Part of the fun of Ludum Dare (the compo) is having to make every bit of media yourself. This leads to lots in insight/inspiration on all kinds of creative input processes.

I needed a whip sound for my game (Escape From The Temple of Eternal Dooom), so I grabbed a belt and started hitting chairs, trying for that ‘smack’ sound:

The hilarity at the end is Jod, who watched me whackin the poor chair, and could only contain himself for so long… and my sensitive Tribble. 😀