{"author_name":"zwets","cat":"LD #22","comments":[],"epoch":1324092240,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"62122","p_author":"zwets","p_authorkey":"7986","p_urlkey":"97888","p_title":"Up early, cogitating on the theme","p_cat":"LD #22","p_event":"LD22","p_time":"1324092240","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"7986","us_name":"zwets","us_username":"zwets","event_start":"1323993600","event_key":"8","event_name":"LD22"},"text":"<p>Okay, maybe I&#8217;m not as dedicated as Notch, who seems to have stayed up to start as soon as possible, but 5:30 is a pretty early morning for me.<\/p>\n <p>So, the theme is &#8220;Alone&#8221;. We were thinking about making a 2D puzzle game as it seems to be a fairly achievable thing for first-timers. How to tie that with the theme? Well&#8230; the guy in Soko Ban is alone, isn&#8217;t he? Okay, okay, we&#8217;ll try to be a little more original than that. And anyway, maybe the best way to emphasize aloneness is to include other people that you cannot or don&#8217;t want to interact with. Hmm&#8230;<\/p>\n <p>If you&#8217;re stuck, why not try a Google Image search for &#8220;Alone&#8221;? That&#8217;s how I found this <a title=\"Kittens!\" href=\"http:\/\/motypest.deviantart.com\/art\/all-alone-in-the-big-world-97708687\">adorable fella<\/a>&#8230; <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":-)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>","time":"December 16th, 2011 10:24 pm","title":"Up early, cogitating on the theme"}