Snake on a Globe

(engaging-data.com)

85 points | by rishikeshs 4 days ago

9 comments

  • DrPhish 1 day ago
    Here’s a demoscene prod from 2013 that executes a similar idea in 4 kilobytes https://m.pouet.net/prod.php?which=61035
  • amadeuspagel 1 day ago
    Fun idea. I think there's more potential in games played on real maps.
  • avdlinde 1 day ago
    Fun, found myself going over the poles more than I expected.
    • tromp 1 day ago
      It's funny how the snake slows down when circling the poles to keep a constant rotational speed of Earth.
  • willaaam 1 day ago
    I had fun, this is a nice idea. Would be great to expand this with a custom link that contains a list of places, with appropriate zooming, for school kids and teachers.
  • kookamamie 1 day ago
    A missed opportunity naming this SnekTrek.
    • zevv 1 day ago
      Or Snake on a Plane!
      • gjm11 1 day ago
        Well, the whole point is that it isn't a [censored] snake on a [censored] plane, and I think the title is already a pretty clear allusion to SoaP as it is.
        • jebarker 1 day ago
          Snake on a _local_ plane
      • patcon 1 day ago
        *Snake on a Planet
  • amelius 1 day ago
    Bug report: the snake becomes shorter near the poles.
  • jdubya859 1 day ago
    Awesome game! Great concept.
  • kazinator 1 day ago
    I love how this makes a metaphor for global capitalism.

    Roam around the planet gobbling up resources and growing larger, until you ironically screw yourself.

  • mftb 1 day ago
    gg