{"author_name":"Omiya Games","cat":"LD #32","comments":[],"epoch":1429040520,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"21008","p_author":"Omiya Games","p_authorkey":"20557","p_urlkey":"56350","p_title":"Tools of Trade","p_cat":"LD #32","p_event":"LD32","p_time":"1429040520","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"20557","us_name":"Omiya Games","us_username":"\/author\/taro\/","event_start":"1429228800","event_key":"27","event_name":"LD32"},"text":"<p>First off, reminder that we have a physical gathering at Troy, NY. There&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/543675249107147\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook event (see link)<\/a> and Meetup below to RSVP. Hope to see you all there!<\/p>\n <style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n <div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:318px\">\n <div style=\"max-height:278px;overflow:hidden\">\n <h3>Ludum Dare 32<\/h3>\n <p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Friday, Apr 17, 2015,  7:00 PM<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Tech Valley Game Space<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">291 River St, Suite 304 (3rd floor) Troy, NY<\/span><\/p>\n <p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">7 Space Cadets Attending<\/span>\n <div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n <div class=\"photo\"><img src=\"http:\/\/photos1.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/d\/4\/b\/4\/thumb_203274452.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n <div class=\"photo\"><img src=\"http:\/\/photos2.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/6\/c\/f\/4\/thumb_193827892.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n <div class=\"photo\"><img src=\"http:\/\/photos1.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/5\/2\/5\/a\/thumb_78201082.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n <div class=\"photo\"><img src=\"http:\/\/photos2.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/8\/5\/e\/thumb_235082142.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n <div class=\"photo\"><img src=\"http:\/\/photos3.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/4\/d\/4\/a\/thumb_245299786.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n <div class=\"photo\"><img src=\"http:\/\/photos1.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/4\/2\/2\/b\/thumb_244516939.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n <p style=\"line-height:16px\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vPneI5IYwncThe time has come&#8230;to make games for the largest online game jam ever!Join in as you make a game in 72 hours as a team, or 48 hours solo (see the rules below for more details). Meet up with other rapid game developers! Eat junk food! And most important of all, have fun!http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/rules\/&#8230;<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n <p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/TechValleyGameSpace\/events\/221237758\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <p>Back on topic, I forgot to list what kind of tools I&#8217;ll be using for this Compo. My plan so far is:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Unity 5 (this includes Standard Assets + Example Project, where relevant)<\/li>\n <li>My <a href=\"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/OmiyaGames\/template-unity-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">template Unity project<\/a><\/li>\n <li>Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition<\/li>\n <li>Notepad++ (note-taking)<\/li>\n <li>Mercurial + TortoiseHg<\/li>\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/charactergenerator.autodesk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Autodesk Character Generator<\/a> (&#8230;maybe?)<\/li>\n <li>Blender 2.73a<\/li>\n <li>Photoshop CS5<\/li>\n <li>Garage Band iOS (and maybe Mac?)<\/li>\n <li>Audacity<\/li>\n <li>BFXR<\/li>\n <li>Bandicam (for trailers)<\/li>\n <li>Chronolapse (for timelapse)<\/li>\n <li>LiceCap (for GIFs)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>I&#8217;m probably pushing it, but I&#8217;m thinking about using Jean Moreno&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assetstore.unity3d.com\/en\/#!\/content\/3926\" target=\"_blank\">free toon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assetstore.unity3d.com\/en\/#!\/content\/8221\" target=\"_blank\">matcap shaders<\/a>.\u00a0 Provided shaders are the only thing I&#8217;m using (I&#8217;m removing the example art assets), am I complying with the Compo rules?<\/p>","time":"April 14th, 2015 2:42 pm","title":"Tools of Trade"}