{"author_link":"\/users\/scott-steffes","author_name":"Scott Steffes","author_uid":"scott-steffes","comments":[],"epoch":1534261983,"event":"LD42","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":115964,"likes":4,"metadata":{"p_key":"120079","p_author":"Scott Steffes","p_authorkey":"1081421","p_urlkey":"336113","p_title":"The calm after the Jam","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD42","p_time":"1534261983","p_likes":"4","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1081421","us_name":"Scott Steffes","us_username":"scott-steffes","event_start":"1533859200","event_key":"73","event_name":"LD 42"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD42","removed_author":false},"_superparent":97793,"_trust":8,"author":81421,"body":"My team really went all out this time, and the results make me so happy. But I am seriously wrecked after 3 days of massive creativity and problem solving. (The game is goofy as heck, so it sounds kind of funny to say \"massive creativity\", but you know better than anyone it's not easy bringing a working game into existence out of nothing) \n\nMy willpower\/self control was totally shot today. At work I had 0 energy\/motivation to work on anything that required creativity. I ended up watching a lot of cat videos and I sort of felt like I deserved it after jamming so hard. But I know this is just temporary.\n\nCreativity is like a muscle and when you give it your all in a game jam, you're exercising that muscle in a way that when it recovers will come back stronger than ever.\n\nCreative work is hard, but it gives back way more than what you put into it. \n\nBut for now, let's all get some rest like the dudes in our game.\n\nhttps:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/camp-snuggle\n\n![Ossan.png](\/\/\/raw\/d0e\/31\/z\/193cf.png)","comments":0,"created":"2018-08-14T15:37:45Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":115964,"love":4,"love-timestamp":"2018-08-14T16:41:13Z","meta":[],"modified":"2018-08-14T16:41:13Z","name":"The calm after the Jam","node-timestamp":"2018-08-14T15:53:26Z","parent":98614,"parents":[1,5,9,97793,98614],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/camp-snuggle\/the-calm-after-the-jam","published":"2018-08-14T15:53:03Z","scope":"public","slug":"the-calm-after-the-jam","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":341870},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"115964","n_urlkey":"336113","n_parent":"98614","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/camp-snuggle\/the-calm-after-the-jam","n_slug":"the-calm-after-the-jam","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"81421","n_created":"1534261065","n_modified":"1534264873","n_version":"341870","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/camp-snuggle\/the-calm-after-the-jam","text":"My team really went all out this time, and the results make me so happy. But I am seriously wrecked after 3 days of massive creativity and problem solving. (The game is goofy as heck, so it sounds kind of funny to say \"massive creativity\", but you know better than anyone it's not easy bringing a working game into existence out of nothing) \n\nMy willpower\/self control was totally shot today. At work I had 0 energy\/motivation to work on anything that required creativity. I ended up watching a lot of cat videos and I sort of felt like I deserved it after jamming so hard. But I know this is just temporary.\n\nCreativity is like a muscle and when you give it your all in a game jam, you're exercising that muscle in a way that when it recovers will come back stronger than ever.\n\nCreative work is hard, but it gives back way more than what you put into it. \n\nBut for now, let's all get some rest like the dudes in our game.\n\nhttps:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/42\/camp-snuggle\n\n![Ossan.png](\/\/\/raw\/d0e\/31\/z\/193cf.png)","title":"The calm after the Jam","wayback_source":[]}