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Auditorium: Gaming via the process of discovery and play

33 points by symptic 18y ago

Really cool concept. I donated.

symptic 18y ago
Do you think it will be successful?
- teej 18y ago
  Absolutely. From a game play perspective, it's really good for a few reasons. It has progressive learning down well - the first five or six skills you learn come seamlessly and are paced out appropriately. It has clearly labeled goals and progression. It's easily uderstandable and straightforward on how to interact with it. It let's you tinker around and learn in a low-risk environment. They did LOTS right. In the end, it's just a puzzle flash game, but that being said, there's a lot more hope for flash games these days. Distribution through Kongregate and advertising through Mochi Ads can bring in great revenue. -Great- flash games are also getting ported to the console world more and more, with Alien Hominid and fl0w as great examples.
- tdupree 18y ago
  I really enjoyed it. I also think this would be a lot of fun if offered through the arcade section of the 360 or the like. Would sound great trough the surround sound.
  - symptic 18y ago
    I think it has the potential to gain enough traction to make it to the XBox and PS3 network stores. A few of my friends already want to buy it.
robertgaal 18y ago
Gaming via the process play you say!? Wow.
- jfarmer 18y ago
  True of all games, I suppose, but did you play it? It's pretty fun.
demallien 18y ago
Very original, it managed to just burn an hour of my life that I'll never get back! Has anyone got past 2:5 yet? I for one couldn't...
- ivank 18y ago
  (solution. figure it out yourself, or you'll be sorry!) Perngr n ybbc. Hfr nyy cvrprf rkprcg gur Hc cvrpr ng zrqvhz/znkvzhz cbjre. Hfr gur Hc cvrpr gb ahqtr gur juvgr cnegvpyrf gb gur yrsg. Fraq gur juvgr cnegvpyrf qbja ng gur hccre-yrsg. Fraq gurz evtug guebhtu gur oyhr. Fraq oyhr cnegvpyrf hc guebhtu gur checyr pvepyr.
petercooper 18y ago
Here's the backstory of Auditorium's development: http://blog.cipherprime.com/?p=6 http://blog.cipherprime.com/?p=6
warwick 18y ago
I've never seen a game as beautiful before.
babyshake 18y ago
Incredible. I think it would be great if you introduced bad guys as a light-stream thing that made really ugly dissonant sounds, so you would have to block those.
- symptic 18y ago
  It's not my game, but once their site comes back up I'll send over your idea to them. Good idea. :)
EGF 18y ago
Truly beautiful game - definitely sucked me in for 30 minutes
ivank 18y ago
In case anyone is wondering, you can quit the game and continue from where you left.

33 points by symptic 18y ago

Really cool concept. I donated.

symptic 18y ago

Do you think it will be successful?

teej 18y ago
Absolutely. From a game play perspective, it's really good for a few reasons. It has progressive learning down well - the first five or six skills you learn come seamlessly and are paced out appropriately. It has clearly labeled goals and progression. It's easily uderstandable and straightforward on how to interact with it. It let's you tinker around and learn in a low-risk environment. They did LOTS right. In the end, it's just a puzzle flash game, but that being said, there's a lot more hope for flash games these days. Distribution through Kongregate and advertising through Mochi Ads can bring in great revenue. -Great- flash games are also getting ported to the console world more and more, with Alien Hominid and fl0w as great examples.
tdupree 18y ago
I really enjoyed it. I also think this would be a lot of fun if offered through the arcade section of the 360 or the like. Would sound great trough the surround sound.
- symptic 18y ago
  I think it has the potential to gain enough traction to make it to the XBox and PS3 network stores. A few of my friends already want to buy it.

robertgaal 18y ago

Gaming via the process play you say!? Wow.

jfarmer 18y ago
True of all games, I suppose, but did you play it? It's pretty fun.

demallien 18y ago

Very original, it managed to just burn an hour of my life that I'll never get back! Has anyone got past 2:5 yet? I for one couldn't...

ivank 18y ago
(solution. figure it out yourself, or you'll be sorry!) Perngr n ybbc. Hfr nyy cvrprf rkprcg gur Hc cvrpr ng zrqvhz/znkvzhz cbjre. Hfr gur Hc cvrpr gb ahqtr gur juvgr cnegvpyrf gb gur yrsg. Fraq gur juvgr cnegvpyrf qbja ng gur hccre-yrsg. Fraq gurz evtug guebhtu gur oyhr. Fraq oyhr cnegvpyrf hc guebhtu gur checyr pvepyr.

petercooper 18y ago

Here's the backstory of Auditorium's development: http://blog.cipherprime.com/?p=6 http://blog.cipherprime.com/?p=6

warwick 18y ago

I've never seen a game as beautiful before.

babyshake 18y ago

Incredible. I think it would be great if you introduced bad guys as a light-stream thing that made really ugly dissonant sounds, so you would have to block those.

symptic 18y ago
It's not my game, but once their site comes back up I'll send over your idea to them. Good idea. :)

EGF 18y ago

Truly beautiful game - definitely sucked me in for 30 minutes

ivank 18y ago

In case anyone is wondering, you can quit the game and continue from where you left.