Being the artist of the Lemmings-like game Dwammings, I am ecstatic about the positive response of the sprites I created for our game. Seeing that folks out there are finding these little dwarves I created as charming as I did when I got the first one walking, it makes me happy. When the team decided to take to dwarven angle of this jam's theme, I instantly started thinking of the line of dwarves heading into their mines. With their miner caps on and bulbous noses sticking out beneath them, marching happily to get to work. The finished design ended up resembled having a Brian Froud styling, an artist that I turn to for inspiration for mythical fae creatures like gnomes and faeries.

Even their actions I created is paced similar to Lemmings I played when I was younger. (It was actually one of the first DOS games I played on the family PC.) They had that carefree pace that I could just watch while others wonder around, often to their demise. A pace that I was glad to care over in my animation.

If you haven't had a chance to see these dwarves move first hand, I recommend giving our game Dwammings a play. Click here to head to the game page.

And with now that 50 plus folks have rated our game (and 250 individuals viewed the game on itch.io), I like to admit that this has been my first game that I've been part of creating. Every comment and critique I've been reading feels me with pride that even a guy in his mid 30's can still give his passion a chance. With the feedback and experience from this past week has made me realize that what game I can create can be enjoyed by other. So, for every one leaving a message for the game creators out there, you are helping inspiring individuals to continue creating games. Keep leaving feedback on every game you play (not just ours), cause no matter how simple it may be, we appreciate ever bit of it.