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Stingray

I want to write a description for the stingray exhibit, but I don't know much about them yet. I don't know what stingray species are normally displayed in touch pools, so I look up "stingray touch pool" and find this description for the Newport Aquarium in Kentucky:

Watch as dozens of cownose rays and some southern stingrays soar through the water.

Looking at Wikipedia, I can see a long list of aquariums where this particular ray is featured in touch tanks. So, I think this is the right species to choose.

Thinking about the description I want in the game, I think the following could be covered:

• What is the animal's name and scientific name? Why does it have the name that it does?
• Where does it live in the wild? What is its habitat like?
• What does it eat and how?
• How do they behave?
• How do they reproduce?
• What is the conservation status of the animal according to the IUCN?

For the cownose ray:

• Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus). The distinct lobes on the front edge give it the name cownose. ¹
• Social animals known for schooling in large groups for long migrations to different parts of the ocean, but sometimes found in inshore waters. Found at depths to 72 feet (22 meters). They prefer shallow, brackish water and tend to swim near the surface.¹
• In Chesapeake Bay, Virginia consists primarily of bivalve mollusks. Common prey items include nekton, zoobenthos, finfish, benthos crustaceans, mollusks, bony fish, crabs, lobsters, bivalves, and gastropods. They eat the mollusks by crushing the shells between their terrazo-like tooth plates. ¹
• The cownose ray has smooth skin. ¹
• IUCN: Vulnerable https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60128/3088381

TODOs

Vertical Slice:

• Nice looking title screen
• ⭐ Do some kind of animation including score when a puzzle is completed
• Transition between all scenes
• ⭐ Button to transition to next level instead of having to back out to level select
• ⭐ Show which colors are completed
• ⭐ Show which goals are completed
• Music:
  • Title screen
  • VN
  • Touch Pool
  • Tidal Pool
  • Open Sea
  • Kelp Forest
  • Coral Reef
• Sounds:
  • Pick up tile
  • Color completion
  • Puzzle completion
• Touch Pool Exhibits:
  • Model for stingray exhibit
  • Model for the touch pool space
• Visual Novel:
  • Background
  • Succubus drawing
  • Marine Biologist drawing
  • Fade out other character during internal monologues
  • Exiting touchpool dialog
  • Show thank you for playing demo text
• Level Select
  • ⭐ Add description for stingray exhibit
  • ⭐ Add description for hermit crab exhibit
  • ⭐ Add description for starfish exhibit
  • Show level preview
• Map Select
  • ⭐ Highlight newly unlocked aquariums
  • Blockout of aquarium map
  • Clicking on different sections of the map zooms in so you can select an exhibit.
  • Lock certain sections of the aquarium off based on progression
  • Show animation when exhibit unlocks
  • Hovering over an exhibit focuses it (with an outline? glow?)
  • ⭐ Controller navigation
• Collectibles
  • Each exhibit has a stamp that you can receive when the sum of all solutions scores under a certain amount.
  • Remember stamp state of each exhibit
  • Button to open/close stamp passport

TODO:

• Tell Godot Resource manager that JSON is updated after edit.
• Level select doesn't focus when returning
• Popup to confirm exiting game
• Popup to skip dialog during VN
• More efficient import/export string for puzzles (maybe base64 encoding?)
• Change control icons based on mode state
• Return to selection mode when menu is opened
• Change the 3D cursor appearance when placement is invalid
• Fix 3D cursor transparency overdraw
• Implement HFlip and VFlip for Shape mode
• Implement HFlip and VFlip for Tile mode
• Draw shapes we are not currently editing in a different way in shape mode
• Draw shapes we are not currently editing in a different way in tile mode
• Add a way to regroup tiles into a new shape
• Add preview for path that is about to be placed
• Restrict path placement to valid locations
• Show invalid placement icon
• Show icons on leaks
• Show ending scene of main characters and collected plushies
• Add cursor representing pivot
• Fix controls on Steam Deck
• Add animation when loading puzzle scene
• Automatically determine smallest solution
• Automatically determine largest solution