“Geometry Dash” has been captivating San Luis Obispo High School students ever since its release. Collage courtesy of junior Sawyer Cram.
As third trimester kicks into full swing, many San Luis Obispo High School students have been struggling to get back on track as they keep finding themselves playing the game “Geometry Dash” — almost as if the game has been brought back into popularity by a time machine. At every end of campus, there’s someone whose outside obligations have been put in limbo as they play “Geometry Dash.”
The game’s popularity among SLOHS students has recently fallen into orbit and is hitting students like a tidal wave.
“I personally can’t let go of how monumental ‘Geometry Dash’ is for many students in SLOHS. I personally have a blast processing the difficulty of the levels and getting back on track after starting a new level brings a thrill that makes my brain dash to the possibilities of what I could experience. The way my fingers dash around the screen gives a new ocean of thrills that could truly never dry out. The endless cycles of playing ‘Geometry Dash’ gives an exponential that comes from the rise of geometry dash in SLOHS,” said junior Dean Ray.
“Geometry Dash” hit the gaming scene in late 2013 and ever since its release it has seen appraisal from players around the world. The game features a variety of different forms that the player takes on as they progress through musical platforming levels filled with hazards to avoid.
Recently the game has been having a resurgence among both veteran SLOHS players, which has led to many students picking up the game for the first time. The rapid pace and catchy gameplay of “Geometry Dash” seems to pull players in like a subsuming vortex.
“I personally play the game in cycles because some days I can’t let go of my phone and other days I run out of time and need to get back on track at school. Sometimes I need a time machine to slow down time so I can play for longer. It’s definitely a very sweaty game for certain people as they get so sweaty they take a long time to dry out. My theory of everything related to ‘GD’ is that it’s very addicting and easy to get deadlocked and burn up a lot of time,” said junior Jonas Morstad.
One theory of everything is that this boom of SLOHS students playing “Geometry Dash” isn’t a sudden spike in players, instead “Geometry Dash”’s prevalence among SLOHS has been rising at a constant rate but only recently has reached the point where it is noticeably popular.
“What I like about ‘Geometry Dash’ is the cycles of beating levels that it brings me into. Every time I start a new level, it’s like I go through a time machine to the beginning of the fun. The amount of ‘Geometry Dash’ levels I play shows who I am,” said junior Joaquim Simoes Borsato.
The most likely reason for the sudden visibility of the game’s presence at SLOHS is popular twitch streamer Jynxzi. In late November and throughout the month of December, Jynxzi began streaming “Geometry Dash” to a large audience on the daily. Jynxzi’s revival of “Geometry Dash” helped to bring SLOHS’s large “Geometry Dash” player base into light. Jynxzi has helped to inspire confidence in “Geometry Dash” players across the SLOHS campus and the world.
This is why we dash.
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