{"author_link":"\/author\/shines\/","author_name":"shines","author_uid":"14768","comments":[{"author_name":"Tahooey","author_uid":"18748","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:11am","epoch":1367219160,"text":"That was a really fun little game, Props :)"},{"author_name":"Brian Corr","author_uid":"15518","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:13am","epoch":1367219280,"text":"AWESOME use of the theme. A little too short for my taste, though! Lots of fun."},{"author_name":"chobrah","author_uid":"22474","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:18am","epoch":1367219580,"text":"Haha simple and cool, nice one."},{"author_name":"anjack","author_uid":"20602","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:11pm","epoch":1367244360,"text":"Excellent expression of the theme!"},{"author_name":"howieV (binarygirl)","author_uid":"8824","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:12pm","epoch":1367244420,"text":"i liked it.. bit too short for me ..leaving me wanting more tho is a good thing :)"},{"author_name":"Krise20","author_uid":"14705","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:13pm","epoch":1367244480,"text":"That was really enjoyable. Even thought it was a little short. but awesome! good work!"},{"author_name":"kreddor","author_uid":"20476","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:51pm","epoch":1367246760,"text":"Very innovative game, but hated those annoying distractions ;)\rGood job :)"},{"author_name":"techmonkey","author_uid":"21970","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 2:52pm","epoch":1367246820,"text":"Nice simple game, why did I want to eliminate myself in the end scene?"},{"author_name":"jlm","author_uid":"5438","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:19pm","epoch":1367252040,"text":"Very nice. I loved it. A bit short... but that might be a good thing."},{"author_name":"johnfn","author_uid":"3187","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 4:41pm","epoch":1367253360,"text":"That was fun! That last level was stressful haha. The first time I was like 1 second too slow. Circle circle collisions are messy! I liked it though."},{"author_name":"free_napalm","author_uid":"12423","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1367254800,"text":"I love the controls, I would like to see a full blown RPG with a similar battle system.\rOn the other hand, a game about getting rid of distractions sounds like a ... Oh, excellent title."},{"author_name":"SirJson","author_uid":"18639","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1367254800,"text":"Clever use of the theme!"},{"author_name":"Merkoth","author_uid":"22272","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1367254800,"text":"I really needed a few deep breaths, hehe. Looks pretty clean, it's fun and fits with the theme. Good work!"},{"author_name":"kannas","author_uid":"18332","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:05pm","epoch":1367254800,"text":"a very relaxing game, just what i needed now. you pretty much represented the mental state that i have when i study :S"},{"author_name":"nseward","author_uid":"15218","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1367254920,"text":"Fun, Simple, Cool! Great job."},{"author_name":"adnzzzzZ","author_uid":"7173","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:07pm","epoch":1367254920,"text":"@techmonkey: holy shit I did EXACTLY the same thing. Then I got into this long argument with myself about how I am the biggest distraction in my life... ;_;\r\rAnyway, neat game for the amount of time you put into it. The level with arrow distractions was not so clear because sometimes they would be removed and sometimes they would loop over the screen."},{"author_name":"dick_claus","author_uid":"11148","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 6:27pm","epoch":1367259720,"text":"Too short on my opinion."},{"author_name":"Lizzip","author_uid":"22200","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 8:03pm","epoch":1367265480,"text":"Interesting concept and well made"},{"author_name":"sparkleswirl","author_uid":"22944","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:07pm","epoch":1367269320,"text":"Cute little game. Just the perfect length."},{"author_name":"henrykun","author_uid":"5379","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:32pm","epoch":1367270820,"text":"Cool idea! I like the art too, simple but good."},{"author_name":"multikorv","author_uid":"8028","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:33pm","epoch":1367270880,"text":"Very simple and innovative idea! I like it.. You managed to keep it very minimal as well, too bad it was minimalistic in length. :("},{"author_name":"Frozen Fractal","author_uid":"7882","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:38pm","epoch":1367271180,"text":"Not bad for 3 hours!"},{"author_name":"stromchin","author_uid":"12316","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:27am","epoch":1367288520,"text":"Those damned distractions!"},{"author_name":"Galvesmash","author_uid":"20148","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:35am","epoch":1367292600,"text":"Cool game, great idea! Sometimes the distractions get rid of herself!"},{"author_name":"cwilloughby","author_uid":"18255","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:20am","epoch":1367298900,"text":"I like it. Some of them are a bit frustrating. Really wanted audio. Graphics and narrative are good!"},{"author_name":"arrogant.gamer","author_uid":"22995","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 5:25am","epoch":1367299200,"text":"Distraction is an elegant and simple distraction. It felt like the tutorial for a game."},{"author_name":"ncgames","author_uid":"23517","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:19am","epoch":1367302440,"text":"nice and simple"},{"author_name":"omaromeir","author_uid":"23110","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:21am","epoch":1367302560,"text":"Nice little game, I liked it! It can be expanded into a full, cool game :)."},{"author_name":"qdowngames","author_uid":"15224","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:42am","epoch":1367303820,"text":"Quite fun and quite simple. Loved it!"},{"author_name":"Norritt42","author_uid":"22594","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 7:37am","epoch":1367307120,"text":"Wow nice game. In the end I even tried o eliminate my self and the end text. :) You got me in a mind set."},{"author_name":"Cheshyr","author_uid":"20497","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 12:37pm","epoch":1367325120,"text":"I was amused. :-)"},{"author_name":"RealyUniqueName","author_uid":"20479","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 2:20pm","epoch":1367331300,"text":"Too easy. Good work for 11 hrs"},{"author_name":"lotusgame","author_uid":"19058","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 3:53pm","epoch":1367336880,"text":"I like the minimalist approach of the gameplay. Graphics could be more colorfull ^^ Well done :)"},{"author_name":"Prelucid","author_uid":"17759","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 9:36pm","epoch":1367357460,"text":"Distractions ELIMINATED!"},{"author_name":"Nyyman","author_uid":"20628","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1367360100,"text":"Very good. Simple and well working, and most importantly fun to play. Kinda short though."},{"author_name":"nintendoeats","author_uid":"22819","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:43am","epoch":1367368680,"text":"I was extremely distracted by the word "Bigfoot" in big yellow letters.\r\rThat was a cute thing. It has some potential, though I don't know how it could be expanded (or if you want to). Good work!\r\rMaking objects that move in such a way as to irritate the player is one of the top 10 most fun things to do as a designer."},{"author_name":"lightnarcissus","author_uid":"20680","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:11am","epoch":1367370360,"text":"Simple concept but well conveyed. Giving it top marks for the theme purely because of that!"},{"author_name":"dreamlogician","author_uid":"23224","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:31am","epoch":1367371560,"text":"Short but sweet, and I think the brevity is appropriate given the minimalism theme. I always like the idea of trying to represent a concept or point of view via dynamic behavior and interactive rules, and this serves as a concise example of such techniques.\r\rI do wonder if the explanation sentences are maybe just a bit too explicit about what's going on? This is just personal preference, but I think I would prefer text that left a little more space for my own interpretations while still hinting at the theme. Overall, nice work!"},{"author_name":"iamorim","author_uid":"18057","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:03am","epoch":1367373480,"text":"Good work! But we need more levels. There are a lot of interesting thins you can add to it. Keep working :)"},{"author_name":"Komradus","author_uid":"11076","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:47am","epoch":1367376120,"text":"Conveys an interesting message."},{"author_name":"HybridMind","author_uid":"234","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:49am","epoch":1367376240,"text":"Cool little game. I liked all the different varieties based around the same little shoving mechanic. I also like the very iconic style to the graphics."},{"author_name":"whitetigle","author_uid":"2966","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 7:37am","epoch":1367393520,"text":"I really enjoyed your game. It was neat. Clear. Precise. Worked well and did fit the theme. Too sad it was so short though."},{"author_name":"Husky","author_uid":"17464","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:01am","epoch":1367394960,"text":"Why do I think of my dog when I played this game lol.\rInteresting idea!\rGood job :P"},{"author_name":"Travis Irby","author_uid":"22035","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 8:05am","epoch":1367395200,"text":"great concept and you made it fun nice job!"},{"author_name":"Drabiter","author_uid":"8337","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 11:46am","epoch":1367408460,"text":"Great concept. You should make more levels!"},{"author_name":"Kimau","author_uid":"15","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 12:39pm","epoch":1367411640,"text":"Brilliant clean and simple, fits the theme and it just feels clean and fun with no wasted effort. Top notch ^_^"},{"author_name":"Kiwiboi","author_uid":"20891","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:03pm","epoch":1367413080,"text":"Well done sir, it definitely fits the theme perfectly. Pretty fun as well! ^^"},{"author_name":"rogueNoodle","author_uid":"21449","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:23pm","epoch":1367414280,"text":"Cool - I'm a master distraction eliminator! Now I can get back to work... ;)\rA great concept well-executed."},{"author_name":"euske","author_uid":"17675","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:39pm","epoch":1367415240,"text":"Gaaah, that round one was annoying."},{"author_name":"Diamonde","author_uid":"19050","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 1:50pm","epoch":1367415900,"text":"Very interesting and clever. I got surprisingly frustrated on the last level and was glad it was over :D\rPretty cool game overall and I like the fact that it took only a few seconds to grasp the concept!"},{"author_name":"CherryNukaCola","author_uid":"4966","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:05pm","epoch":1367416800,"text":"Woohoo, I'm a master eliminator! Wish I was this good at getting rid of distractions in my real life. ^_^"},{"author_name":"invaderJim","author_uid":"2117","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:15pm","epoch":1367417400,"text":"Nice and clean. Now that we're all master distraction eliminators the next LD should be AMAZING!"},{"author_name":"ReveLorenfield","author_uid":"15526","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 2:20pm","epoch":1367417700,"text":"Nice and clean game, too bad it's not as easy to get rid of distractions in real life :("},{"author_name":"Mesene","author_uid":"6870","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:02pm","epoch":1367420220,"text":"There was no challenge :( just like mine xD\rNice entry, I wish it ended with some survival with all the enemyes classes together."},{"author_name":"BrothersT","author_uid":"12722","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:18pm","epoch":1367421180,"text":"Very nice! Clean and simple."},{"author_name":"karlin","author_uid":"18552","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 3:32pm","epoch":1367422020,"text":"Really nice idea, fits the theme perfectly. I really liked how each level had something new and my only complaint was that it was a little short."},{"author_name":"Crazi456","author_uid":"20961","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 4:58pm","epoch":1367427180,"text":"Fits the theme perfectly, was very enjoyable!"},{"author_name":"bentog","author_uid":"17307","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 6:30pm","epoch":1367432700,"text":"Innovative, good run on the theme. I would like to see more levels and some audio :)"},{"author_name":"kill0u","author_uid":"5422","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 10:09pm","epoch":1367445840,"text":"The physics are wicked; nice entry! Too short however."},{"author_name":"Grouflon","author_uid":"14480","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 10:21pm","epoch":1367446560,"text":"I've got a mitigated felling about this game. I mean, the design is quite good, the physics is quite good too, the story telling is funny... but there's absolutely no chalenge. This is not a bad game, but what the point of it?"},{"author_name":"Tozy","author_uid":"1831","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 11:25pm","epoch":1367450400,"text":"great game! too short"},{"author_name":"eedok","author_uid":"2551","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 2:30am","epoch":1367461500,"text":"Neat idea, would prefer to have free over indexed movement though, and the game got stuck on the level with the timer(kept moving down and couldn't do anything else)"},{"author_name":"Julian Ceipek","author_uid":"8564","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 4:28am","epoch":1367468580,"text":"Interesting take on the theme, but the level design seems more like a heavily architected tutorial explaining the nature of distractions than a full game about them. Should this entry have had an ending at all? Distractions have a nasty habit of being endless.\r\rGreat work considering the amount of time you spent."},{"author_name":"messiano","author_uid":"22060","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 4:39am","epoch":1367469240,"text":"Truly unique, great concept and execution. Too bad it was too short, I felt like playing more. Congratulations!"},{"author_name":"nilstastic","author_uid":"2443","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 6:10pm","epoch":1367517900,"text":"Nice and simple!"},{"author_name":"Rafael Sales","author_uid":"22086","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 7:13pm","epoch":1367521680,"text":"Cool game. Congratz!"},{"author_name":"GranaDa","author_uid":"11561","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 7:25pm","epoch":1367522400,"text":"Nice representation of when we need to do something and lots of distractions keep bugging your mind. Amazing!"},{"author_name":"axcho","author_uid":"8060","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 5:06am","epoch":1367557260,"text":"Reminds me a bit of IvoryDrive's game Orange... Did you ever play that?"},{"author_name":"fullmontis","author_uid":"21736","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 9:54am","epoch":1367574540,"text":"Really like it! Fun little concept."},{"author_name":"SmilingCat","author_uid":"21630","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 5:28pm","epoch":1367688180,"text":"Sometimes you just have to get pushy with your distractions. Good job!"},{"author_name":"oatsbarley","author_uid":"5172","time":"May 5, 2013 @ 3:20pm","epoch":1367766900,"text":"Really short but a cute idea. Definitely an issue very close to my heart! Nice job."},{"author_name":"Cosine","author_uid":"20686","time":"May 14, 2013 @ 11:59pm","epoch":1368575640,"text":"This is Rachel's son. I like the game, it's a great take on the theme (there are few that start out less-than-minimalist and end up moving towards minimalism)."},{"author_name":"Purplescape","author_uid":"19858","time":"May 20, 2013 @ 10:11pm","epoch":1369087560,"text":"It's short, but funny and so true. Good work!"}],"images":["ld26\/14768-013f09f705720a2e09399d0164b9671a.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/cornyanddelicious.com\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/cornyanddelicious.com\/Distradiction.stencyl","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"26890","g_author":"14768","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"26920","g_title":"Distradiction","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"563","g_commentcount":"73","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\/14768-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Inspired by how complicated it is to maintain a minimalist mindset with the constant distractions which embody life, I was able to create this quick game, Distradiction. \r\n\r\nI built it in an hour Friday evening and 10am-8pm on Saturday.<\/p>","title":"Distradiction"}