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Art Collective Simulator is a Game Dev Story–inspired simulation for the Vibrational Network, a Hamburg-based collective of musical and visual artists. I developed the codebase, while Giaco and Togrul contributed graphics and music.
The project evolved rapidly across several months, adding systems for characters, tasks, rooms, and events, alongside a modernized dynamic UI and mobile support.
Feature timeline
Up to Jan 2020
- Task section
- Stat-based score generation
- Personalizable and random characters
- First event-related states (e.g., playing instruments)
- Event guest simulations
- Multiple rooms and teleports
- Completely updated dynamic UI
July
- Full game-state saving and loading
- Game phases
- Phase-based task selection
- Automatic task-based score generation
- Several new game tasks
- Android and iOS compatibility
June
- A* pathfinding
- Character stats such as Intelligence, Speed, Creativity
- Stats-based scoring system
May
Started programming the simulations with a complete task system. Tasks control entities by working through task queues. Tasks are selected based on player actions and game state.
April
First visual prototype: basic isometric functionality — y-sorting, 2D movement, clickable tiles, character animation, and walk cycles.
March
I started developing the general framework using the Godot game engine. I outlined core concepts and scoped the project. The following diagrams show interactions between scores, entities, and events — the game's main components.
February
I began the collaboration with the Vibrational Network in Hamburg — a collective of musical and visual artists. A friend reached out about developing a game; I was motivated to build my first isometric game: a Game Dev Story–style simulation with art.