JSIDD Code Factory O ver 0.0.2 “revamped” is now available for download. As for any game installed on OUYA at the present time, you need to delete the game first and re-download from the store (discover) to get the updated version. You can find JSIDD Code Factory O version 0.0.2 in the Sandbox 1 -20 category.

JSIDD Code Factory O for OUYA version 0.0.2 extended trailer

JSIDD Code Factory O ver 0.0.2 “revamped” - now available on OUYA
(extended trailer: demo mode + play session). Rock music this time. It is definitely a little loud, so be a little careful.

Developer’s commentary:

Ben again here.

My last post did not mention this but I am actually building my own game engine (mostly drawing operations) from the ground up as I learn more about OpenGL and Direct X, as well as some platform specific classes (such as for playing sounds). This is one of the reason, I’ve decided to make a game with pre-positioned graphics first.

Improvements:

I’ve significantly improved performance by using much less Open GL textured triangles for all drawing operations. No more black screen while launching on OUYA. This improvement also has made it possible to test the game on Android emulators and my Android phone as well.

Also, I’ve improved soundplay by only playing the “scan” sound only once when inputs are pressed during a game session.

Gameplay tuning:

You can now see a timer giving your current playing time in seconds. As for 0.0.1, the game session after 100s, so you have to do as many “O-U-Y-A” codes as possible.

The scoring was altered, so that you can only score when feeding letters. So no more stacking points while waiting to feed the next letter. I’ll probably have an option to allow to change this behavior back in a future version.

There is a demo mode! So you can watch it and learn how to play the game. Pay attention to what lights up on the screen.

The trailer above shows a typical gaming session. Yes, S is a dummy letter, as there is no S in OUYA.

Even though 100s is a short amount of time, there are still plenty of strategies to be tried.