{"author_name":"williamwhitacre","cat":"LD #24","comments":[{"author_name":"","time":"September 16, 2012 3:02 pm","epoch":1347825720,"text":"Don’t worry, announcing that you’re participating is not mandatory! (And nobody checks it anyway…) Only if you’re using base code that you’ve written before the compo starts, you’re required to make a post.","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1347813840,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"51449","p_author":"williamwhitacre","p_authorkey":"16598","p_urlkey":"87142","p_title":"What I learned, Sweepers Prototype Post-Mortem, new full game idea","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1347813840","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"16598","us_name":"williamwhitacre","us_username":"williamwhitacre","event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"text":"

Well, I’ve played a few of the games and I’ve looked at the feedback on my own, now, so I think I know basically what I’ve learned from this experience. \u00a0My game was called “Sweepers!” So here goes.<\/p>\n

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  1. Take time off work to participate! \u00a0I spent a total of six hours on this entry, and was forced to create something so unbelievably hacky that it’s impossible to expand upon or deeply modify. \u00a0I also did not get much time to rate games, sadly \":(\"<\/li>\n
  2. I suck at working under pressure, but not as much as I used to. I need time to think as much as possible to get the job done right. \u00a0I am not really the best quick thinker when I know that a failure to think quickly will result in failure at the task.<\/li>\n
  3. I am going to participate every single time from now on. \u00a0Why does that even need a “because” clause?<\/li>\n
  4. I’m 3 times as inspired!<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n
    Here are some simple screenshots, the first with annotations showing what a gameplay sequence looks like:<\/div>\n
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