{"author_link":"\/author\/alaynamcole\/","author_name":"alaynamcole","author_uid":"57738","comments":[{"author_name":"ezolotko","author_uid":"13121","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 7:13am","epoch":1450076880,"text":"Wow, this is a touching game. Is this you singing?"},{"author_name":"alaynamcole","author_uid":"57738","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:03am","epoch":1450087080,"text":"Thank you ezolotko. The beautiful voice belongs to Kate Dilemma (http:\/\/www.freesound.org\/people\/ktdilemma\/)."},{"author_name":"RadStar","author_uid":"46262","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:00am","epoch":1450173300,"text":"Nice idea, but the controls are non-intuitive :\/ in this kind of first person game, you should be able to do a full 360° round on yourself.\rAnyway, I liked the poetry of the game, so good job :)"},{"author_name":"alaynamcole","author_uid":"57738","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:04am","epoch":1450173540,"text":"RadStar: I think some people have had issues with the mouse not controlling the camera properly depending on the browser they are using to view the game. Let me know if that was your issue with you being unable to turn as you expected, because it should function similarly to how you'd expect FPS perspective to function."},{"author_name":"TomenLuca","author_uid":"66261","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:10am","epoch":1450173900,"text":"I love the mood. Would've like to walk around after the game was finished to read the last piece of text (was a bit too late the first time)"},{"author_name":"Oneiric Worlds","author_uid":"66192","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 10:13am","epoch":1450174080,"text":"Very poetic atmosphere! I love that! It's sure more of an experience than a game, but still very interesting. And I loved the little writings that appear on the wall. Very simple, but it adds a lot to this beautiful moment."},{"author_name":"MintArcade","author_uid":"35966","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 2:26pm","epoch":1450189260,"text":"Very nice experience you gave us, thank you very much."},{"author_name":"suppi","author_uid":"29243","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:13pm","epoch":1450202880,"text":"nice scene! thank you :)"},{"author_name":"Simplest","author_uid":"26438","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1450204260,"text":"Was hard to understand but love the ambient and the idea. Good job alaynamcole!!"},{"author_name":"Optimus6128","author_uid":"17470","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:33pm","epoch":1450207680,"text":"The idea is nicely presented, great atmosphere, although there is no actual gameplay. Also, the walking was a bit weird, bouncing up and down and sliding a bit (although I know this is the new Unity 5 FPS character controller, I don't like it and still use the one from 4) which is no problem with this entry though since no precise movement is needed. Still, nice try for your first entry."},{"author_name":"Optimus6128","author_uid":"17470","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 7:36pm","epoch":1450207860,"text":"Also, I forgot to mention, the exe file link has only the executable and it won't run alone, you also need to give the associated folder with the data in the package, created during build."},{"author_name":"AzureAspect","author_uid":"54852","time":"Dec 17, 2015 @ 9:22pm","epoch":1450387020,"text":"Audio and mood gets the top marks here! Though maybe there could be something additional involved later on?"},{"author_name":"teamvr","author_uid":"62401","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 4:27am","epoch":1450412520,"text":"Great idea and chill vibe. I kinda wanted the tree to keep growing until is was busting out of the courtyard and towering above you."},{"author_name":"kmakai","author_uid":"28426","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 1:27am","epoch":1450660920,"text":"Was interesting - not sure if I skipped ahead too much or if this was a bug, but I pressed 'e' to sing every time it prompted, and the tree kept getting bigger, then I moved and the game went to the home screen (not sure if the game was supposed to end there or not). Might have been better if the option to sing again wasn't presented until the first action was finished."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Dec 21, 2015 @ 2:01am","epoch":1450662960,"text":"Pro:\r+ Interesting experience\r+ Tree model is nice\r+ Great mood arranged\rCon:\r- It was a bit weird that it seemed night time but lighting was day time\r- Tree and writings could have animation so it's more smooth.. But I guess I'm asking too much\rObs:\ro Not that it really matters, but it kept prompting "Press e to sing" when the singing never stopped. Maybe it should pause and continue after the pressing the button?\ro Windows build seems incomplete. Did you add all the data folder in the package?\r\rGreat job!"},{"author_name":"Afendar","author_uid":"54436","time":"Dec 29, 2015 @ 4:10pm","epoch":1451405100,"text":"I love this poetic side that makes plants grow.\rGood job for 3d elements !\rYou have a little start concept but interesting"}],"images":["ld34\/57738-d6130b3b337dd4a46a5349834a608fb3.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/alaynamcole.itch.io\/dare-to-grow","text":"itch.io"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"5650","g_author":"57738","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"5610","g_title":"Dare to Grow","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"839","g_commentcount":"16","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\/\/511439\/57738-shot0-1449995719.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"This interactive scene explores the theme 'Growing'. It aims to evoke mood through a short, visual experience.\r\n\r\nI started using Unity and C# for the first time three weeks ago, so #LDJAM was a good excuse to practise my skills and improve on my coding, modelling, and general familiarity with Unity.\r\n\r\nI used free textures, but created the models during the jam. The vocals belong to Kate Dilemma, who offers her audio clips for use on freesound.org.\r\n\r\nAfter some issues with hosting on my own site and providing download files, I now have a URL link to the game hosted on my itch.io, which seems to have solved most issues. Pleast let me know if you have any problems playing!\r\n\r\nI hope you enjoy my game!","title":"Dare to Grow"}