The Magic Pen game

[taimatsu]

Everyone should be made aware of The Magic Pen Game. The idea is to get the red circle or square to the flag by drawing shapes with the pen; the shapes obey the basic laws of physics. It is HUGE FUN. Try it. You can be as competitive or uncompetitive as you like about it - the scoring mechanism is 'how many shapes to get to the end of the game (level 26)?' - the one time I have finished it it took me 829. :)

Comments

[taimatsu]

It seems that, while you're very much right, Magic Pen does a few things the original Crayon Physics doesn't. It sounds like Crayon Physics Deluxe will be far better when it's done, but in the meantime I am personally perfectly comfortable playing this version of the idea (particularly when it's Flash-based and therefore more easily accessible than the original).

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Yes, I certainly don't feel anyone shouldn't be playing it (particularly Linux people).

(Crayon Physics is not the same as Crayon Physics Deluxe - it's a prototype that was written in a single month as part of Petri's one-game-per-month project.)

[taimatsu]

Yes, I picked that up. I'll look forward to getting hold of CPD when it is finished, if I can use it on the OSes I have available. In the meantime, Magic Pen has got me interested in the concept :)

I'm slightly confused as to how Crayon Physics Deluxe won an award when it's apparently not finished. What am I missing?

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Your confusion is quite justified!

This is normal with the IGF. The idea is that the prize money can help fund development (which is often a tricky business for indie developers) and the publicity can help them find distribution deals (such as ports to XBLA or WiiWare).