{"author_name": "Bruno Massa", "cat": "LD #29", "comments": [], "epoch": 1400016300, "likes": 0, "metadata": {"p_key": "29856", "p_author": "Bruno Massa", "p_authorkey": "0", "p_urlkey": "65322", "p_title": "Game is art and code: ARTISTS NEEDED", "p_cat": "LD #29", "p_event": "LD29", "p_time": "1400016300", "p_likes": "0", "p_comments": "0", "p_status": "UPD5", "us_key": null, "us_name": null, "us_username": null, "event_start": "1398384000", "event_key": "22", "event_name": "LD29"}, "text": "<p>If you play <a href=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&amp;uid=26154\">Vaults Inc </a>you will agree with many of the players that gave me detailed feedback: it has substance, but it is buggy (specially the interface) and has mixed graphics.</p>\n <p>As the developer and programmer, bugs affect my very soul. I&#8217;m bound to a moral code that I will fix them ALL. In fact, many of them are already fixed in the <a href=\"http://blog.gamenific.com/2014/05/the-power-of-good-feedback-new-game.html\">major rewriting that I&#8217;m doing</a>.</p>\n <p><strong>What about the GRAPHICS</strong></p>\n <p>I&#8217;m not an artist. I have a good sense what is good and what is bad, but I cannot execute. As an indie, I can do something, but definitively not a professional.</p>\n <p>That is why I decided to open the my heart and my wallet to find a partner for my gaming adventures. <a href=\"http://blog.gamenific.com/2014/05/game-is-art-and-code.html\">I&#8217;m hiring artists</a>. I need someone with great artistic view, bold style and great skills. But I have to confess that it is harder than it looks. Maybe I&#8217;m searching in the wrong places. Currently, I opened a position using <a href=\"https://www.odesk.com/o/jobs/job/_~01d3b64e4a7f7553f3/\">oDesk</a> freelance platform and advertised the job at <a href=\"http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18872\">Pixel Junk</a>. Also in <a href=\"http://blog.gamenific.com/2014/05/game-is-art-and-code.html\">my blog</a>.</p>\n <p><em>Is there anyone with experience that could share hints and tips?</em></p>\n <p>&nbsp;</p>\n <p><a href=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&amp;uid=26154\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-361577 size-large\" src=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-title-550x343.jpg\" alt=\"vaults inc title\" width=\"550\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-title-300x187.jpg 300w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-title-550x343.jpg 550w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-title.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&amp;uid=26154\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-361575 size-large\" src=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-6-550x343.jpg\" alt=\"vaults inc LD29 6\" width=\"550\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-6-300x187.jpg 300w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-6-550x343.jpg 550w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-6.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&amp;uid=26154\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-361574 size-large\" src=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-5-550x343.jpg\" alt=\"vaults inc LD29 5\" width=\"550\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-5-300x187.jpg 300w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-5-550x343.jpg 550w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-5.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&amp;uid=26154\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-361573 size-large\" src=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-4-550x343.jpg\" alt=\"vaults inc LD29 4\" width=\"550\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-4-300x187.jpg 300w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-4-550x343.jpg 550w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&amp;uid=26154\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-361572\" src=\"http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-3-550x343.jpg\" alt=\"vaults inc LD29 3\" width=\"550\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-3-300x187.jpg 300w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-3-550x343.jpg 550w, http://ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/vaults-inc-LD29-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" /></a></p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/tag/artists/\" rel=\"tag\">artists</a>, <a href=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/tag/hiring/\" rel=\"tag\">hiring</a>, <a href=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/tag/pixelart/\" rel=\"tag\">pixelart</a>, <a href=\"http://ludumdare.com/compo/tag/unity3d/\" rel=\"tag\">unity3d</a></p>", "time": "May 13th, 2014 4:25 pm", "title": "Game is art and code: ARTISTS NEEDED"}