{"author_name":"rjhunter","cat":"LD #30","comments":[],"epoch":1408714920,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"28901","p_author":"rjhunter","p_authorkey":"16057","p_urlkey":"64358","p_title":"I\u2019m in again\u2026 this time I brought a friend\u2026","p_cat":"LD #30","p_event":"LD30","p_time":"1408714920","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"16057","us_name":"rjhunter","us_username":"rjhunter","event_start":"1408665600","event_key":"24","event_name":"LD30"},"text":"<p>I entered back in Ludum Dare #24 (Evolution),\u00a0when\u00a0I made a <a title=\"Evolving Words\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-24\/?action=preview&amp;uid=16057\">very unpolished word game<\/a>.<\/p>\n <p>This weekend not only am I entering but I&#8217;ve roped in a friend to do it at the same time. Neither of us are warmed up (or particularly used to game development) but we&#8217;re both keen as commanders.<\/p>\n <p>What&#8217;s likely to be in my toolbox this time? Let&#8217;s see&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>Sound and Music:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Earslap music generation tools: Circuli for ambience,\u00a0and Otomata<\/li>\n <li>Abundant Music &#8211; if I need more complex music<\/li>\n <li>Leshy&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leshylabs.com\/apps\/sfMaker\/\">SFMaker<\/a>\u00a0(or maybe\u00a0CFXR)<\/li>\n <li>Audacity for\u00a0recording and sample editing<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Graphics:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Pen and paper<\/li>\n <li>The camera on my phone<\/li>\n <li>Pixelmator for\u00a0big image editing (photos, textures)<\/li>\n <li>I might buy <a href=\"http:\/\/pixenapp.com\/\">Pixen<\/a> if I need to do pixel art sprite\u00a0animations<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Code and Infrastructure:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeescript.org\/\">CoffeeScript<\/a>\u00a0(compiling to\u00a0JavaScript) because it makes me feel nice<\/li>\n <li>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/phaser.io\/\">Phaser<\/a> game engine seems popular, let&#8217;s go with that.<\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/yeoman.io\">Yeoman<\/a> and a generator for convenient Web scaffolding<\/li>\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/lodash.com\/\">Lo-Dash<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/browserify.org\/\">Browserify<\/a>, Bower, Grunt, LiveReload, whatever else the kids are using these days<\/li>\n <li>Web hosting on GitHub Pages\u00a0or whatever.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>My main goal\u00a0this time around is to make a &#8220;complete&#8221; and somewhat polished game in the allotted time without burning myself out. If the game is\u00a0actually\u00a0fun or artistic, I&#8217;ll consider that a great bonus.<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;d better get\u00a0some sleep before the theme is announced&#8230;.<\/p>","time":"August 22nd, 2014 8:42 am","title":"I\u2019m in again\u2026 this time I brought a friend\u2026"}