{"author_name":"vrld","cat":"LD #22","comments":[{"author_name":"KillSpammer","time":"December 17, 2011 5:26 am","epoch":1324117560,"text":"5 seems pretty cool, I really like surviving on island \ud83d\ude1b","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1324117320,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"61828","p_author":"vrld","p_authorkey":"3805","p_urlkey":"97594","p_title":"A plan begins to emerge.","p_cat":"LD #22","p_event":"LD22","p_time":"1324117320","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"3805","us_name":"vrld","us_username":"vrld","event_start":"1323993600","event_key":"8","event_name":"LD22"},"text":"<p>After one hour of brainstorming and seven hours of sleep last night, I still haven&#8217;t decided on the theme yet. My brainstorming progress so far:<\/p>\n <p><strong>Interpretations of &#8220;alone&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n <ul>\n <li><em>isolated:<\/em> want to be alone, but somehow isn&#8217;t<\/li>\n <li><em>isolated:<\/em>\u00a0is alone, but doesn&#8217;t want to<\/li>\n <li>&#8220;leave me alone&#8221;<\/li>\n <li><em>solitary: <\/em>love story (blergh)<\/li>\n <li><em>alone<\/em> as in<em> exclusive<\/em><\/li>\n <li><em>alone<\/em> as in<em> unique<\/em><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div>I really dislike the theme. It may sound &#8220;deep&#8221; and indie as fuck as first, but the problem is how to derive any sort of conflict from it. Nonetheless, I have 5 outlines:<\/div>\n <div>\n <ol>\n <li><strong>Paparazzi<\/strong>\n <ul>\n <li>Conflict: You want to be on your own, but others won&#8217;t let you<\/li>\n <li>Mechanic: Beat em up<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n <li><strong>The last\/first Zombie<\/strong>\n <ul>\n <li>Conflict: You are the last\/first of your kind.<\/li>\n <li>Mechanic: Sneaking game\/tactics.  Go infect people, but don&#8217;t be seen.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n <li><strong>Cameras\/Big Brother<\/strong>\n <ul>\n <li>Conflict: You want to have some personal space<\/li>\n <li>Mechanic: Platformer, doge cameras<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n <li><strong>Water World<\/strong>\n <ul>\n <li>Conflict: You are Kevin Costner. You are alone.<\/li>\n <li>Mechanic: A Shooter or something.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n <li><strong>Lonely Island<\/strong>\n <ul>\n <li>Conflict: You are stranded.<\/li>\n <li>Mechanic: Build stuff. Get noticed. Don&#8217;t die.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/li>\n <\/ol>\n <\/div>\n <p>I think I&#8217;ll go with the last one, but I fear it might be too complex. Especially since I suck at graphics. But oh well&#8230; You can always add kittens.<\/p>","time":"December 17th, 2011 5:22 am","title":"A plan begins to emerge."}