Design Statement
I read the theme track as an invitation to look up and to listen: a night that turns toward dawn at the end. Every star you touch sings a note, and its colour tells its pitch, like real stars: warm stars are low, blue ones are high. The first figure is taught with light and sound; the later ones fade the light until you fly them by ear. Flying a constellation is playing a melody, and the complete official track arrives only at the very end, as the reward for lighting the last figure you drew yourself.

Key choices: feel first, challenge last (sailing, flying and sound had to feel good before anything else); low difficulty on purpose (you can fail and try again, nothing is lost); and expression as the difference (the last route is yours). Real constellations (Pyxis, Delphinus, Lyra, Vela, Cetus, Cygnus) are shown with a pale drawing over their stars, so the player sees what they made instead of imagining it. A gentle comet narrator guides in English or Spanish. I kept the scope small and the mood quiet, so the sky and the music can do the talking.

Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
LAUNCH: play in the browser on the project page (fullscreen button at the bottom right), or download the Windows zip, unzip it and run LightInTheSky.exe. Windows may show a warning for unsigned apps. Mouse and keyboard; basic gamepad support. Best with headphones. Language (English or Spanish) is chosen on the title screen, or with L.

CONTROLS: W A S D sail. E look at the sky / fish the light. Mouse steer the comet. Shift boost (comet, or the boat once its sail is upgraded). Q go back. C compass. F sonar (after Lyra). Esc pause. Drawing your route: left click adds a star, right click removes one, Space flies it. In the first figure, Space replays the sequence.

OVERVIEW: Sail to the marked point of light, fish the light, then look up (E) and follow the comet into space. Fly through the route of stars in order: each star lights up and sings a note. Repeat the route from memory. Back on the boat, the figure you lit shines in the sky. Optional figures (Vela, Cetus, Cygnus) give the boat extras. At the end you draw and fly a constellation of your own, and the official jam track plays once, complete. The main road takes about 10 to 15 minutes.

Gameplay walkthrough video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hVujQEJu7DCoIrcfdh84s12WtJQ-DAiL/view?usp=sharing

Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
This game contains AI-generated content. Yes. Comet voice (English and Spanish) and sea/creature sounds generated with ElevenLabs. Five translucent figure drawings (Pyxis, Delphinus, Lyra, Cetus, Cygnus) and three foam/splash textures generated with AI (ChatGPT and image tools). Early concept images of the boat and the universe were AI-generated and used only as reference. The Vela drawing, star notes, sonar and space sounds are made by code, without AI. Full list on the project page.