The Polynomial - Space of the music
Dmytry Lavrov · 2010 · Music, Indie, Action, Rhythm, Casual
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About The Polynomial - Space of the music
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Blast through fractal worlds that pulse and transform to your music in this unique 3D space shooter where dynamic visuals react to any soundtrack or live microphone input. Customize every visual element, edit arenas, or simply explore stunning mathematical landscapes in a non-combat mode designed to sync perfectly with your favorite songs.
Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you.
The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, mathematical scenery that animates to the music. And this is not some boring mathematics. This is fractals. There are worlds to explore, ugly enemies to kill, pretty allies to protect, bonuses to collect, and scores to beat (if you are into this sort of thing). It also includes arena editor and a non-shooting mode in which you can simply explore and rock out to your music. The game comes with 50 minute soundtrack; you can also import your music and playlists or even use the microphone input. There is a great variety of options that you can adjust for your own ultimate visual experience.
The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, mathematical scenery that animates to the music. And this is not some boring mathematics. This is fractals. There are worlds to explore, ugly enemies to kill, pretty allies to protect, bonuses to collect, and scores to beat (if you are into this sort of thing). It also includes arena editor and a non-shooting mode in which you can simply explore and rock out to your music. The game comes with 50 minute soundtrack; you can also import your music and playlists or even use the microphone input. There is a great variety of options that you can adjust for your own ultimate visual experience.
Key features:
- Dynamic universe animated to music of your choice or microphone input.
- 50 minutes of original soundtrack.
- Unique 3D graphics and effects.
- Highly configurable visuals, music, and image post-processing.
- Full featured editable music playlist.
- Support for anaglyph 3D glasses and the common 3DTV formats.
- Joystick support.
- Built in arena generator and editor.
- 35 hand-picked arenas.
- 4 music visualizers to choose from.
- Innovative scoring function.
What Steam players say
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The Polynomial – Space of the Music, developed and published by Dmytry Lavrov, is an unusual experiment that blurs the boundaries between art, music, and gameplay. At its heart, it is a first-person flight shooter, but to define it simply as that would be misleading. It’s more of an interactive audiovisual experience—a journey through dynamically shifting worlds that pulse and transform in perfect harmony with sound. Every track you play, whether part of the built-in soundtrack or imported from your personal collection, becomes the engine that drives a cosmic ballet of color and geometry. The game takes the familiar act of listening to music and transforms it into something immersive, spatial, and almost meditative, giving players the sense that they are flying through the very essence of the music itself. What immediately stands out about The Polynomial is its visual identity. The environments are built from mathematical equations, fractal geometry, and particle effects that render an ever-changing universe of glowing tendrils, spirals, and waves of light. Each world feels alive, constantly evolving and morphing in time with the rhythm and texture of the music. The result is stun…1 found this helpful
Buy Exo one instead
objectively this isn't "terrible" but there really isn't much to do here, and i am not someone picky on gameplay or how many mechanics need to exist in a game. weird music visualizer that's more of a vibe than a game. if you want a music-mapping game, go check out Audiosurf, Beat Hazard or their sequels.
in the right frame of mind or the wrong frame of mind this game trips balls!
Imo, kind of art-interactive game I'll been look for a lot o time. Would love to help into developing it even further. A couple ideas here (programmer, applied mathematician, highly interested in simulations and, well, integrations between multiple sensorial aspects are one. Some background on ML as well. Idk, if you ever need some help ^^
It's interesting to play audio music and see how the world around you reacts with lights and even shooting ships and other things down but I got tired of it quickly because I had played the other one a lot which was the driving one.
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