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As for the feel of the game at this point, I really liked the ability to soar back and forth. But it seemed like I could only do this once I was already near the top of the screen. To get up that high, I needed to hold Z down for a while and then M for a while, alternating back and forth. The feel of key presses and the visual feedback made it feel more like I was walking up the screen instead of flying.

Since the soaring feels more like flying and is more fun, I think I would try to make it the best method for success. So, you would slide sideways to pick up speed and then press and hold the other button to translate that speed into forward movement. It felt like this worked at the top of the screen, but since I had already reached about as far as I could go, I didn’t really see the forward movement that I felt I should have.

I like the idea of particle effects trailing from the back of the bird. Particles are just so cool, and I think it would help give a feeling of movement. Not sure what you are doing for rendering, but if you are using Direct3D, there is a really good demo of a particle engine along with well-commented source code here. I think it is based on DirectX 8, so, again depending on what you are doing, you might have to change a few calls.

In any case, I look forward to future installments of the game. Even more, I look forward to watching you work through the design process. Thanks for sharing the experience.

–Phin

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