{"id":208274,"date":"2017-11-15T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T21:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/type-stuff-see-stuff-in-terry-cavanaghs-new-game\/"},"modified":"2017-11-15T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T21:19:00","slug":"type-stuff-see-stuff-in-terry-cavanaghs-new-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/type-stuff-see-stuff-in-terry-cavanaghs-new-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Type stuff, see stuff in Terry Cavanagh’s new game"},"content":{"rendered":"
Show, don’t tell is the easiest way to convey what Constellation<\/em> is about. Found at the perfectly appropriate JustTypeStuff.com<\/a>, this free browser-based game-like thing has you typing words to make objects appear.<\/p> It’s a neat little experiment — a series of items and locations and filters that swap in and out as you find new additions. There’s a startling weirdness in being transported from the quaint rural countryside to hell. All while hearts are floating up the screen.<\/p> If there is a traditional video game component to Constellation<\/em>, I haven’t found it. You can type “video game” and that brings up a score, but it doesn’t seem to be rooted in anything more than patting you on the back for finding another thing Constellation<\/em> can summon.<\/p> But, even if there is something deeper hiding, Constellation<\/em> doesn’t necessarily need it. It’s interesting enough to just type some stuff and see what the game comes up with. Take a few minutes and go type some stuff<\/a>.<\/p>