about lil digi

Introduction

Welcome to lil digi, a unique platformer where you become the hero! In this game, you upload an image of yourself, which is transformed into pixel art sprites to create a personalized gaming experience.

How It Works

• Image Upload: Users upload a photo of themselves through the website.
• Pixel Art Conversion: The uploaded image is processed using a series of prompts sent to AI models (Google Gemini and OpenAI). These models convert the image into pixel art sprites, with each sprite representing a single animation frame for your character. This process often hits rate limits and prompt adherance isn't always that great (characters facing the wrong way, graphical artifacts etc.).
• Game Development: The game is built using vanilla JavaScript and the HTML5 Canvas. An initial version used Godot but was scrapped for being overcomplicated for this demo.
• Game Assets: All game assets, including backgrounds, enemies, and other elements were generated by AI, mostly via Gemini. As a result, pixel ratios are not consistent!

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments, please email us at [email protected].

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