sad. I own a vive, not to tease you, but it's worth it when it works. Hope you can upgrade someday soon.
6 years ago(+1)
It looks neat. I followed you on Twitter, DM if you need a tester, I'd be glad to do it.
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