Dan McCurley

Free Jazz Commandos

Tags
Game Design, Interaction & Experience Design
Link
https://technolumina.itch.io/free-jazz-commandos

An interactive musical commando raid for 1 to 4 players. Instead of defeating an enemy (or each other) or working towards a goal, the players are left to their own devices in a city block that doubles as a musical instrument. Do you work together and play something cohesive? Do you just mash buttons? Are you tough enough for free jazz? Designed and developed by me using p5Play.js, q5.js, tone.js and tonal.js.

Sprites and background assets by chasersgaming.

Featured at M+DEV 2025 Indie Showcase – Madison, WI.

Play Free Jazz Commandos on itch.io

Free jazz commandos @ M+DEV 2025

Two people playing Free Jazz Commandos on a monitor at the M+DEV 2025 showcase (full size)
A group of attendees gathered around the Free Jazz Commandos table at M+DEV 2025 (full size)
The Free Jazz Commandos table at M+DEV 2025 with a monitor showing the game, speakers, controllers and a poster reading 'Are you tough enough for free jazz?' (full size)