{"author_name":"axcho","cat":"LD #26","comments":[{"author_name":"","time":"April 27, 2013 12:43 pm","epoch":1367084580,"text":"i’m using a 3D space with only black and white – no color or shading. it’s interesting to say the least","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1367084220,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"44891","p_author":"axcho","p_authorkey":"8060","p_urlkey":"80549","p_title":"Using the bare minimum","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1367084220","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"8060","us_name":"axcho","us_username":"axcho","event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"text":"

Did you know that Canabalt<\/a> was originally made for the theme of “Bare Minimum<\/a>” at the Experimental Gameplay Project<\/a>? Okay, yeah, I said that already<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But I think it could be a good angle to approach the theme of “minimalism”, by thinking about the bare minimum that you can scrape by with in developing your game [wow, three prepositions in a row!].<\/p>\n

What’s the bare minimum in terms of input? That would be one button<\/a>, right?<\/p>\n

How about in terms of output? Could you make a game with only sound and no graphics<\/a>? Or how about using as few pixels as possible, to maximize data-ink ratio<\/a>? Could you represent a 3D space with only a few moving dots? Or lines<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Or could you use as few rules as possible<\/a>? Could you keep your game systems to a bare minimum?<\/p>\n

Maybe I’ll just make my game as quickly<\/a> as I can.<\/p>","time":"April 27th, 2013 12:37 pm","title":"Using the bare minimum"}