Toybox

A Virtual Space for Android where players are presented with virtual toys. Toys should all be fairly unique, and are ultimately bi-products of the joy of developing them. This Project also serves as a playground for trying out different features and functions of both Android SDK and Godot Engine.

Made with Godot 4.2.2-stable

As economics continue to get more insane, I have found a refreshed purpose in this project. There's a very real possibility that free apps will become the primary avenue for kids to play. Smartphones appear to be more of a necessity via virtual integrations, and parents want the ability to track/call their kids. So in the scenario where you can buy your kid a smartphone once every couple years or several different toys every few months; kids might not have toys anymore. I suddenly feel importance in providing non-predatory or addictive applications...

What is a "Toy"

I think it would be best to define what a Toy is to this project, and all the extra functions it would require to make it a cohesive and understandable.

In the case of this project, a Toy is;

• An interactive object.
• It most likely will be 3D.
• It can have a setting or stage where it's played with if needed.
  • Table
  • Box
  • Tub of water
• A Toy should not ever load in an entire environment, that would just be a video game.
• A Toy can be an object that has a video game on it, akin to very old key-chain games.
• It does NOT require;
  • Points
  • Timers
  • Conventional Physics
    • Try to explain or frame unconventional physics in some way.
• A Toy has its own User Interface options loaded into the universal menu.
  • It can be stylized
• A Toy can be "focused" into view with it's own camera
  • Camera focus must be escapable

How to make a Toy

This app will be using a standardization system for each toy. To briefly understand what is required, read through the "load_toy" function on play.gd and the variables of toys/toy_meta.gd.

Feature Ideas

Just jotting some brainstorm stuff down here don't mind me.

• letting users upload panoramas or multiple images to set their own custom worldbox for their play room.