foodlab

"This game is torture"
★★★★★ cpiod

foodlab, the ultimate physics-based food photography simulator, has finally come! the best thing that happened to the world since sliced bread! the newest trend in gastrophotography *checks encyclopedia* ...food photography!

• play with your food with no regrets!
• 50+ food items and kitchen paraphernalia!
• slow food, fast food, average speed food, we have it all!
• ultra HD high quality 3D graphics extra raytracing!
• combine foods together to create new ones, like white chocolate, chocolate cookies, or cheese pizza!
• unique physics-based intuitive gameplay!
• build the ultimate pancake tower!
• prepare a delicious looking dish in 5 unique settings!
• are you on a diet? no calories included then!*
• chill hifi beats! sit back and relax!

*clears throat*

foodlab is a project that I've been tirelessly cooking up for the last month. what started during PROCJAM 2019 as an attempt at an idea that I had for a long time, sucked me in for three more weeks and turned into this lovely little game thing that I present to you today.

the original idea was to make a thing that allows for combining food items to create new ones. as I was making this project I realized that even with pre-made assets, it's a lot more effort than I imagined. also, it's nice to have something more than just the system itself.

so this is a prototype of sorts, to test the water (it's boiling (ouch)). all feedback is welcome. if there's a thing you don't like, or a bug you encounter, let me know in the comments! I'll be more than happy to read what's on your mind. I like reading minds.

and feel welcome to share any photos you take! I can't wait what to see what all of you daredevils come up with. if you're doing Twitter, remember to use the hashtag #foodlabthegame — I checked it, it's available, and now it's ours.

credits:

• 3D models by DevilsWork.shop and Kenney
• icons made by Freepik, from www.flaticon.com
• font Varela Round made by Joe Prince & Avraham Cornfeld
• songs (all licensed under a Creative Commons Atribution Noncommercial (3.0) license):
  • Never alone with a glass by maplesnow
  • Shell Voices by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) ft. Javolenus
  • Hidden Grooves by J.Lang ft. Stefan Kartenberg & Nickolas Nikolic
• additional textures from CC0Textures and Pexels
• testing by Jordi Ros, knh190 and tizilogic
• Unity Technologies for creating the amazing piece of software that is Unity ♥️
• programming, sounds, etc, etc, all that jazz — me.

warning: may require a high-end compuper. not sure. but I have a feeling. be warned.

* playing with foodlab may cause an increase in appetite, body fat percentage and an occasional "awww now I'm hungry" reaction. not supported by research. don't sue me.