Comments on: Working on The Witness, Parts 5 and 6.

By: Kevin Sears

Kevin Sears — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:05:03 +0000

Yes, a release time frame would be very nice please. Pretty please?

By: rob weaver

rob weaver — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 20:16:43 +0000

what is the release date for this game? this is all i care about. while this site is intriguing it ultimately is one big spoiler

By: Jonah McIntosh

Jonah McIntosh — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:22:02 +0000

In reply to Oddkins. There might be something interesting about making an early announcement for a game that rewards patience and deep consideration of minute features.

By: Hemlock Drew

Hemlock Drew — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:29:19 +0000

In reply to iPadCary. You're not alone. I bought a PS4 just to play The Witness!

By: TheMakingOfGames

TheMakingOfGames — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:03:08 +0000

Here are the links to all five articles that Casey has written so far:

http://mollyrocket.com/casey/stream_0006.html

https://mollyrocket.com/casey/stream_0007.html

http://mollyrocket.com/casey/stream_0008.html

http://mollyrocket.com/casey/stream_0009.html

http://mollyrocket.com/casey/stream_0013.html

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:26:50 +0000

Oo, that article sounds like it's discussing the same problem as stomatal spacing on leaves! In that case, there's a particular optimum the plant's aiming for - but stomatal spacing is neither entirely random (because the plant would have the same problem the article identifies - predictably occurring clusters) or entirely ordered.

By: Jabberwok

Jabberwok — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:22:02 +0000

Aside from clumping being perceived as ‘less random’ by people, the other problem is that I would imagine grass and other plants tend to grow more evenly distributed than random, as they are more likely to grow in a spot that is less crowded with other plants. Anyone who’s ever seen grass would find a lot of random patterns to be unnatural. Might be less of a problem with things like trash (though that tends to congregate in certain areas, so perhaps not).

By: iPadCary

iPadCary — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:37:47 +0000

In reply to Oddkins.

Actually, you aren’t wrong about another model of iPad Air being released
in the time before “The Witness”, itself, is, in turn released.
There’s very strong buzz about iPad Air 2 being released, along with
a bunch of other stuff, this June: possibly at WDC14.

I believe this because I’d forgotten about Apple’s recent switch to
a 6 month (instead of a year) product release cycle for thier more popular items.

No matter ….
I’ll just Craig’sList the original iPad Air (it’s in mint condition despite CONSTANT use)
and put the proceeds of that sale towards the purchase of an iPad Air 2!

See how dedicated I am towards “The Witness”?
And I’ll bet that I’m not alone in thst thought, either ….

By: Oddkins

Oddkins — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 02:40:10 +0000

In reply to iPadCary.

Oh no it’s not nutty. It still wouldn’t be nutty even if another ‘newer’ ipad AIRweightlessX4 came out and you got that one too.

In fact you gave me an idea, I am gonna get a new ipad, new computer and steam big picture so I can have 3 instances off the witness running sumultaneously, so you know… I can beat it 3 times… Like, more efficiently.

All kidding aside, good on you for preparing. All that’s left to do is wait. Patiently. Unpatiently. Or patiently…

By: Oddkins

Oddkins — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 02:29:07 +0000

Thanks for the heads up! Great write up. I am chomping at the bit to read anything and everything about The Witness. This was realavant and actually pretty interesting, even for someone with zero programming experience. I have a photography background so I understand the whole aesthetic problem with the clumping.

The insight from the different team members is really something. It really seems as if the top people of their given field have all been collected to work on this game. Which fortunately or unfortunately makes the wait for something of such quality even harder!

Gah! I am going to find the the worlds foremost scientist on time travel research and offer to be a test subjct so that I can go into a future time and play this thing!

Jon, could you do me a solid next time around and don’t announce the next game until a month before it’s out? K, thanks! ;)

By: iPadCary

iPadCary — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:55:01 +0000

Very well written essay.
Makes me look forward to it even more.

I know this sounds nutty, but I bought an iPad Air a month ago just for
the express purpose of playing “The Witness” in high fidelity Retina Display at the lowest weight.