{"author_name":"udo","cat":"LD #27","comments":[],"epoch":1377349380,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"40262","p_author":"udo","p_authorkey":"6821","p_urlkey":"75881","p_title":"Robots Trying to Save the Day","p_cat":"LD #27","p_event":"LD27","p_time":"1377349380","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"6821","us_name":"udo","us_username":"udo","event_start":"1377216000","event_key":"18","event_name":"LD27"},"text":"<p>&#8220;Robots Save the Day&#8221; is coming along, albeit slowly.<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/rsd02.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/rsd02-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"rsd02\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-277105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/rsd02-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/rsd02-550x341.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/rsd02.jpg 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n <p>I decided to forego WebGL and do it in plain 2D. Three.js is nice, but far too low-level. I expected it to be more like Kinetic.js, but in reality Three.js is more like raw WebGL with some modest convenience features.<\/p>\n <p>Anyway, here&#8217;s the concept: you control one or more robots. They have 10 seconds to clear a level. The player determines the actions of the robots in advance and then watches them execute the mission. There will probably be some generic backstory.<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;ll be out for a few hours now, our Dark Heresy group is waiting!<\/p>","time":"August 24th, 2013 8:03 am","title":"Robots Trying to Save the Day"}