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Jared the Platypus
Ducking Jared the Platypus
Jumping Jared the Platypus
Many Jared
Undersea Jared
School of Jareds

Inspiration

The game was inspired by Von Neumann machines, which are robots that can self-replicate. The idea was to have multiple screens, each with a player. That idea morphed into having screens in a grid, where you would have to flip the places of two screens so your player could walk into new screens and complete a level. Because you pull a switcharoo on the rooms, and each room is its own space, we named our site and game www.switcharoom.space.

Jared

What it does

It's a silly website featuring Jared the Platypus.

How we built it

We built the website using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. The pixel art was made using https://www.pixilart.com/, and the ideas were made using our imagination. Jared

Challenges we ran into

The main problem we ran into was time. We ran into problems with showing images on a canvas, removing antialiasing from canvases, and making collisions work properly. Effectively swapping room placements also proved to be very hard, because rooms would keep switching with their original neighbors. This meant that switcharooing the right two screens and then the top two screens would end up switcharooing the top left and bottom right screens, instead of the top left and top right screens. Another problem was with artwork. No one on the team considered themselves good artists, so we had some artist's block when it came to designing characters.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of the pixel art we came up with. Jared Jared the Platypus is like family now. We're also proud of the platforming we were able to make in a short amount of time, and the fun bits we did on the cover page.

What we learned

We learned quite a bit. We learned how to control HTML canvas elements and how to draw and place images on them. We also learned how to stop antialiasing using CSS. More on CSS, we learned about @property and conic-gradient, which proved super useful for the rotating rainbow background.

What's next for Switcharoom

The game is definitely next for Switcharoom. Jared the Platypus is our god and one true savior, and we need to see him in action. The game idea for Switcharoom is truly something unique and interesting, and we would all like to see it come to life.

Jared

Built With

Submitted to

HooHacks 2021

Created by

I worked on the art and concept and also contributed to the room switching mechanic.

Thomas Rowan
I came up with the topic of Von Neumann machines, which got Anthony to think of the room switching idea. I made the bulk of the code for Jared the Platypus's cover page, and I set up the canvases and methods to draw on them. I also wrote some of the code for collisions and for detecting key presses. I touched up the Jerry pixel art (not much, just some dark blue dots) and I animated him to get him to run, duck, and jump.

Ethan Horowitz
My main contribution to the project was the game's concept and working on the room switching mechanic. I also aided with the collision engine of the game.

Anthony Carpentiere

Updates

Ethan Horowitz started this project — Mar 28, 2021 10:38 AM EDT

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