{"author_name":"bndwagn_junglst","cat":"LD #23","comments":[],"epoch":1333845060,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"59665","p_author":"bndwagn_junglst","p_authorkey":"502952","p_urlkey":"95417","p_title":"Warmup weekend","p_cat":"LD #23","p_event":"LD23","p_time":"1333845060","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"502952","us_name":"bndwagn_junglst","us_username":"bndwagn_junglst","event_start":"1334880000","event_key":"10","event_name":"LD23"},"text":"

I decided to finally finish<\/del> start the doodle\/mini-LD project from a few weeks ago as sort of a warmup round, and, unlike every other jam\/speed-coding\/short-dev-cycle attempt I’ve ever made, I actually feel like I’m not a miserable failure this time! Go me!<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m eighteen hours in, and I’ve managed to go from some really crappy initialization code and an empty directory to a really crappy level editor and previewer, and even a crappily-animated heroine to go with. (I’m slacking off at the moment because I’m waiting for Imagemagick to finish downsampling the contents of my timelapse directory, and I really don’t feel like looking at the project at the moment, so I’m avoiding burnout.)<\/p>\n

Things I’ve learned from this little exercise:<\/p>\n

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  1. starting out with a lightweight vegan meal: definitely a huge win (I love cheeseburgers, but let’s face it, they cause torpor like nobody’s business).<\/li>\n
  2. using workrave to remind me to split my work up into 45-minute chunks so I don’t get burned out or demoralised too quickly: definitely a huge win.<\/li>\n
  3. while making tools and ‘middleware’ in situ is kind of fun, it is definitely a timewaster.<\/li>\n
  4. I need to be better at (temporarily) turning a blind eye to things that are inelegant or unpolished during ‘crunch time’.<\/li>\n
  5. Boning a catgirl: not as much fun as it sounds (see below). That took waaaay too long to make, and it still has a crappy silhouette and z-fights all over the place. A shame…<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

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    I think I’m probably going to goof off for the evening at this point, then pick up bright and early tomorrow; 12 hours would be just enough to actually make it into a real game…<\/p>","time":"April 7th, 2012 7:31 pm","title":"Warmup weekend"}