My proposal

🍞 Toasti 🧈

Game Concept: 🍞 Toasti – Your Sentient Slice

A cozy virtual pet game where you care for Toasti, a slice of living toast with jam that changes color based on mood. Your actions—feeding, cuddling, toasting (gently!), and decorating—help Toasti stay happy, bouncy, and golden.

🧭 Inspiration

Toasti is inspired by Tamagotchi, the classic virtual pet game where you care for a tiny creature, and Cats & Soup, a chill healing game with cute art and cozy vibes. I wanted to combine the emotional connection of Tamagotchi with the relaxing atmosphere of Cats & Soup—just with a weird, lovable slice of toast instead of a cat.

🎮 Game Overview

Goal: Keep Toasti happy, warm, and emotionally fulfilled.
No final win/loss, but Toasti reacts in real-time to neglect or care.
Evolutions: Toasti unlocks new accessories (e.g., sprinkles, butter, whipped cream) based on affection levels.

🧩 Core Gameplay Mechanics

Feature	Description
Mood System	Toasti’s jam color reflects mood (ex/ strawberry = happy)
Needs Meter	Stats: Warmth, Mood, Energy, Crustiness
Interactions	Buttons for: Cuddle, Heat Up, Feed Jam, Nap
Reactions	Toasti shows expressions, jumps, flips, or cries jam tears based on treatment
Progression	Unlock toast skins (rye, sourdough), jam accessories, pet butter companion

🧱 Code Structure (p5.js)

Classes

Toasti
- Properties : mood, warmth, energy, crustiness, accessories
- Methods: updateStats(), changeMood(), drawToasti(), interact(action)
Button
- For all interactions

Key Functions

drawUI() – Draw mood meter, stats, and buttons
handleMoodLogic() – Map stats to mood states
updateStatsOverTime() – Reduce warmth/energy using millis() or frameCount
drawToasti() – Reflect changes in face, jam color, and actions

🎨 Visual + Audio Ideas

Soft pastel tones with hand-drawn toast sprites
Jam color overlays using tint() or layers
Background music loop: chill lofi or café ambience

🧠 Challenges to Expect

Area	Challenge
Mood Complexity	Getting mood transitions to feel natural, not abrupt
Animation Timing	Making Toasti’s movements and reactions feel responsive
Structuring Code	Organizing the code into reusable parts, keeping logic and visuals separate
Debugging	Figuring out why buttons stopped working, stats behaving weirdly, etc.

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