{"author_name":"Thecoolestnerdguy","cat":"LD #26","comments":[{"author_name":"Henry McLaughlin","time":"April 3, 2013 11:25 am","epoch":1365006300,"text":"It’s great seeing people who are so young get into game development. \":)\"","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"April 3, 2013 2:14 pm","epoch":1365016440,"text":"I have a bash script that I use for time lapses:","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"Thecoolestnerdguys","time":"April 3, 2013 6:14 pm","epoch":1365030840,"text":"Hey, it works perfectly. Thanks!","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1364986860,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"47195","p_author":"Thecoolestnerdguy","p_authorkey":"506310","p_urlkey":"82858","p_title":"Chop is in! You can\u2019t chop out of LD26!","p_cat":"LD #26","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1364986860","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"3","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"506310","us_name":"Thecoolestnerdguy","us_username":"Thecoolestnerdguy","event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"text":"

Ok, sorry for the terriblen joke with Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric, but anyway…<\/p>\n

I’m in. Totally in for LD 26. No matter what happens. I just hope I’ll be prepared…<\/p>\n

I’ll probably compete in the jam version.<\/p>\n

Maybe one or two friends will join me in a team (programmer and artist), but probably not, so I’ll be on my own.<\/p>\n

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A little of my “backstory” :<\/p>\n

I’m a young (less than 15 years old) \u00a0brazilian Javascript programmer. I’m trying to make a game since… ever…<\/p>\n

I have tried to learn Python, C++, Java, Vbasic and a lot of other languanges, but I was like 7 years old…<\/p>\n

Last year, I started to search a lot about games, specially indie games and game development. I learned A LOT.<\/p>\n

Some months ago, I started to learn Javascript and, for the first time ever, I was understanding the tutorials! (btw, Codeacademy is awesome).<\/p>\n

After learning Javascript, I started to look for a engine.<\/p>\n

I tried Crafty.js, but It’s physics are kinda buggy.<\/p>\n

Then, I tried to make a engine from scratch, but quickly gave up.<\/p>\n

Then, last month, I started to make a engine using Box2dweb. And it turned out pretty well! I’m very happy with it.
\n I love indie games (specially Cave Story, SMB, VVVVVV and Bastion) , I love retro games (specially Super metroid, LOZ: ALTTP and Sonic 3 & Knucles), I love html5 (specially canvas).<\/p>\n

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Tools for the job:<\/p>\n

Engine: My own, Box2dweb based, html5 engine.<\/p>\n

Gfx: Gimp.<\/p>\n

Music: Garageband.<\/p>\n

Sfx: Garageband and SFXR.<\/p>\n

Timelapse: ??? (Someone know a good program or bash script to make screen timelapses on linux?).<\/p>\n

Level editor: I’m currently working on a all-purpose-editor for my engine, but It doesn’t gets done in time, I’ll use Tiled.<\/p>\n

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I’m not a good pixel artist by any means, so, expect a game with minimalistic and monochrome graphics.
\n I’m a musician (a flutist) and somewhat a composer, so, music is probably one of my strong sides (the other is programming).<\/p>\n

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Just a question:<\/p>\n

LD starts at Friday 2:00 AM in the universal Greenwich time, right? On Brazil, the time zone is GMT-3. So, in Brazil LD starts at Thursday 11:00 PM ?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>","time":"April 3rd, 2013 6:01 am","title":"Chop is in! You can\u2019t chop out of LD26!"}