level progress

I have built some of my level. Including:
-quick tutorial introducing controls
-conceptual real world space that shrinks
-real world -> virtual transition
-sound puzzle
-sound door

To do:
-echolocation
-finish blind run course

After these functional elements are done, I will work on the "look" of the level.

If I have time, I will attempt the following (in priority order):

- scary sound scape (convey mood with sound)
- a variety of square spaces that experiment with sound/space, not sure how/when to incorporate them into the level.
- comic panels playing with time in space

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After a few hours work + playtesting.

I think the blind run course is enough in itself. I extending my original course, and added a few checkpoints. It is HARD. There are only 3 sound cues to remember.
- Jump
- Grab
- Change direction

After play testing the course with my eyes closed, I found it really difficult to beat the course.
I am thinking of having 2-3 different courses using the same sound effects.
easy, medium, and hard.

I realised I needed to introduce the elements (different sfx + reaction time) a lot slower.
Easy course will have jump and grab, with the hard obstacle being jump + grab together.
Medium will be the same, but introduce the "change direction" sfx.
Hard will contain everything.

The three levels can easily fit inside the same level (as there is a space limit), so I will try to have an area where the player can choose the difficulty.
Not sure whether to include the other sound based elements (puzzle/door/echolocation)
I need to draw up some layouts. Unfortunately the level editor cannot zoom out to the edges of the template.