{"author_name":"Henry McLaughlin","cat":"LD #19 - Discovery - 2010","comments":[{"author_name":"joekinley","time":"January 5, 2011 6:56 am","epoch":1294228560,"text":"Good resolutions but don’t stress yourself out at the beginning of the year.","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1294172400,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"67578","p_author":"Henry McLaughlin","p_authorkey":"979","p_urlkey":"103381","p_title":"New Year\u2019s Resolutions \u2013 Where I\u2019m Going From Here","p_cat":"LD #19 - Discovery - 2010","p_event":"LD19","p_time":"1294172400","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"979","us_name":"Henry Mclaughlin","us_username":"pycron","event_start":"1292544000","event_key":"5","event_name":"LD19"},"text":"

I’ve got a couple of game development-related new year’s resolutions for myself, and I thought I’d share them.<\/p>\n

First of all, I’m going to finish things that I start. I will allow myself to shelve things, but I will<\/em> finish them. I leave too many neat things unfinished. Enough of that.<\/p>\n

Second, I will make things other than scrolling shmups and platformers. I make too many of them, and I need to broaden my experience beyond that stuff. I will still make some of them, but it won’t be all that I do.<\/p>\n

Third, I will complete at least one mid-sized project. I want to accomplish at least something<\/em> this year, and a good, mid-sized game seems like it would be the thing to do.<\/p>\n

Finally, I will improve my artwork. This doesn’t just mean making my art look better, but being able to draw things that I currently have a hard time drawing. (Such as characters in isometric perspectives)<\/p>\n

I’m hoping that I can hold to these, as I think they’re things that I really need to do.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/p>\n

— Mr. Dude<\/p>","time":"January 4th, 2011 3:20 pm","title":"New Year\u2019s Resolutions \u2013 Where I\u2019m Going From Here"}