{"author_link":"\/users\/dan-colman","author_name":"Dan Colman","author_uid":"dan-colman","comments":[],"epoch":1512446624,"event":"LD40","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":67993,"likes":4,"metadata":{"p_key":"105606","p_author":"Dan Colman","p_authorkey":"1058984","p_urlkey":"321414","p_title":"Long time gamer, first time building a game","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD40","p_time":"1512446624","p_likes":"4","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1058984","us_name":"Dan Colman","us_username":"dan-colman","event_start":"1512086400","event_key":"70","event_name":"LD 40"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD40","removed_author":false},"_superparent":49883,"_trust":3,"author":58984,"body":"I'm probably not the typical Ludum Dare participant - I've had a couple careers in acting and recruiting, but I've love video games ever since getting my Atari 2600 as a kid.  I've been learning some basics of coding and game design, doing lots of tutorials, but I hadn't gotten the nerve to build a game yet. Then my friend Carl told me about Ludum Dare and I said, let's do it! \n\nCarl is an experienced game developer but I am a first timer, so I felt a little out of my league. We started with brainstorming on Friday night, using post-its to write down ideas. Once we settled on one - a 3D platformer with a vacuuming mechanic - we got a bite to eat and divided responsibilities using Trello. He would do most of the coding and i would focus on level design.  \n\nSaturday we worked all day - the hardest part was the first step, just putting the first objects down to build a level. At first I had no idea what I was doing, and the first version I built showed it! But the second one was much better and the third a little better. Time passed quickly and before we knew it we had a few levels, a main character who vacuums things up for a living, and a winnable game. Some polishing on Sunday, adding a tutorial level and fleshing out the player character, Main Menu UI and we had our game. \n\nCongrats to everyone who built a game! I imagine, if you are like me, the rush of building a game from scratch in a matter of hours was worth it. I'll add another post going over some features of the game.\n\nI think I'm hooked. When is Ludum Dare 41? 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I've been learning some basics of coding and game design, doing lots of tutorials, but I hadn't gotten the nerve to build a game yet. Then my friend Carl told me about Ludum Dare and I said, let's do it! \n\nCarl is an experienced game developer but I am a first timer, so I felt a little out of my league. We started with brainstorming on Friday night, using post-its to write down ideas. Once we settled on one - a 3D platformer with a vacuuming mechanic - we got a bite to eat and divided responsibilities using Trello. He would do most of the coding and i would focus on level design.  \n\nSaturday we worked all day - the hardest part was the first step, just putting the first objects down to build a level. At first I had no idea what I was doing, and the first version I built showed it! But the second one was much better and the third a little better. Time passed quickly and before we knew it we had a few levels, a main character who vacuums things up for a living, and a winnable game. Some polishing on Sunday, adding a tutorial level and fleshing out the player character, Main Menu UI and we had our game. \n\nCongrats to everyone who built a game! I imagine, if you are like me, the rush of building a game from scratch in a matter of hours was worth it. I'll add another post going over some features of the game.\n\nI think I'm hooked. When is Ludum Dare 41? ","title":"Long time gamer, first time building a game","wayback_source":[]}