
I've decided to participate in the [Week Sauce](https://weeksauce.io/) game jam to find some focus on creating a small game using IOLITE. I'll publish the sources and assets for the game after day 7 of the jam.

This month's theme is "Trapped", so I chose the incredibly creative working title "Trapped Below". Your goal is to leave a room you cannot recall how you got into in the first place.

Here are some notes and videos documenting the progress for each day:

## Day 2

Mainly spent my time integrating Ogg Vorbis support into IOLITE's sound system and putting some first sounds into the game.

- Some more scripting/tooling progress
- Tweaked fading of the hints (easing)
- Added sound when a hint appears (to get the player's attention)
- Added placeholder sound for contact events
- Added ambient sound and some sounds to the first cutscenes

:video{video=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1097791595404865628/1098634748169035897/trapped_below.mp4}

## Day 1.5

Played around with physics and improved the grabbing mechanic, which will be a central part of the upcoming puzzles.

- Improved grabbing mechanic
- Added some minor details to the room
- Added fuse box as a first "puzzle" and introduction to the controls
- Script-sided tooling for dialogue, hints, and "interactors"

:video{video=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1097791595404865628/1098266120219283606/trapped_below_15.mp4}

## Day 1

Layed down the general concept and overall foundation for "Trapped Below".

- Created first drafts of voxel assets
- Played with lighting to get a feeling for the mood
- Some physics experiments to get ideas for the first puzzles
- Iterated on the grabbing mechanic for objects
- Lots of thinking 🤔

:video{video=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1097791595404865628/1097791595962695740/trapped_below.mp4}

## Changelog

- No changes (yet)

Documents my progress on the game "Trapped Below" for the Week Sauce game jam in April 2023.

🎮 Week Sauce Entry 1 (April 2023)

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