Non-Euclidean optics
A downloadable game for Windows
The game explores how light would behave on the elliptic plane. There are 24 levels and a level editor.
What you see in the game is a map of the space. Just like on a map of the Earth, there are distortions. In the game shortest paths aren't straight lines, opposite points on the boundary are actually the same point, which means that if you move into the boundary you emerge at the opposite point on the boundary. The map does preserve angles, so the law of reflection on the map is still "the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection".
Credits
Music: Synthwave 421k by The Cynic Project / cynicmusic.com / pixelsphere.org
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it doesnt seem to be working for me, but it looks pretty good from the video!
wait! i figured it out! the files arent in the correct folders! I did beat it though, its really good!
Actually i realized the bug wasn't on your end, but my end.
7-zip decided it would be a good idea to just change a setting that makes everything way harder than it needs to be. sorry bout that!