{"author_name":"brian","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1408919040,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"26996","p_author":"brian","p_authorkey":"1992","p_urlkey":"62434","p_title":"Typing in Space! At Least That\u2019s How I Think of It","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408919040","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"1992","us_name":"brian","us_username":"brian","event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"text":"<p>Finally! I managed to submit my first <a title=\"Ludum Dare Entry\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-30\/?action=preview&amp;uid=39600\" target=\"_blank\">Ludum Dare entry<\/a>!<\/p>\n <p>It&#8217;s a typing game inspired by<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kongregate.com\/games\/PhobosLab\/z-type\" target=\"_blank\"> Z-Type<\/a>. The things that troubled me in z-Type is when words overlapped each other and players don&#8217;t have the choice to prioritize targets.\u00a0 I tried to eliminate those problems and I&#8217;m glad I did!<\/p>\n <p>The sad thing is I didn&#8217;t accomplish a lot of features I set at the beginning. I&#8217;ve spent most of my time working on the core game mechanics and trying to learn <a href=\"http:\/\/phaser.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">PhaserJS<\/a>.<\/p>\n <p>In general, it&#8217;s a fun experience and I&#8217;m looking forward for next Ludum Dares!<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_scene.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-383639 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/alien01.png\" alt=\"alien01\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_scene.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-383642\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_scene-300x300.png\" alt=\"game_scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_scene-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_scene-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_scene.png 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-383643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_over-298x300.png\" alt=\"game_over\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_over-298x300.png 298w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/game_over.png 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>","time":"August 24th, 2014 5:24 pm","title":"Typing in Space! At Least That\u2019s How I Think of It"}