Today I'd like to announce that I'll be participating in Weekly Game Jam 132! The theme this week is "Deep Dive". I'm going to be creating something of a proof of concept; not really a polished game by any stretch of the imagination.

The game is called "Daily Dive". If you think it looks at all similar to Bounce Canyon, then you're completely correct! It reuses a lot of code and assets from the game, like the canyon generation and the font. Ultimately it's probably going to be a hastily put together game with a mildly interesting idea.

The game is a literal "race to the bottom", as you'll be diving down another canyon, trying to do so in the least amount of time. However, the course is different each day! The current date is used as a seed to generate the canyon. In a way, it's like a daily competition between your friends over who can complete the course the fastest.

Feature-wise the game is pretty much complete. All I need to do is add a character to replace the ball and some sound effects, which is pretty much the bare minimum for the thing to qualify as a "game". If the game (or the idea, anyway) is received well, I might pursue a more polished game with a similar idea.

This is my first time I'll actually be submitting something to a jam. I'm a little nervous since I'll be competing with people who have probably done this sort of thing for ages. Regardless, I hope people enjoy my weird little experiment once it releases in a few days...