{"author_name":"vruz","cat":"LD  #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","comments":[],"epoch":1282327080,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"70167","p_author":"vruz","p_authorkey":"508480","p_urlkey":"105987","p_title":"Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!","p_cat":"LD  #18 - Enemies as Weapons - 2010","p_event":"LD18","p_time":"1282327080","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"508480","us_name":"vruz","us_username":"vruz","event_start":"1282262400","event_key":"4","event_name":"LD18"},"text":"<p>It&#8217;s my first LD proper. I&#8217;ve been around in Mini-LDs, mostly lurking and learning before jumping into the fray.<\/p>\n <p>Still unsure whether to go for the jam or the real deal, I just hope I&#8217;ll have an entertaining weekend polishing some gamemaking skills.<\/p>\n <div id=\"attachment_22824\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-22824\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/surreal-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"vruz\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/surreal-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/surreal-550x312.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/surreal.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">vruz at his surreal corner of the matrix<\/p><\/div>\n <p>Pictured on the right, what my work environment will look like this weekend.<br \/>\n The same picture as a <a href=\"http:\/\/joybricks.com\/vruz\/surreal\/\" target=\"_new\"> panoramic image<\/a>, the picture is old but the place looks exactly the same as it did last year.<\/p>\n <p>Here&#8217;s what things look like <a href=\"http:\/\/playmatik.com\/demo\/impacto\/\" target=\"_new\">in the street today<\/a>, around in<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Punta_del_Este\"> Punta del Este, Uruguay<\/a>. \u00a0 There&#8217;s a big revamping going on the main street and I can hear a pneumatic drill from here, banging on the street; hope they&#8217;re gone for the weekend.\u00a0 That would certainly make for a better quality creative time<\/p>\n <p>I&#8217;m still unsure which tools I will use.\u00a0 I have a C++\/OGRE\/OpenGL working environment, a FreePascal\/SDL\/OpenGL one, but I might just go for Flex\/Flixel or Haxe if the project lends itself for it.<\/p>\n <p>Food will mostly be sandwiches, possibly a steakburger, or pasta all of which is stocked in the fridge.<br \/>\n I&#8217;m already on IRC and I plan to be around working and hoping for inspiration to come.\u00a0 If I don&#8217;t manage to pull something in 48 hours I will still be there to hang out with some great people, and maybe lending a hand wherever I can.<\/p>\n <p>Cheers!!<\/p>\n \n <p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/deskphoto\/\" rel=\"tag\">deskphoto<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/deskpic\/\" rel=\"tag\">deskpic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/desktop\/\" rel=\"tag\">desktop<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/intro\/\" rel=\"tag\">intro<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/introduction\/\" rel=\"tag\">introduction<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 20th, 2010 12:58 pm","title":"Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!"}