Weird 2D shadows/viewport using simple raytracing

Github: https://github.com/robinerd/2D-shadows-viewport

This is a little experiment I'm working on. It is an implementation of 2D ray tracing in an environment with two-dimensional obstacles. It took me about two hours to make the program, thanks to built-in functions in java. I'm not entirely sure what this could be used for, but I have some ideas of a 2D exploration game, or possibly some combat game where your sight is limited by obstacles, so that you can hide from your enemy.
If you have any ideas of how to develop this technology, please share them!

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Music

Tags:

• 2D
• shadows
• demo

[rgcalsaverini]

That's really great! Would you share the code?

[Robinerd]

@rgcalsaverini link to github now in description :)

[ZxTSPONGE1]

Very....intresting i like these new videos u have been doing . Wasent expecting that at all it was cool.well done:)

[Robinerd]

@ZxTSPONGE1 thank you! :D except for this video, were you thinking of the physics engine thingy?

[rusty5707]

Now that is cool. Maybe you could make it like some kind of puzzle game.

[Robinerd]

@rusty5707 thanks!! I'm thinking of making some puzzle/arcade game where you move the mouse and are not allowed to touch the walls. There are lots of that kind of games out there, but I think this viewport effect in combination with more artistic design (like a little white mouse running around in a dangerous machinery) will give it a really nice dungeon-exploration feeling :)

[rusty5707]

@Robinerd If you are looking for a group to program with or anything like that I have a group that you can join.

[Dayntei]

... Well...

[zteven3000]

Woah!