{"author_link":"\/users\/flying-dog-fish","author_name":"Flying Dog Fish","author_uid":"flying-dog-fish","comments":[],"epoch":1697891522,"event":"LD54","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":382586,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"204146","p_author":"Flying Dog Fish","p_authorkey":"1122902","p_urlkey":"438756","p_title":"Extra = fun + zen","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD54","p_time":"1697891522","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1122902","us_name":"Flying Dog Fish","us_username":"flying-dog-fish","event_start":"1695945600","event_key":"117","event_name":"Ludum Dare 54"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD54","removed_author":false},"_superparent":371459,"_trust":10,"author":122902,"body":"After ten jams with one compo in-between I decided to try the Extra format and had a blast.\n\n![zencat.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/610\/e1\/z\/6082a.jpg)\n\nMaking an extra game is a much more zen experience since there's not as much pressure because of the tight 48 or 72 hour deadline. This allows us to schedule the game-making process however we desire, or (as I did) it gives us much more time work on the game - to play test it a lot more to work out all of the kinks, to get the physics and gameplay right (which a [realistic falling blocks](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/realistic-falling-blocks) game like mine really needed), to get some feedback during development (which does include getting some karma from rating and commenting on other games that might distract you from your game) and to add stuff that often gets neglected, like the tutorial and the pause menu.\n\n![screenshot-pause.png](\/\/\/raw\/610\/e1\/z\/60829.png)\n\nThe ratings don't count for anything, which means I can be totally honest in giving feedback to other games and even get in an argument or two with the reviewers and the revieweds without worrying about getting bad ratings as a revenge for pissing someone off. There's also no nerve-wracking waiting for the results like non-extra game creators have to experience right now. \n\nOn the other hand, there are no ratings and no placement so if you wanted those you're out of luck. Although I think there could be ratings in extra too, we only need a button that signals a game is finished and ready for ratings, but that might ruin the zen experience that is extra, but one can always opt-out of ratings to get it back.","comments":0,"created":"2023-10-21T11:42:13Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":382586,"love":3,"love-timestamp":"2023-10-21T15:18:03Z","meta":[],"modified":"2023-10-21T15:18:03Z","name":"Extra = fun + zen","node-timestamp":"2023-10-21T12:32:02Z","parent":374106,"parents":[1,5,9,371459,374106],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/realistic-falling-blocks\/extra-fun-zen","published":"2023-10-21T12:32:02Z","scope":"public","slug":"extra-fun-zen","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1192251},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"382586","n_urlkey":"438756","n_parent":"374106","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/realistic-falling-blocks\/extra-fun-zen","n_slug":"extra-fun-zen","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"122902","n_created":"1697888533","n_modified":"1697901483","n_version":"1192251","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/realistic-falling-blocks\/extra-fun-zen","text":"After ten jams with one compo in-between I decided to try the Extra format and had a blast.\n\n![zencat.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/610\/e1\/z\/6082a.jpg)\n\nMaking an extra game is a much more zen experience since there's not as much pressure because of the tight 48 or 72 hour deadline. This allows us to schedule the game-making process however we desire, or (as I did) it gives us much more time work on the game - to play test it a lot more to work out all of the kinks, to get the physics and gameplay right (which a [realistic falling blocks](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/54\/realistic-falling-blocks) game like mine really needed), to get some feedback during development (which does include getting some karma from rating and commenting on other games that might distract you from your game) and to add stuff that often gets neglected, like the tutorial and the pause menu.\n\n![screenshot-pause.png](\/\/\/raw\/610\/e1\/z\/60829.png)\n\nThe ratings don't count for anything, which means I can be totally honest in giving feedback to other games and even get in an argument or two with the reviewers and the revieweds without worrying about getting bad ratings as a revenge for pissing someone off. There's also no nerve-wracking waiting for the results like non-extra game creators have to experience right now. \n\nOn the other hand, there are no ratings and no placement so if you wanted those you're out of luck. Although I think there could be ratings in extra too, we only need a button that signals a game is finished and ready for ratings, but that might ruin the zen experience that is extra, but one can always opt-out of ratings to get it back.","title":"Extra = fun + zen","wayback_source":[]}