{"author_name":"Erik Price","cat":"LD #25","comments":[],"epoch":1355695980,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"48033","p_author":"Erik Price","p_authorkey":"17804","p_urlkey":"83698","p_title":"Oh wow, I actually did it!","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1355695980","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"17804","us_name":"Erik Price","us_username":"boredomist","event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"text":"<p>I&#8217;ve known about Ludum Dare for a few years now, and have always wanted to join, but never did for fear of failing. Well, on this first attempt, I managed to create a game! This feels unbelievably satisfying.<\/p>\n <p>Of course, my game isn&#8217;t going to place highly or win any recognition, but who cares about that? In 48 hours, I created a game with a framework and language I&#8217;ve never used before, and managed to stick to a schedule enough to actually get a playable game accomplished.<\/p>\n <p>Here are some stats from the weekend:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Cups of coffee: 12<\/li>\n <li>Tracks listened to: 465<\/li>\n <li>Lines of code: 1394<\/li>\n <li>Game jams completed: 1<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Congratulations to everyone!<\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=17804\">Check out my entry here! <\/a>(I really need to work on my game naming skills, I know)<\/p>\n <p><del>Timelapse will be up soon!<\/p>\n <p><\/del><\/p>\n <p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/kfTUo-GWE48\"> Timelapse is up!<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 16th, 2012 5:13 pm","title":"Oh wow, I actually did it!"}