Author: pabs Date: 2010-12-20 09:12:38 +0000 (Mon, 20 Dec 2010) New Revision: 11577
Modified: packages/trunk/between/debian/Between.6 packages/trunk/between/debian/changelog Log: add initial attempt at a manual page Modified: packages/trunk/between/debian/Between.6 =================================================================== --- packages/trunk/between/debian/Between.6 2010-12-11 11:34:05 UTC (rev 11576) +++ packages/trunk/between/debian/Between.6 2010-12-20 09:12:38 UTC (rev 11577) @@ -1,18 +1,39 @@ .\" Placed in the public domain by Paul Wise <[email protected]> -.\" Forwarded to -.TH "between" "6" "March 2008" "" "Games" +.TH "between" "6" "December 2010" "" "Games" .SH "NAME" between \- a game about consciousness and isolation .SH "SYNOPSIS" .B between .SH "DESCRIPTION" -Between is a video game written by Jason Rohrer about consciousness and isolation +Between is a video game written by Jason Rohrer about consciousness and isolation. .PP -Between is an art game. +Between is a multiplayer-only art game. As a result, some people like it, many +people do not get it and some people hate it. Search the internet for the +author's name and the game title to find some discussion about the game before +dismissing it. Some sample discussions and reactions are listed below. .PP +You can play Between with a friend or stranger over the Internet. Both players +will see a field, sky, clouds, a square structure and a shimmering tower. The +interface reveals the initial controls (reference below). The players place +red-green-blue blocks on the field and pile them upwards. Placing blocks over +the shimmering tower causes pleasant tones while the colours match. Soon +enough the players will not be able to match any more blocks with the complex +patterns and colour variety in the tower. To the left is a bed indicating +sleep. To the right is a bright room indicating wakefulness. Cycling through +the dream and wakefulness states gives players three different realities in +which to build the shimmering tower. Eventually in the state between dream +and reality, mysterious interactions between the two players block placements +and reality cycling patterns will result in blocks with new colours and +patterns appearing on the field. These new blocks can then be used to +match more and more of the shimmering tower over time... .PP +The most interesting part about this game is the emotions it evokes +within the player of the game. The ultra-low-res pixel art helps +here, by not being too distracting and by leaving plenty room for +viewer interpretation. +.PP .SH "USAGE" -Gravitation has no command-line options. +Between has no command-line options. .PP The left and right arrow keys move left and right. .PP @@ -28,3 +49,13 @@ can be set by editing the files in /etc/between. .SH "SEE ALSO" The website: http://www.esquire.com/features/best-and-brightest-2008/rohrer-game +.PP +http://www.destructoid.com/jason-rohrer-s-new-game-between-is-out-111382.phtml +.PP +http://mile222.com/2008/11/jason-rohrers-latest-game-between-leaves-me-unenthused/ +.PP +http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3853/persuasive_games_disjunctive_play.php +.PP +http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/42515 +.PP +http://kotaku.com/5096755/disjunctive-play-and-otherness-between Modified: packages/trunk/between/debian/changelog =================================================================== --- packages/trunk/between/debian/changelog 2010-12-11 11:34:05 UTC (rev 11576) +++ packages/trunk/between/debian/changelog 2010-12-20 09:12:38 UTC (rev 11577) @@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ * Initial release (Closes: #524846) * DO NOT UPLOAD, TODO: - - write manual page - finish off package description - test building, running, etc - audit copyright info _______________________________________________ Pkg-games-commits mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-games-commits
