The background animation on the title screen is amazing
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Curry-doscope's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Production Velocity | #8 | 3.348 | 3.417 |
| Theme Fidelity & Creativity | #8 | 3.919 | 4.000 |
| AI Direction & Adaptability | #9 | 3.429 | 3.500 |
| Overall Enjoyment | #9 | 3.266 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
The Biggest Challenge
The biggest challenge and breakthrough was collaborating with AI as an autonomous pair-programmer to implement complex interactive mechanics and robust algorithmic systems—such as real-time 4-way/8-way kaleidoscope fragment simulation with subtle idle physics drift, and a lossless Base32 recipe codec that compresses ingredient configurations, pot colors, and symmetry types into a shareable 9-character secret code. Furthermore, AI enabled comprehensive test-driven quality assurance through headless automated test suites (16 test suites covering UI flow, edge cases, and bilingual localization) and automated release packaging pipelines for web export. This seamless loop between generative architecture, bug triage, and web optimization significantly accelerated production while keeping the code maintainable.
AI Tools Used
AntigravityCLI, Gemini
Areas Where AI Was Used
Code & Architecture,Graphics & Visual Assets,Design & Text
Comments
2 days ago (+1)
First of all, the background animation on the title screen is gorgeous. By the way, I’ve never actually seen curry that sparkles like a kaleidoscope in real life, but watching this made me wonder, “Could I make something like that using diced agar? ” But agar, gelatin, and carrageenan all melt if you boil them in a pot, don’t they? I wonder if it would be possible using something like curdlan…🤔
No, no—I was talking about this game. Um, the kaleidoscope is incredibly beautiful and wonderful. I think it’s a very unique game. I really enjoyed it. However, it’s surprisingly easy to beat, so I wish the number of ingredients was randomized and there were about 30 different types to challenge me. The password system is interesting, too.
Also, I think the experience would be even better if there were background music and sound effects.
Anyway, It was a truly wonderful gaming experience. 🙂
It’s incredibly innovative and fun!
There are plenty of difficulty levels—which is really thoughtful—and it’s amazing that you can play on both PC and smartphone!
It looks like it would be fun to play with friends using original curry recipes, too!
I gave it quite a few tries, but this was the best score I could manage!
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