{"author_name":"Mixer","cat":"LD #31","comments":[],"epoch":1418168460,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"22259","p_author":"Mixer","p_authorkey":"501988","p_urlkey":"57626","p_title":"Dodgy Screen PostMortem","p_cat":"LD #31","p_event":"LD31","p_time":"1418168460","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"501988","us_name":"Mixer","us_username":"Mixer","event_start":"1417737600","event_key":"26","event_name":"LD31"},"text":"

Hi everyone!<\/p>\n

This Ludum Dare compo I made dodgy screen, which was a lot better than any of the other games I have uploaded… by leaps and bounds. I actually looked at my old posts and laughed so hard, they are so silly \":)\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0You can play my game Here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/407933\/16241-shot1.PNG\"<\/p>\n

I was lucky to be able to participate in this, I really only found out it was on because I was randomly going through my bookmarks. And saw ludum dare was starting the next day! I came up with an idea pretty fast, which is that you can only see red, green, or blue things on the screen at once, hence, the ‘dodgy screen’. I started working in Unity, which was a breath of fresh air for me, coming from a year with C++ and SFML, trying to manage memory :). I had never worked with C# before, although I very quickly caught on coming from C++, I found alot was similar, and easier. Even the component design of Unity felt great. For sound, I used SFXR, which I made all the sound effects. I didn’t make music, I was thinking I might with sunvox, but I just didn’t have time. For the graphics, I used paint.net for the pixel art, which I liked, and a tad of photoshop here and there.<\/p>\n

What went well:<\/p>\n

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  • C# was easy, scripting was super simple.<\/li>\n
  • People liked my pixel art, even though it was probably the most rushed thing I did.<\/li>\n
  • SFXR’s few sound effects ended up in my game.<\/li>\n
  • My idea was unique, and different, even if it wasn’t entirely based on the theme.<\/li>\n
  • I made a timelapse! \":)\"<\/li>\n
  • I ‘finished’ my game! (Even if it had no music and had a short level) \":)\"<\/li>\n
  • Had alot of fun.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n

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    What didn’t go so well:<\/p>\n

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    • Nearly everyone thought the controls were hard, which even I agree. Some people said this in IRC when I showed them, but I didn’t pay much attention to it… \":)\"<\/li>\n
    • No music! I think with better planning I could have had time to put some in.<\/li>\n
    • Alot of people didn’t understand the concept, or didn’t see how it related to the theme.<\/li>\n
    • My time wasn’t managed as well as it could have been, it was mainly just ‘Do what needs to be done first and do it ASAP!’ \":)\"<\/li>\n
    • My game was really difficult! I think this had to do with the controls and level.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n

      Thanks everyone for an awesome Ludum Dare! It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve learnt heaps.<\/p>\n

      -Mixer<\/p>","time":"December 9th, 2014 6:41 pm","title":"Dodgy Screen PostMortem"}