Difference between revisions of "Playtime: Weird Clocks"

	Released on 2022-04-13
	Made by AdamsImmersive
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Revision as of 08:09, 5 July 2022

A collection of over 40 unusual and game-style clocks in one Playdate app. Available on itch.io: https://adamsimmersive.itch.io/playtime-weird-clocks-for-playdate

Features:

Analog, digital, and “low-state” clocks. Some are more conventional, some resemble game screenshots, and some are more experimental, artistic, or puzzle-like.

Use the d-pad and crank as a fidget toy: play with the time and see how each clock works. Each clock also has its own (A) button fidget function.

Some clocks include the date and day of the week. Digital clocks support both 12- and 24-hour time.

Gallery grid to quickly preview the clocks, each with its own customization settings and explanation of how to read the time.

Ideally used while the Playdate is charging, but designed to be efficient enough to run for hours on battery as well. Some clocks have an on-screen battery meter, which shows the % number whether plugged in or not.

Automatically prevents system sleep until the battery reaches a level of your choosing. Then it reverts to the system’s built-in low-power sleep clock.

Launches the same as any Playdate game. Your chosen clock, and your settings for all clocks, are remembered for next launch.

Extensive built-in documentation with embedded illustrations, in a large, readable font.

Check for updates by pointing your phone camera at the screen.

Display colors invert briefly twice an hour (or just once a day if you prefer, or from midnight to noon) to avoid image retention, just in case that might be a possibility with this hardware.

Musical interface sounds.

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-A collection of over two dozen unusual and game-style clocks in one Playdate app. A beta download is available now. The full version with a gallery interface is planned for release by mid-2022 on itch.io:
+A collection of over 40 unusual and game-style clocks in one Playdate app. Available on itch.io:
 https://adamsimmersive.itch.io/playtime-weird-clocks-for-playdate
-Beta details:
+Features:
-* Game-style clock with 20 themes/background styles… and counting!
+* Analog, digital, and “low-state” clocks. Some are more conventional, some resemble game screenshots, and some are more experimental, artistic, or puzzle-like.
-* Theoretically power-efficient? (But I don’t have hardware yet to test.) It’s doing nearly nothing in between minutes—except the buttons are active.
+* Use the d-pad and crank as a fidget toy: play with the time and see how each clock works. Each clock also has its own (A) button fidget function.
-* FPS set to 10, and the update loop does nothing except refresh the 1-minute timer that awaits the next change, and check if the battery is at 35% or below.
+* Some clocks include the date and day of the week. Digital clocks support both 12- and 24-hour time.
-* It prevents sleep—unless it reaches 35% power, and then the default 60-second sleep is enabled.
+* Gallery grid to quickly preview the clocks, each with its own customization settings and explanation of how to read the time.
-* Crank to wind the clock forward back (1 hour per revolution).
+* Ideally used while the Playdate is charging, but designed to be efficient enough to run for hours on battery as well. Some clocks have an on-screen battery meter, which shows the % number whether plugged in or not.
-* Dock crank to resume timekeeping.
+* Automatically prevents system sleep until the battery reaches a level of your choosing. Then it reverts to the system’s built-in low-power sleep clock.
-* D-pad up/down to change minutes manually. (Timekeeping resumes at the next minute to prevent accidentally messing up the time and not knowing!)
+* Launches the same as any Playdate game. Your chosen clock, and your settings for all clocks, are remembered for next launch.
-* D-pad left/right to change hours manually.
+* Extensive built-in documentation with embedded illustrations, in a large, readable font.
-* A to cycle Hour-only, Minutes-only, or Both (this helps you learn to see the digits).
+* Check for updates by pointing your phone camera at the screen.
-* B to cycle through themes—your choice is saved and restored. (But I have bigger plans for turning this into a product for sale some day: other kinds of weird clocks, unrelated to this one—so then B would take you to a gallery of all the clock choices.)
+* Display colors invert briefly twice an hour (or just once a day if you prefer, or from midnight to noon) to avoid image retention, just in case that might be a possibility with this hardware.
-* System Menu option to cycle three different digit shapes (only 1s, 4, and 7s are affected).
+* Musical interface sounds.
-* The minute digits are easy to see—and so are the hour digits once you know what to look for! Depending on the chosen style, the time can be quicly readable—or a bit of a puzzle. The ENTIRE SCREEN is a big hour number:
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Released on 2022-04-13
Made by AdamsImmersive
Download: devforum
42.5Kb