KindergARTen

mars 2017-05-05 20:14

What a lovely little thing. As you say, it's not much, but it's charming for what it is. I actually think the art style would've been very interesting to see in an actual game.

Regardless of that though, it does work on its own as a tiny little experience. I'd actually love to see more kindergarten drawings turned into these little scenes, and I'm sure the little artists themselves would adore it as well. Better yet, it could easily be put into a VR setting, and what could be more amazing for a little child to step into a world based on their own drawing?

I might be getting too excited here, but there's just something very charming about this. Despite not being a game, and being very small considering you uploaded it as part of the 72-hour jam, I still just really liked it. Thanks for making this!

leftright92 2017-05-14 20:41

Really charming little scene. As you've said, it's not a proper game, so I'm not going to comment on that. I spent a good five minutes exploring the scene and taking in the art. If you wanted to, there are a few small things I think could add to it: - Really simple music track, something thematically nursery played on a child's xylophone or something similar. - Some small degree of interactivity, like picking apples from the tree or the butterflies reacting to your presence by moving away.

Overall, loved it, definitely my top pick so far.

skruffye 2017-05-14 20:45

Somehow, a not-game is the most impressive thing I've seen this Ludum Dare. :D It's a shame you didn't have time to make this interactive, but the proof of concept honestly looks amazing. I would love to see a game made in this kind of environment.

Also, I noticed as I was playing around with it that it would be a great tool to teach image composition with. Since you're able to stop at any point and, without motion, the image in front of you instantly looks 2D again (thanks to the art style), you could use the game to show how placing objects in a picture in certain ways can give better or more interesting results than others.

Thanks for making this and, again, I would absolutely love to see this made into a game! :D

-Skruffye

fedoccio 2017-05-14 21:21

I really enjoyed this small relaxing walk in the world of child's drawing :) Thank you!

madalaski 2017-05-18 16:18

I can totally relate to why you did this and I have to say, I think it's a travesty you didn't get to turn this into an interactive experience. I can understand that you must enjoy playing and reviewing other people's games so I emplore you, draw inspiration from what you love!

I think your game is a testament to what is great about Ludum Dare and what allows people to express their art made in such a intense amount of time. I just think it would be even better if you could express it further by making a game through it. ;)

In case you feel like you don't have the skill or knowledge there are hundreds of places out there on the internet for you to learn, much like everyone this site did to make their games.

Thank you very much for sharing.

glitchy-pixel 2017-05-19 22:24

This is really beautiful!

Although it doesn't have any gameplay (a shame, a little bit of interaction would have made it tons more interesting)... it was very nice to see a little world made of crayon. I think you nailed what you wanted with the art style, even if you couldn't make more of it, and it was realy nice and realaxing to wak around that house.

I encourage you to keep pursuing this idea, whether it ends up being a game or not I think you are onto something here... Congratulations, nice job!