{"author_name":"Cake&Code","cat":"LD #23","comments":[],"epoch":1334983500,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"58248","p_author":"Cake&Code","p_authorkey":"505198","p_urlkey":"93997","p_title":"The First 5 Hours","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1334983500","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"505198","us_name":"Cake&Code","us_username":"Cake&Code","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"

Progress! After about an hour of brainstorming, and an hour of Cake going to a company happy hour (Sorry Zeik!), here is a screen of our first 5 hours of progress.<\/p>\n

So far this is Cake’s screen. Lots of Illustrator-ing going on. It took her a good 20-30 minutes to art direct the mood and theme for the game, but so far she’s got character design completed, a few obstacles, and the background. Before the end of the night is over (+ a large cup of coffee) she plans on having most of the world created and brainstorm a few level ideas with Zeik. But the main goal for now is to have most assets created and dive in to the main screen.<\/p>\n

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Zeik is trying to keep up with the art, since Cake is “pumping out more art than [he] can keep up with”. Despite that, the game is somewhat playable. Still trying to integrate a flux capacitor (har). No, but seriously, we have some game mechanics to hammer out. That’s the goal for tonight….sort of? He’s just trying to do work.<\/p>\n

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Our current work station and dinner. Not pictured is the giant Starbucks cup that Cake is gulping like water with blearly eyes and the moleskin she relies on like a life-jacket. Ya, we both really enjoy hot wings.<\/p>\n

So that’s our progress so far! We’ve set pretty good goals for ourselves for tonight and tomorrow. Neither of us really plan on sleeping before 3am.<\/p>\n

Ludum Jamming To:<\/strong> Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below, possibly going to switch to Cake’s fabulously 80’s mix.<\/p>\n \n

Tags: flash<\/a>, flashpunk<\/a>, foodphoto<\/a>, game jam<\/a>, illustrator<\/a>, LD #23<\/a>, ld23<\/a>, photoshop<\/a>, screenshot<\/a>, tools<\/a>, update<\/a><\/p>","time":"April 20th, 2012 11:45 pm","title":"The First 5 Hours"}