{"author_link":"\/author\/ludipe\/","author_name":"Ludipe","author_uid":"20471","comments":[{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:50am","epoch":1408934700,"text":"Very much like what I do on social media. I included it in my Ludum Dare 30 compilation video series, if you&rsquo;d like to take a look :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/CHUuhEZvNWU"},{"author_name":"(Not) Ivano","author_uid":"29702","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:46am","epoch":1408948860,"text":"Quotes are so crazy, wish you added laughters in backgrounds like a lame '80 comic show. ;)"},{"author_name":"Druid","author_uid":"31662","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 9:44am","epoch":1408959540,"text":"Lol, funny!"},{"author_name":"dunin","author_uid":"32902","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:55pm","epoch":1408974600,"text":"not really a game (some interaction with the characters will be fun) but really funny."},{"author_name":"hoyt hoy","author_uid":"27144","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 2:11pm","epoch":1408975560,"text":"Nice joke ^^"},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:20pm","epoch":1408979700,"text":"So much LOLs, bun not a game. yet?"},{"author_name":"Ludipe","author_uid":"20471","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 3:30pm","epoch":1408980300,"text":"As many of you already said it isn't a game. It was going to be closer to a game but somewhere along the jam I got sidetracked.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I thought of thousands of features I had to discard because, you know, it's a jam. Like having some kind of conversation with the rest of chracters. What do you think? What would you like to add?"},{"author_name":"dhargan","author_uid":"19378","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 4:49pm","epoch":1408985040,"text":"should I say &quot;f*k it&quot; now for this? :D very interesting idea mate, good job."},{"author_name":"Konrad Zegis","author_uid":"32927","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1408987380,"text":"It looks to me more like social experiment, maybe to make us realize how much time we waste. But, to be honest - lately I saw too much fake images with 'funny' disputes via social news feeds to really appreciate this idea. Sorry :("},{"author_name":"McFood","author_uid":"40120","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 7:45pm","epoch":1408995600,"text":"Hilarious to watch. I wish that somehow the interation did more, like some sort of multiple choice mundane comment system?\r<br\/>Great use of social integration too, but I'm not quite ready to post &quot;Fuck the police (Spiderman) #socialsim via @Ludipe&quot; to my twitter.\r<br\/>Good fun =)"},{"author_name":"Fernando","author_uid":"9582","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 1:06am","epoch":1409014860,"text":"Lol!"},{"author_name":"rogueNoodle","author_uid":"21449","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 11:24am","epoch":1409051940,"text":"A very entertaining toy! And sadly, very realistic - a reminder of why it really is necessary to just go outside for awhile ;)"},{"author_name":"AtomicVikings","author_uid":"25123","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 12:26pm","epoch":1409055660,"text":"First time I have ever seen something like this. Let alone in a ludum dare. very well done! :D"},{"author_name":"Kyatric","author_uid":"5250","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:01pm","epoch":1409079360,"text":"As mentioned in the other comments, funny, but not really a game, still a nice idea and take on the theme.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Good job on entering the compo ;)"},{"author_name":"bluemaroo3","author_uid":"39635","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 7:04pm","epoch":1409079540,"text":"Love the concept.  Would really like to play it again if more interactive features where added. Like the twitter link :)"},{"author_name":"Eomir","author_uid":"42726","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 4:13pm","epoch":1409242080,"text":"Okay.... what about the theme though ?"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1409246580,"text":"Hi there.  Good target to aim for... Fun simulation. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Ludipe","author_uid":"20471","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:19pm","epoch":1409253240,"text":"As most people said it's lacking interaction, that's something I wanted to add from the begining, but I run out of time. I couln't work on Monday, so I didn't have the chance to turn this into a jam a entry.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@Eomir: It was going to be a social network which connected several universes(real world, pokemon, etc) but I run out of time to explain evertything and implement features."},{"author_name":"rd127p77","author_uid":"39898","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 7:28pm","epoch":1409253780,"text":"Funny. Not A Game Though."},{"author_name":"esayitch","author_uid":"16000","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 8:47pm","epoch":1409258520,"text":"Funny non-game with a heartwarming message of going outside. At least that's what I got from it."},{"author_name":"Crocanti de Pollo","author_uid":"36237","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 11:07pm","epoch":1409266920,"text":"Nice little parody of the social networks, sadly quite realistic. Nice touch linking to the real world via twitter. I'm Morgan Freeman."},{"author_name":"SK16Games","author_uid":"32632","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 1:35am","epoch":1409362200,"text":"Hahaha very fun Facebook Sim ;D A little more interactivity AKA game-like features would be nice though... +5 in humor ;D"},{"author_name":"Oddly Shaped Pixels","author_uid":"33840","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 6:15am","epoch":1409379000,"text":"Funniest entry I've played!!"},{"author_name":"klianc09","author_uid":"20290","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 7:07pm","epoch":1409425320,"text":"Damn, a pity you didn't get to implement some interactivity... was actually looking forward to it.\r<br\/>Still, as it is, it's quite a funny game and\/or social criticism^^ \r<br\/>I liked to just set the activity feed to super fast, and then clicking on 'don't care' on every post as they scrolled by :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>&quot;Hi I'm Morgan Freeman. And you're reading this in my voice&quot;  So true...   #socialism"}],"images":["ld30\/20471-6a27fa0710dd75393397dc120310266b.jpg","ld30\/20471-54c15f9cbd674f82e268efa33c6bc202.jpg","ld30\/20471-968de3d48b96bd40af0fbbe867b4ede4.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/other\/ultra-realistic-social-network-simulator\/33023\/","text":"Web (GameJolt)"},{"url":"https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/17751912\/ld30.capx","text":"Source (Capx)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"16043","g_author":"20471","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"16073","g_title":"Ultra Realistic Social Network Simulator","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1075","g_commentcount":"24","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/20471-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/20471-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/20471-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Ultra Realistic Social Network simulator recreates the whole experience of using a social network. You can't win or lose, just waste your time watching the activity feed.\r\n\r\nFeatures:\r\n\r\n-Watch random updates from different characters.\r\n\r\n-This is not really a game, just like social networks.\r\n\r\n-Over 70 pre-made status updates plus lots of randomly-generated quotes.\r\n\r\n-Mark your favourite quotes and share them on twitter.\r\n\r\n-Pop-ups with warning messages.\r\n\r\n-No annoying chat sounds.\r\n\r\n-Procrastinating has never been easier.\r\n\r\n-94.9% more random than your average game.\r\n\r\nNotes:\r\n\r\nAs most people said it's lacking interaction, that's something I wanted to add from the begining, but I wanted to try out the \"activity feed\" idea and I run out of time. I couln't work on Monday, so I didn't have the chance to turn this into a jam a entry. It was extremely fun to create this little experiment :)\r\n\r\n\r\nKnown Issues:\r\n\r\n-Twitter button is a bit buggy but should work 90% of the time.\r\n","title":"Ultra Realistic Social Network Simulator"}