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Haiku workshop #2 results
Thank you all for participating in the haiku workshop #2! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed the first one, and got back at it. And as always, congratulations for making a haiku and putting it out there! It's not as easy as it looks. Here are the pieces I'm aware of:
So, what can we take away from this? A few thoughts:
[ 2024-03-15 17:49:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hey everyone!
Thank you all for participating in the haiku workshop #2! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed the first one, and got back at it. And as always, congratulations for making a haiku and putting it out there! It's not as easy as it looks. Here are the pieces I'm aware of:
So, what can we take away from this? A few thoughts:
- Bugs fly. It has been written enough times so that I can be confident this piece of information is correct.
- Mostly summer, and a few fall backgrounds have been used. We're talking about bugs, so honestly, I can't argue with that. Well, maybe spring would've worked too. But since the spring background depicts a mountain at night, I understand it was less popular for this theme.
- Bugs are tied to different symbols here: either a menace ("bugs seek your arm yes"), a familiar and soothing motion ("bugs fly calmly"), a dietary supplement ("your taste of flies") or a robust vehicle ("strongly flying on bugs"). I find the diversity here fascinating, by constrat with snails which, as the last workshop revealed, are grossly monolithic roaring creatures.
- While bugs can be a menace, I find it funny that the haiku with the most explicit threat is actually about flying cats! Note that these cats "bug" the ship, so the menace still stems from the "bug" word, but with an alternate meaning. Very clever!
- "We're stuck with no flutes!" is a hilariously exclamatory yet desperate realization. Note that the only other exclamation is "we must seek the stick!", which also echoes to another haiku, "you'll seek for the first glass flute". So there's a sense of urgency, somewhat sacred purpose pertaining to sticks and flutes. I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
- Apparently there's such a thing as "noing of the cats". It is said in a context of strength and decisiveness, as the person is even "butting through the change", which I interpret as quite a display of self-improvement. I wonder if I shouldn't start noing of some stuff too, it sounds exciting.
- I'm pleasantly surprised by the importance given to the "arm" word. I didn't care for it myself, but it inspired you quite a lot! "Arm your cat" and "the strong arms of sound" are some of my favorite images in this workshop.
[ 2024-03-15 17:49:46 CET ] [ Original post ]
Will The Man Get Frog
MarechalBanane
Developer
MarechalBanane
Publisher
2024-02-14
Release
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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
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Will The Man Get Frog is a semi-random writing game in which you compose haikus (japanese short poems) in a cute and soothing atmosphere. Carefully crafted constraints will help you be creative regardless of your writing skills. The minimal design gives you space to focus, explore and express yourself. No achievements, no scoring, no leaderboard. It's about you and the words spending quality time together.
A game session can take from 5 minutes to... well, hours. It all depends on how carried away you get. Sometimes you just want a little distraction, and sometimes it gets more introspective. Both are great ways to enjoy the game!
Maybe you'll be so proud that you'll post it on every social media.
Maybe it'll remind you of a loved one. Why not send it like a digital postcard?
Maybe it'll be personal, so you'll simply keep it close. As a souvenir.
Maybe it won't make much sense. That's okay, things don't always have to make sense.
Maybe you just won't like it. That's okay too, writing is hard. You can try again later.
Point is, I can't tell what you'll get out of it.
But it's probably worth exploring!
A game session can take from 5 minutes to... well, hours. It all depends on how carried away you get. Sometimes you just want a little distraction, and sometimes it gets more introspective. Both are great ways to enjoy the game!
Pick words! | Compose! | Enjoy and Share! |
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FEATURES
- Thousands of words to choose from!
- Four beautiful pixel art backgrounds available, one per season!
- An Inspiring chip-tune soundtrack made by the talented c.diffin!
- Gif recording system: share your art with the world!
- Streamer-friendly! Ask your viewers for advice, or have a writing workshop all together!
- Asynchronous multiplayer-ish! "Shared Game" mode allows players to compose with the same word set using a clever password system. Get together, play and compare your works, or play by yourself, send your friends a poem and wait for theirs!
- ... That's it, really. It's a small game.
Ok, my poem is ready. What do I win?
Well, you win… a .gif of your creation, to use however you see fit!Maybe you'll be so proud that you'll post it on every social media.
Maybe it'll remind you of a loved one. Why not send it like a digital postcard?
Maybe it'll be personal, so you'll simply keep it close. As a souvenir.
Maybe it won't make much sense. That's okay, things don't always have to make sense.
Maybe you just won't like it. That's okay too, writing is hard. You can try again later.
Point is, I can't tell what you'll get out of it.
But it's probably worth exploring!
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: SteamOS 2.0 or higher
- Processor: 700Mhz or higherMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Almost anything
- Storage: 10 MB available space
- OS: SteamOS 2.0 or higher
- Processor: 700Mhz or higherMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Almost anything
- Storage: 10 MB available space
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