Game Description
Blend & Behold was developed for the Dunkin' Donuts web site flavorology.com. I was hired as a freelance programmer by DataPositive to do all the programming for this game.
I cannot explain in detail how the actual code works (as it is not legally my property) but I can say that eventually the spinner code was designed to manipulate the still images using multiple layers of transparency to achieve a very realistic blending effect.
However, the animation was deemed "too long" by Dunkin' Donuts and thus was changed to the animation that is currently on flavorology.com. You can view screenshots of the original animation in the "screenshots" section below.
The game is very similar to the "spin-art" games at carnivals. The player has nine flavors (or colors), 3 of which he can choose to drop into the spinner. When the player has chosen all 3 flavors he may click the spin button and watch his creation come to life. The spinner will mix the flavors creating a splatter-like design which can be downloaded and used as a desktop wallpaper.
Programming Challenges
The major programming challenge of creating Blend & Behold was creating a realistic mixing of colors using still images. Since we (the artist I was working with and myself) only had still images to work with we tried many different techniques to achieve a realistic blending animation. We tried color palette effects, transparency effects, even proposed the concept of hand animating all possible combinations.I cannot explain in detail how the actual code works (as it is not legally my property) but I can say that eventually the spinner code was designed to manipulate the still images using multiple layers of transparency to achieve a very realistic blending effect.
However, the animation was deemed "too long" by Dunkin' Donuts and thus was changed to the animation that is currently on flavorology.com. You can view screenshots of the original animation in the "screenshots" section below.
Features
- Create you own wallpaper in a fun and interactive way
- Many different color combinations
- Fun sound effects and animations
- E-mail to a friend feature (coded by DataPositive)
Screenshots
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The main screen |
The user has placed 3 flavors in the spinner |
The flavors are mixing together |
The final result |
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NOT USED: The original "splat" screen when the user places their flavors in the spinner |
NOT USED: The original spinning animation |
NOT USED: The original mixing animation |
NOT USED: The original final result |
Code Sample
Unfortunately I cannot provide any source code as it is not legally my property. If you would like to see a sample of the source code please contact me and I will make a special request.
Downloads
I cannot offer Blend & Behold for download while it is still active on flavorology.com. If you would like to play Blend & Behold please visit flavorology.com.
