{"author_name":"vrld","cat":"LD #23","comments":[],"epoch":1334990820,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"58152","p_author":"vrld","p_authorkey":"3805","p_urlkey":"93901","p_title":"Brainstorming for Ideas","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1334990820","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"3805","us_name":"vrld","us_username":"vrld","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"

LD23 started 7am local time, but since I had a rough week I decided to wake up when it’s time. This happened around two hours ago. Before having breakfast I had a peek at the theme, but decided not to think about it too much. To get my subconscious mind working or something.<\/p>\n

Breakfast is now over and the ideas start coming, even as I am writing this. I will throw some of them at you:<\/p>\n

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  1. Build circuits!<\/strong> In the beginning you have nothing but a NAND gate. At the end you will have a fully functional nano robot.<\/li>\n
  2. Build circuits!<\/strong> Synchronize the actions of your cute nano robot using a clock, gates and other components. Similar to SpaceChem, but different.<\/li>\n
  3. Quantum mechanics<\/strong>: \u00a0States, tunneling, entanglement, weirdness. How to get this into a game? No idea.<\/li>\n
  4. Uncertainty principle<\/strong> and probability<\/strong> distributions. Mechanics similar to the game (the name is on the tip of my tounge) where you guide a stream of particles using attractors, repellors and stuff.<\/li>\n
  5. Very many people<\/strong> on very little space. And then you run around and … this is going nowhere.<\/li>\n
  6. You jump from tiny planet to tiny planet<\/strong>. And you do stuff there. Like solving quests.<\/li>\n
  7. Biology<\/strong>: You are an amoeba kind of creature and your goal is to eat other creatures<\/strong> to gain their abilities. Like Flow or Osmos. But different somehow.<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    I think I will stop here and try to work out possible directions with all of the ideas. My favorites at the moment are\u00a02., 4. and 7.\u00a0\u00a0I will write again when I have my concept.<\/p>\n

    Edit: <\/strong>I couldn’t stop, so here’s number 8: Ants. <\/strong>This is my new favorite.<\/p>","time":"April 21st, 2012 1:47 am","title":"Brainstorming for Ideas"}