Dashmetry Game ((exclusive))

Dashmetry Game — Paper

Abstract

Dashmetry is a fast-paced, competitive puzzle-action game that blends precision platforming with rhythm-inspired mechanics and procedural level variables. Players dash, snap, and chain movements to traverse obstacle-filled arenas while managing momentum and timing. This paper defines Dashmetry’s core design, mechanics, player experience goals, technical architecture, procedural content generation, balancing approach, and recommended metrics for measuring player engagement.

Soundtrack Selection: Choose from default songs or upload your own to set the beat for your stage.

• Brutal Difficulty Spike – Level 4 (“Neon Graveyard”) feels like a brick wall. The dash window shrinks from 0.3s to 0.15s with no warning. Casual players will rage-quit.
• Visual Clutter – On later stages, the neon effects overlap so much that it’s hard to distinguish a dash pad from a death spike. A “reduce flash” option is desperately needed.
• No Pause in Endless Mode – Yes, it’s “endless,” but life happens. Let us pause without resetting.

12. Future Extensions

• Level editor and community sharing for user-created segments.
• Cross-platform asynchronous leaderboards and spectator replays.
• Modifiers that alter gravity, dash physics, or visual theme for competitive seasons.

• Dashing: Quickly moving left, right, or forward.
• Warping/Shifting: Teleporting short distances to pass through walls.