{"author_name":"SpaceManiac","cat":"MiniLD","comments":[{"author_name":"","time":"May 7, 2010 4:08 pm","epoch":1273266480,"text":"This looks like fun!","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"Tozy","time":"May 7, 2010 8:28 pm","epoch":1273282080,"text":"What? When? Who?
\n Sound good. Wanna participate! =3","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"May 8, 2010 1:33 am","epoch":1273300380,"text":"What about audio and music?","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"billknye","time":"May 8, 2010 11:38 am","epoch":1273336680,"text":"I was thinking about participating but I feel bad making someone else use my graphics =(","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"snowyowl","time":"May 9, 2010 4:27 am","epoch":1273397220,"text":"…I agree with billknye. The solution seems to be to make me use his graphics and him use mine \ud83d\ude1b
\n …Is there a theme or something? It would help me if I knew the genre of game that I was making these graphics for. Platform graphics look completely different from puzzle graphics.
\n And does my victim… um, I mean “teammate”… have to use all the graphics I made and no others?","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"May 10, 2010 6:37 am","epoch":1273491420,"text":"Interesting idea (even though I wouldn’t mind a normal Mini-LD once in a while \ud83d\ude09 )","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"TenjouUtena","time":"May 10, 2010 6:40 am","epoch":1273491600,"text":"I suggest a bit of a change:","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"May 10, 2010 8:27 am","epoch":1273498020,"text":"Awesome idea! I love doing things blind; they become philosophically interesting as a result.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"xeon06","time":"May 10, 2010 9:49 am","epoch":1273502940,"text":"Will the announcements be posted from the news account?","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"May 10, 2010 11:49 am","epoch":1273510140,"text":"No, I usually sticky the relevant posts by the host, but you bring up a good point. I’m going to start tagging all the posts by MiniLD hosts with the announcements category, so you can follow this feed to keep up on MiniLD’s.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"moltanem2000","time":"May 11, 2010 8:38 pm","epoch":1273628280,"text":"exciting! I’ll certainly whip something up. oh man 24 hours of graphics i won’t even be using myself","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"sfernald","time":"May 13, 2010 1:06 pm","epoch":1273773960,"text":"I want to participate, but I really want to do another interactive fiction. I think I’ll just work along during the 48 hours using whatever theme is chosen and do my own thing.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"snowyowl","time":"May 14, 2010 5:51 am","epoch":1273834260,"text":"I have a suggestion to ensure that more-or-less everyone who creates graphics gets them used in a game. When the coders have chosen the graphics set they want to use, make a comment on that post along the lines of “I’m going to use your graphics” or “Dibs!” or some such.
\n Obviously, you don’t have to pay attention to such posts if you want a certain tileset which is already being used. Having two different games with the same graphics is all part of the fun.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"May 14, 2010 6:14 am","epoch":1273835640,"text":"what if there’s a great graphics package and the assigned game\/code doesn’t do it justice?","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"snowyowl","time":"May 14, 2010 1:47 pm","epoch":1273862820,"text":"PS: Not everyone is making 2D sprites either.","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"","time":"June 11, 2010 11:12 am","epoch":1276272720,"text":"Can we have some rule or subscription list for 2D or 3D?
\n Cause I really want to do 2D for a change.","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1273262940,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"70547","p_author":"SpaceManiac","p_authorkey":"412","p_urlkey":"106368","p_title":"Mini-LD 18: Blind Date","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD17","p_time":"1273262940","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"16","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"412","us_name":"SpaceManiac","us_username":"spacemaniac","event_start":"1271980800","event_key":"3","event_name":"LD17"},"text":"

Mini-LD 18: Blind Date is the weekend of May 14-16.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’ll last a total of 48 hours, but with a twist – 24 will be graphics, and 24 will be code.<\/p>\n

At 7:00 PM Pacific Time Friday I will reveal the actual theme theme, so you know what graphics to make and what kind of basecode to prepare.
\n When you have finished your graphics, write a blog post with the tag ‘blind date gfx’ and a link to your graphics.
\n At 7:00 PM Pacific Time Saturday I’ll assign everyone who submitted graphics the graphics of someone else.
\n Submit your game to the submission page when you’re done. Submissions will close 7:00 PM Pacific Time Sunday.<\/p>\n

2D graphics: Format as png\/jpeg as appropriate, as well as including source material (xcf, psd, svg)
\n 3D graphics: Include 2D png\/jpeg renderings as appropriate so those making 2D games will be able to use your graphics, a .obj, as well as source material (3DSMax file, other 3D file)<\/p>\n

When you’re coding your game, feel free to convert the graphics to whatever format you need – bmp, packfile, whatever.
\n Minimal vector graphics (lines, arrows, suchlike) are fine, as well as grabbing fonts from wherever you need (but avoid using text for graphics)<\/p>\n

Regarding audio: feel free to include audio in your graphics pack! However, it’s fine to make audio during the coding time.<\/p>\n

Let’s hope this goes as planned, and everyone who makes graphics also manages to make a game! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>","time":"May 7th, 2010 3:09 pm","title":"Mini-LD 18: Blind Date"}