[dhosek]

Definitely a 1.0 product in the graphics, but I love the whole concept of a murmuration of flying toasters in my living room. More whimsy like this, please.

[bayeng]

Yep, I wanted to get something out there and iterate based on feedback. Would love to hear suggestions!

[xu_ituairo]

Maybe some sort of cube mapping on the toasters to give them a reflective metallic look will make them blend with the environment more, situating them in the space and harkening to the original

(The APIs don’t let you use the actual environment for reflections, right?)

[bayeng]

Thank you for the recommendation! I applied a "Physically Based" material to the toasters, setting the "metallic" attribute to its maximum value. The app preview/screenshots might not fully showcase the potential metallic appearance, which depends on the lighting conditions and the selection of the right emissive color. I'll experiment some more to enhance its reflectiveness under a broader range of conditions.

| (The APIs don’t let you use the actual environment for reflections, right?) That's a good point..I don't know the answer to your question but maybe I just need to add a light source in the virtual world.

[lelandfe]

The video on the App Store seems to show the toasters glitching out and rotating randomly. I think it's when they interact with each other.

[Dalewyn]

I definitely appreciated (and still do!) having my mind blown as a kid by the sheer sense of humor that developers have.

It feels like we lost many subtlely important things in the drive starting in the 2000s to "clean up" software and their development.

[inhumantsar]

too many cooks (and too much money) in the kitchen