clothformer

Texas-based developer Garrick Campsey is working on something he calls a “clothformer” — LAZR combines platforming and shooting action, but takes place mostly on surfaces made of cloth with real bendy physics. The effect looks pretty good, as this GIF will prove: According to Garrick, “The original idea for Lazr came from a challenge posed by a fellow programmer to add verlet cloth sims into a platformer. A protoype was built, and it was so much fun to play that the decision was made to turn it into a larger demo. A video recording of the demo went viral on Twitter, and the decision was made to make Lazr into a full fledged game.” As for what’s going on, LAZR is an android in a futuristic world inspired by popular sci-fi dystopias. Three corrupt corporations are fighting for dominance of the city, and LAZR has been hired by resistance fighters to bring back justice. It will require lots of swinging! Also, LAZR has a holographic dog, which Garrick added “pet”