{"author_name":"rjhunter","cat":"LD #24","comments":[],"epoch":1346238000,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"51639","p_author":"rjhunter","p_authorkey":"16057","p_urlkey":"87334","p_title":"Just getting started","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1346238000","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"16057","us_name":"rjhunter","us_username":"rjhunter","event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"text":"

48 hours to go (11am local time)<\/p>\n

I wake up and check the theme. Evolution. OK, fair enough. The first thought that comes to mind is clusters of little round cells, growing and evolving to more complex clusters. A bit like a rounded, 3D “Game of Life”. I don’t want a non-interactive game, though.<\/p>\n

A round arena with cells in the middle, and the player fires “evolution rays” or maybe just a destructive “trimming laser” at parts of the growth? Hmm. I like the visual.
\n How might the cellular growth work? I sketch out some circles and lines, and it looks like a bad soda stick animation. I don’t know if I can make this fun.<\/p>\n

OK, what else is there? Evolving words?<\/p>\n

Nothing new came to me in the shower, so I started work.<\/p>","time":"August 29th, 2012 6:00 am","title":"Just getting started"}