[HN Gopher] The Diorama Engine ___________________________________________________________________ The Diorama Engine Author : grzm Score : 52 points Date : 2023-10-04 20:14 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (dioragame.com) (TXT) w3m dump (dioragame.com) | ecliptik wrote: | This is for the PlayDate [1], which is a fantastic handheld | gaming system. | | Aesthetics really hit a lot of Monument Valley notes and would | pair well with the systems crank to rotate the world. | | After reading the devlog and rest of the site I'm not entirely | sure what the gameplay is, but looking forward to seeing more. | | 1. https://play.date/ | msephton wrote: | As far as I know it's a puzzle adventure game. | itronitron wrote: | Very nice aesthetic. | all2 wrote: | Phenomenal, even. I can imagine this will look fantastic if | color and particle effects (transparent pngs on planes?) are | added. Maybe they won't be added. If not, this art style still | reminds me of black-and-white movies. It's effervescent, | visceral somehow. It tugs at my hearstrings for some reason | that I -- as yet -- cannot express. | ChrisArchitect wrote: | add "for PlayDate" or something to the title for clarity | proee wrote: | Estimated ship date for Playdate is end of 2023 (per website). | Have there been any updates from the company on this? | jmcphers wrote: | This is Panic's first foray into hardware and it really shows; | while the device itself is very handsome and feels great, they | really underestimated demand and have had a tough time getting | the supply logistics under control. I ordered mine in February | and got it 7 months later. | | I think they're (finally) catching up on orders, but I wouldn't | take their word for it on ship dates | ecliptik wrote: | They ship in batches. I got mine 3 weeks ago in Batch 5 that I | ordered in March 2023. | proee wrote: | Are you happy with the device - looks pretty cool minus the | grayscale screen. Curious if that was chosen for battery life | or cost? | nightowl_games wrote: | Looks incredible! I was thinking about how to similate a 3d | effect on an arduboy at one point. Great job, fun project, love | the writeup. | | I'm pretty thumbsdown on the playdate as a disposable good, | though. | jmcphers wrote: | I have a Playdate and I think they did about as well as they | could to try to keep it from becoming disposable: | | - the device doesn't require any network connection or service | and works great offline | | - games are generally offline only | | - games are easily sideloaded via USB | | - intentionally anachronistic aesthetic and tech is a sort of | guard against obsoletion (it's ... already obsolete?) | | So even if Panic stops selling and supporting Playdates | tomorrow, people can continue to build fun things for them for | some time to come, and if you find a 10 year old Playdate in a | draw and power it on, you should still be good for a few rounds | of Whitewater Wipeout! ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-10-04 23:00 UTC)