{"author_name":"simplesmiler","cat":"LD #29","comments":[],"epoch":1398640020,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"30743","p_author":"simplesmiler","p_authorkey":"33963","p_urlkey":"66220","p_title":"Made it in time\u2026 Sort of.","p_cat":"LD #29","p_event":"LD29","p_time":"1398640020","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"33963","us_name":"simplesmiler","us_username":"simplesmiler","event_start":"1398384000","event_key":"22","event_name":"LD29"},"text":"

First things first, the entry link: Beneath the clouds<\/a><\/p>\n

\"screenshot-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Some people might\u00a0call it “interactive experience” and not a game. I wouldn’t blame them for that. A lot of gameplay pieces weren’t implemented because of lack of time, so I chose to\u00a0make something rather than\u00a0nothing.<\/p>\n

And boy that wasn’t a piece of cake for me.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0lot of stuff was planned,\u00a0quarter of it was implemented and only half of that has made into final version. It\u00a0always happens. An example would be this\u00a0sad bird that didn’t make it into the release.<\/p>\n

\"bird2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I have never painted art before. Though I believe things\u00a0went nicely.<\/p>\n

I’m not musician either, and never even used audio tools (except for a bit of sfxr). I understand that\u00a0music and sound would make the game ten times better, but eh… Bad planning, bad time management.<\/p>\n

So, did this LD teach\u00a0me anything? Absolutely!<\/p>\n

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  1. Don’t be afraid to take breaks,\u00a0they help you to look at things\u00a0from different point of view.<\/li>\n
  2. Don’t be afraid of smelly code. You won’t make it in time if you’ll be polishing a single piece of code.<\/li>\n
  3. Plan ahead. Make a list of necessary stuff, and\u00a0run though it when you feel stuck. Switch context often enough.<\/li>\n
  4. Make more games!\u00a0Practicing means a lot.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    See you\u00a0in August!\u00a0Cheers!<\/p>","time":"April 27th, 2014 6:07 pm","title":"Made it in time\u2026 Sort of."}