{"author_name":"DesignerNap","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1408749300,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"28503","p_author":"DesignerNap","p_authorkey":"21374","p_urlkey":"63955","p_title":"Fifth Ludum Dare! Count me in\/First Post","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408749300","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"21374","us_name":"DesignerNap","us_username":"\/author\/designernap\/","event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"text":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>Hello and good morning.<\/p>\n <p>It is with an excited heart and fresh cup of tea that I inform you all I am a &#8220;GO!&#8221; for Ludum Dare 30. A very good friend of mine known as &#8220;Catmoo&#8221; got me into game jams a couple of years back and it has been one of the most fun passtimes I have discovered. As a full time game designer it is one of the best things you can do to tune your skills and expand your thinking.<\/p>\n <p>Now to the obligatorys<\/p>\n <p>I Will be tweeting from @xopsx<\/p>\n <p>I am using a template for the first time which I am uploading now. It contains folder names, a splash screen sound and graphic and two control objects with movement instructions<\/p>\n <p>(EDIT: template here &#8211;\u00a0https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B1slfyHxOtX3MWVKdm51bjZpWlU\/edit?usp=sharing )<\/p>\n <p>I am going to set myself a challenge of NOT using Bevel and or Emboss in photoshop on ANY of my created assets.<\/p>\n <p>I will, as always, feature hidden space tea<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>My chosen tools are<\/p>\n <p>Game Maker &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoyogames.com\/studio\">https:\/\/www.yoyogames.com\/studio<\/a><\/p>\n <p>BFXR\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfxr.net\/\">http:\/\/www.bfxr.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n <p>Photoshop (some really old version from somewhere &#8230;)<\/p>\n <p>Audacity\/Premiere, etc&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>Garage Band as my music creator<\/p>\n <p>Xmind for my brainstorming\u00a0and I recommend it to everyone as a fast prototyping tool\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xmind.net\/\">http:\/\/www.xmind.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>Here are my previous entries<\/p>\n <p>http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-26\/?action=preview&#038;uid=21374<\/p>\n <p>http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-27\/?action=preview&#038;uid=21374<\/p>\n <p>http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-28\/?action=preview&#038;uid=21374<\/p>\n <p>http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-29\/?action=preview&#038;uid=21374<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>I wish you all good luck and I await the theme in anticipation!<\/p>\n <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n <p>G<\/p>","time":"August 22nd, 2014 6:15 pm","title":"Fifth Ludum Dare! Count me in\/First Post"}