Design Statement
The theme track felt warm, gentle, and a little dreamy to me. As the music picked up, the denser rhythms made me picture a quiet kitchen slowly getting busy with cooking. I went with a kitchen because cooking already has its own rhythm—chopping, cooking, washing vegetables, all of that can be expressed through rhythm. When players “busy” themselves in the kitchen to the beat and finally get the finished dish, then receive feedback from customers, it gives them a sense of achievement. Originally I wanted to make a magic kitchen, but due to time constraints, the current version doesn’t include magic elements yet. For the main design, I turned these familiar actions into a rhythm game controlled entirely with the Space bar. Tapping and holding represent different cooking gestures, and rhythm cues appear directly on ingredients and utensils, connecting the music with the actions on screen.

Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
Launch: Double-click kitchen-disco.exe.
Controls: Tap or hold the Space bar as prompted, releasing it at the end of hold notes.
Gameplay Overview: Press Space to the rhythm of the music to perform cooking actions and prepare delicious food.

Gameplay walkthrough video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15V_eSfFcADPrsFoMaUPmXt-3BLmZsMom/view?usp=sharing

Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
Yes. We used generative AI tools to create some of the art assets and code.