{"author_link":"\/author\/fabienporee\/","author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","comments":[{"author_name":"Xatulu","author_uid":"21938","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:19pm","epoch":1367237640,"text":"I don't get it."},{"author_name":"Dietrich Epp","author_uid":"7606","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:24pm","epoch":1367237940,"text":"Truly bizarre.  The left arrow key stopped working during month three though."},{"author_name":"Stiju","author_uid":"17770","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:27pm","epoch":1367238120,"text":"Had a little trouble in the beginning because I missed the receptionist (kinda hard to see her) but after that it was just full flow forward."},{"author_name":"m64","author_uid":"21329","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1367238180,"text":"Not that much to do with the compo theme (aside from presentation), but an interesting game on its own. Shame you did not manage to get sprites in."},{"author_name":"CiderPunk","author_uid":"7534","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:29pm","epoch":1367238240,"text":"stopped working on the second aptitude test, the banana wouldnt move"},{"author_name":"tiffi","author_uid":"21552","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:29pm","epoch":1367238240,"text":"not sure if i get it. the grafics are a bit too minimal"},{"author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:32pm","epoch":1367238420,"text":"CiderPunk, that shouldn't happen! Anyone else with banana problems?"},{"author_name":"martijn","author_uid":"20699","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 12:37pm","epoch":1367238720,"text":"Requires a lot of imagionation, but still fun."},{"author_name":"drstik","author_uid":"11551","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:56pm","epoch":1367243460,"text":"Does a surprising amount with very little, which is exactly what the them is about IMO. You might want to avoid having the escape key close the game without warning though ;)"},{"author_name":"kyru","author_uid":"3377","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:01pm","epoch":1367243760,"text":"Interesting game.  I'm not sure if the movement keys not working was part of the game, but it made it more difficult to get places quickly so it added something to it."},{"author_name":"metadept","author_uid":"15489","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:58pm","epoch":1367247180,"text":"Your dream job: writer\r<br\/>\r<br\/>This is an interesting concept and I like that it has both a story and some minigame-type things. Not being able to see objects made it pretty difficult to make sense of, at times. Finding a potted plant felt like discovering a great secret. Would be interested to see a more fleshed-out version in the future!"},{"author_name":"Overv","author_uid":"12692","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:59pm","epoch":1367247240,"text":"For me this game perfectly captured the depressing feeling in the employment office. The idea is interesting, but it's boring, sorry."},{"author_name":"Lucas Tiridath","author_uid":"5505","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:14pm","epoch":1367248140,"text":"Nice take on the current job market! As other people have said, the left mouse button doesn't work in month three, making it very difficult to complete."},{"author_name":"glbs","author_uid":"18480","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:25pm","epoch":1367252400,"text":"Nice, I like the suggestion of space by the simple architecture and the text"},{"author_name":"CMaster","author_uid":"10609","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:46pm","epoch":1367253660,"text":"So the left arrow now working in month 3 is intentional?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Anyway, says exactly what I think you wanted it to say about the inanity of going to the Job Centre."},{"author_name":"ericlass","author_uid":"21343","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:00pm","epoch":1367258100,"text":"Nice game. Really enjoyed it. Only issue was that I had to kill the game through task manager after I closed the window."},{"author_name":"Xatulu","author_uid":"21938","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1367272920,"text":"Upped your score after reading the comments and replaying, was rather nice."},{"author_name":"Mekuri","author_uid":"20130","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:21pm","epoch":1367273760,"text":"So after a few months the left key started not working. I failed to get if it was a bug or because of a low morale, or something else? The game really plays well with the Theme, although a little more explanation would have been nice. :)"},{"author_name":"ella guro","author_uid":"19214","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 1:39am","epoch":1367285640,"text":"i couldn't really get anywhere other than wandering around the building. i like the idea of the game telling you stuff is there when it's not there visably. maybe a map screen would've helped that idea out, though."},{"author_name":"Pacifist Games","author_uid":"10510","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:33am","epoch":1367288880,"text":"Well, that was weird.\r<br\/>Finished the game.\r<br\/>Is it intentional that the left key stops working in month 3?\r<br\/>Made the game hard to complete, but I did it anyway!"},{"author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 11:38am","epoch":1367321580,"text":"ella guro: all you need to do to advance the game is check in at reception, straight in front of the entrance. [Press Space!]"},{"author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 4:10pm","epoch":1367337900,"text":"Also alright I'll stop with the coyness for a second--yes, it's intentional, but don't tell anyone! :)"},{"author_name":"T800","author_uid":"18650","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:19pm","epoch":1367342040,"text":"Very interesting, love the music!"},{"author_name":"Ragzouken","author_uid":"13822","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:21pm","epoch":1367349360,"text":"This game was strangely amusing - the disability in month three was really interesting too :P Really gave that sense of the system being stacked against you."},{"author_name":"lanz","author_uid":"20549","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:17pm","epoch":1367417520,"text":"Interesting game. Concept is great and text and music and text is very nice. I like green wall color, it's pretty."},{"author_name":"AlanZucconi","author_uid":"21108","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 11:48pm","epoch":1367451780,"text":"Yes. This game is bizarre indeed! :D"},{"author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 12:51am","epoch":1367455560,"text":"Is it?\r<br\/>I'm having second thoughts and thinking this might be far too obvious and straightforward :3"},{"author_name":"Fabien Por\u00e9e","author_uid":"20926","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 12:53am","epoch":1367455680,"text":"game sucks: not nearly as inflammatory as it should have been"},{"author_name":"moomoo112","author_uid":"11665","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 4:53am","epoch":1367556480,"text":"Was everything but the walls suppose to be invisible?"},{"author_name":"stqn","author_uid":"2181","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 5:07am","epoch":1367557320,"text":"That was pretty funny: the emptiness, raycasting 20&nbsp;years later, the music, the broken keys. However not being able to slide against the walls was a bit annoying, especially in month 3... I stopped (lost) there after trying twice to reach the office and failing.\r<br\/>(Ran with Wine under Linux.)"},{"author_name":"Neonlare","author_uid":"1913","time":"May 6, 2013 @ 12:27pm","epoch":1367842920,"text":"The left and bottom arrow keys stopped working three months in, making this impossible to play. Was alright for the most part, I did enjoy the presentation style but it did feel a bit lacking in terms of feedback and finding things."},{"author_name":"EatenAlive3","author_uid":"15753","time":"May 11, 2013 @ 10:23pm","epoch":1368310680,"text":"I don't know why you raycasted the walls in such a weird way :P But otherwise, I'm a fan of raycasting :D Just add sprites.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Really hard to see everyone :P"}],"images":["ld26\/20926-2e4c8a8f28fc065d73dd4bc145da44fb.jpg","ld26\/20926-8978f3d73b7007ab04137d2f1b671ad7.jpg","ld26\/20926-2685662dcaffede612eb29c59b41b5aa.jpg","ld26\/20926-3f3d596be72b94ecf15507c4a3f659c5.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/internetadress.net\/Employment.zip","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/internetadress.net\/employment.gmk","text":"Source"},{"url":"http:\/\/internetadress.net\/employmentsong.mp3","text":"Thank you song for those who have played this game"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"24993","g_author":"20926","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25023","g_title":"Employment","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1127","g_commentcount":"32","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\/\/233892\/20926-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20926-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20926-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/20926-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hello. This is my game about jobs and unemployment in the 21st century. I think I like it and I hope you like it too!\r\n\r\nI lifted a lot of raycasting code from this excellent page: http:\/\/lodev.org\/cgtutor\/raycasting.html\r\nI'm also using M. Rijks's GM Bassmod extension for Game Maker. http:\/\/gmc.yoyogames.com\/index.php?showtopic=353936","title":"Employment"}