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A jam submission

i don't know how to use this cameraView game page

take very bad photos due to unconventional design
Submitted by pictospark — 13 hours, 23 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
DOES IT WHEEL#174.0074.250
DOES IT MOVE YOUR BODY OR MAKE YOU FEEL THINGS#173.5363.750
Overall#212.8283.000
DOES IT LOCKPICK#330.9431.000

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted

I really like this little game, the sprites and everything feel very nice. The backyard feels very ominous to me though lol.

Jam HostSubmitted

are you tellin me that toddlersoap actually does things and isn't just a weird discord cryptid?

Anyway, cool entry! Loved that it's just messing around with a thing and not trying to be anything more than a little jam entry about photographing birds. Messed around with the camera, tried to get the best settings, went "I don't get it" and then went "oh I get it." Great stuff.

Submitted

It's what it says on the tin, I have no idea how this camera works. I'm a sucker for wiggly graphics and good ambience

Submitted

felt great to just hang out by the window. cool birds.

loved getting to mess with the camera settings to make something that looked cool, and since the birds were all in different locations and were different colors it was a lot like photography in real.

wish there was a way to see a gallery or something of the pics you take.

mega nit: the game screen adjusts seamlessly based on your aspect ratio but the pictures are squashed or stretched to fit the photo texture. 

Submitted

A really joyful jam entry. The concept, the art, the music and sound design, all really phenomenal. The controls were a bit too slippery for my tastes, but I suppose if I had thought about it I could have just toggled my mouse's DPI down, so maybe that one's on me :P

The main wheel mechanic is there, and having it not directly be tied to any sort of "winning" or "losing" was a refreshing change of pace as I play through all the entries. I still immediately tried to find a winning strategy, of course (my theory was that I should just pick the 2nd smallest segment for all options since that would get the most neutrally correct photos :P my theory was misguided), but when I let myself just relax and enjoy the non-competitive, non-task-driven bird photographing it was a delightful experience.

Also I said it earlier on, but the music and sound design was really good, and really added a lot to the experience. Not something super common to have stand out in a jam entry, so I figured I'd expound upon it a bit more :P 

Excellent work and a great entry <3

Submitted

I really like how the image changes inside the wheel, really interesting use of the camera controls. Was a little confusing at first but the vibes are spot on

Submitted

I love the atmosphere, the idea and the bird sprites!

Really cool idea to control the photo parameters live with the wheel.

Submitted

i think this is very awesome...
i think i indeed, know a thing or two, about how to use a camera.... 🤓