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I thought this might be a nice place to share what I've built & working on.
Graviton is a relaxing simulation app in which you define your own interactive sand art.
It is a classic sand simulation (Cellular Automata) taken to the next level, using gpu, originally inspired by The Powder Toy, but can't really say it's anything like that though. But it's all sand ⏳.
I had published it earlier on early access on Steam last year (almost entirely different version), but didn't share it much then and went on to work full-time on other things (for income). However, I got back to it this year with a clear goal in mind: Finish programmable sand. That goal has been achieved, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc1V8rHr5S8
I am just learning here, and gonna next try to figure out how to get the right people to buy the app, and fix bugs and such that might come along the way. Since it's more like a creation tool, rather than a game, I probably should reach out to some creative people...
Also, plan to make more sand materials & art myself to get a grasp myself of what I can do with this.
The most important libraries I use:
- GFX & simulation:
wgpu, it's all compute shaders - UI:
egui - Sand Rules Programming:
egui_node_graph
If you are interested in giving feedback, don't mind giving keys to helpful people.
I've often used the classic Game Of Life 🧬 as a test case for a bunch of capability, so here's a video on how one would make that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ-XtCwDeWE
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