{"author_link":"\/users\/unidaystudio","author_name":"UnidayStudio","author_uid":"unidaystudio","comments":[],"epoch":1713230369,"event":"LD55","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":392715,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"205722","p_author":"UnidayStudio","p_authorkey":"1011483","p_urlkey":"442213","p_title":"This is the Stats of my Game Jam Participation...","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD55","p_time":"1713230369","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1011483","us_name":"UnidayStudio","us_username":"unidaystudio","event_start":"1712966400","event_key":"120","event_name":"Ludum Dare 55"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD55","removed_author":false},"_superparent":383062,"_trust":15,"author":11483,"body":"![image (35).png](\/\/\/raw\/bdc\/2\/z\/630ba.png)\n\nSince I made the game in my own engine and **I REALLY LIKE JAMS**, I made my engine keep track of a bunch of stuff, such as **THE ACTUAL TIME** spent making the project... :smile: \n\n# It took me exactly 13.5 hours!\n_(in the engine)_\n\nUnfortunately it does not track the time spent on **Audacity and Blender** (I made the art myself too), **so you can probably multiply that by two** or something.\n\nIt also does not track the time spent editing the engine. My engine is already very stable and \"matured\", we are currently working on a huge game in it here at our studio, but I still like to improve stuff in it during jams to facilitate workflow.\n\nThe game is a **Relaxing World Building Experience**, so it is relatively simple without complicated mechanics or characters, so that facilitated a bit. If you haven't seen **SANDTOWN** yet, those screenshots can help you to get a better picture:\n\n![ld55-screenshots-b3.png](\/\/\/raw\/bdc\/2\/z\/630e0.png)\n\nSince this is my 20th ludum dare (and probably 30th or 40th jam, I have a decent expectation on the time spent. It usually goes like that:\n- **24 hours** of sleep _(8 hours a day times 3 days)_\n- ~**33 hours** of actual work _(averaging 11 hours a day)_\n- ~**5 hours** for food, bath and rest.\n\nI think I'm getting older, because this is reducing over time... Nowadays I think I'm closer to 7 hours a day than 11. :smile: \n\nAnyways, **if you haven't played my game yet**, you can check it here:\n## [Take a look at Sandtown!](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/sandtown)","comments":0,"created":"2024-04-16T01:09:18Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":392715,"love":2,"love-timestamp":"2024-04-16T01:35:17Z","meta":[],"modified":"2024-04-16T01:35:17Z","name":"This is the Stats of my Game Jam Participation...","node-timestamp":"2024-04-16T01:27:08Z","parent":386216,"parents":[1,5,9,383062,386216],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/sandtown\/this-is-the-stats-of-my-game-jam-participation","published":"2024-04-16T01:19:29Z","scope":"public","slug":"this-is-the-stats-of-my-game-jam-participation","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1223376},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"392715","n_urlkey":"442213","n_parent":"386216","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/sandtown\/this-is-the-stats-of-my-game-jam-participation","n_slug":"this-is-the-stats-of-my-game-jam","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"11483","n_created":"1713229758","n_modified":"1713231317","n_version":"1223376","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/sandtown\/this-is-the-stats-of-my-game-jam-participation","text":"![image (35).png](\/\/\/raw\/bdc\/2\/z\/630ba.png)\n\nSince I made the game in my own engine and **I REALLY LIKE JAMS**, I made my engine keep track of a bunch of stuff, such as **THE ACTUAL TIME** spent making the project... :smile: \n\n# It took me exactly 13.5 hours!\n_(in the engine)_\n\nUnfortunately it does not track the time spent on **Audacity and Blender** (I made the art myself too), **so you can probably multiply that by two** or something.\n\nIt also does not track the time spent editing the engine. My engine is already very stable and \"matured\", we are currently working on a huge game in it here at our studio, but I still like to improve stuff in it during jams to facilitate workflow.\n\nThe game is a **Relaxing World Building Experience**, so it is relatively simple without complicated mechanics or characters, so that facilitated a bit. If you haven't seen **SANDTOWN** yet, those screenshots can help you to get a better picture:\n\n![ld55-screenshots-b3.png](\/\/\/raw\/bdc\/2\/z\/630e0.png)\n\nSince this is my 20th ludum dare (and probably 30th or 40th jam, I have a decent expectation on the time spent. It usually goes like that:\n- **24 hours** of sleep _(8 hours a day times 3 days)_\n- ~**33 hours** of actual work _(averaging 11 hours a day)_\n- ~**5 hours** for food, bath and rest.\n\nI think I'm getting older, because this is reducing over time... Nowadays I think I'm closer to 7 hours a day than 11. :smile: \n\nAnyways, **if you haven't played my game yet**, you can check it here:\n## [Take a look at Sandtown!](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/sandtown)","title":"This is the Stats of my Game Jam Participation...","wayback_source":[]}