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Fast, Constrained Pitch Jam Breeds Strong Ideas
- Chuhai Labs ran a constrained three-slide, three-minute pitch jam to pick Playdate ideas.
- That format produced many crank-focused concepts and made Whitewater Wipeout the clear winner.
Design Around The Crank As The Star
- The Playdate crank is the console's star and suggests controls that feel instantly obvious.
- Designing around a unique peripheral lets players understand controls immediately.
Homage With Improved Physics
- Whitewater Wipeout is a homage to California Games' surfing but reworks and improves the physics.
- Giles aimed to keep the nostalgic feel while adding more detailed, modern physics.