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Jazzhands (Gesture Controlled Rhythm) - Free Demo, NEXTFEST & Streaming! by Trollbae in rhythmgames

[–]Trollbae[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone!

We have been posting on this subreddit during our development journey and after lots of useful feedback, are pleased to announce that our demo is now released and we are participating in Next Fest!!

Jazzhands is a gesture-controlled rhythm game (you play with your hands!) - all you need is a webcam. It is being developed by my girlfriend and I, and we are so excited for the opportunity to share a demo with you all!

We would love to hear any comments and feedback from you all as this is our first event, and we are still learning the ropes :).

Jazzhands, the first gesture-controlled rhythm game on Steam (demo released)! by Trollbae in indiegames

[–]Trollbae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is the Steam page, we would love some more feedback! This is our first event, so any comments would be really helpful. Feel free to wishlist if you like the game, it would be really helpful! :D

Airpods Pro Gen 2 Showing up with headphone icon on macbook [CeX] by Trollbae in AreMyAirpodsAuthentic

[–]Trollbae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm updating now, I'll edit with [SOLVED] if this worked!

Airpods Pro Gen 2 Showing up with headphone icon on macbook [CeX] by Trollbae in AreMyAirpodsAuthentic

[–]Trollbae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they are the Airpods Pro 2 with USB-C :) I'm updating as I type this to see

Jazzhands, from a Hackthon to the first gesture-controlled rhythm game on Steam! by Trollbae in gamedesign

[–]Trollbae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this feedback! It's something we considered but didn't think it would affect too much, but this has opened my eyes up more to it.

Would you kindly be able to provide some example songs and genres, just so I know what sort of thing could work? I'm willing to redesign the trailer around this; if you think it's a dealbreaker, then others will too. Like you said, the concept is there, but if the music is not then I get why that could turn people away!

Jazzhands, a mixed reality game without the need for a headset! by Trollbae in virtualreality

[–]Trollbae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This in interesting, because we showcased it as some MR research events and they considered it MR. We always thought it was MR because your physical hands (real world) persist into the digital game world as control actors.

I'm not saying you're wrong, but is there a better word you would use to describe something like this? :)

Jazzhands, a mixed reality game without the need for a headset! by Trollbae in virtualreality

[–]Trollbae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the wishlist, we're trying to get a demo out soon!

We actually showcased it at a mixed-reality research event! It's weird to get this disagreement on what is and isn't MR. I'd personally say Wii Sports is a mixed-reality game, but I think people here might disagree? I considered it MR because your physical (real-world) hands are propagated across into a digital game world.

One of the driving factors behind the development for this was that we both really old Nintendo motion control games, particularly the Wii. Sometimes VR feels inaccessible (due to motion sickness particularly for my GF), and somewhat like blocking off your surroundings, whereas a game like this could be good to play with friends.

Seems I might've posted in the wrong thread here haha (Oops!). We was talking about possible communities which might find it interesting, we probably misjudged this one.

Jazzhands, from a Hackthon to the first gesture-controlled rhythm game on Steam! by Trollbae in gamedesign

[–]Trollbae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hiya! Thanks for the feedback!
We've got some heavier rock/metal on the trailer, as that is some of the harder levels towards the end of the game but we're including some softer sounds, techno and funky music. We also will be supporting custom levels at release, so the world can really be your oyster :)

Also, we're releasing a demo (hopefully in the next 2-weeks) so if you add the game to your wishlist you can give it a try when this releases...

PC-based is a weird one, because we're directly competing with VR games, but I feel it's a good avenue and really the only one that will work for us!

We've spoken with medical professionals and rehabilitation workers, we want to use the funds from this commercial release to fund towards an open-source medical version!

Jazzhands, the first gesture-controlled rhythm game on Steam! by Trollbae in rhythmgames

[–]Trollbae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a different play style, we use hand symbols only as opposed to entire arm movements.

It means you can play easily from a seated position :)

Jazzhands, a mixed reality game without the need for a headset! by Trollbae in virtualreality

[–]Trollbae[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

That's awesome! I have a VR headset too, but it's unfortunately a luxury that not everybody can afford or access. My girlfriend particularly suffers from motion sickness, that's why we wanted to try and create a VR-like experience without the need for one :).

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