{"author_name":"Barefists","cat":"LD #17 - Islands - 2010","comments":[],"epoch":1272507060,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"70586","p_author":"Barefists","p_authorkey":"2009","p_urlkey":"106407","p_title":"Thanks to everyone who has critiqued my entry!","p_cat":"LD #17 - Islands - 2010","p_event":"LD17","p_time":"1272507060","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"2009","us_name":"Barefists","us_username":"barefists","event_start":"1271980800","event_key":"3","event_name":"LD17"},"text":"<p>I just wanna say a BIG thank you to everyone who has critiqued my entry for this Ludum Dare. <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><br \/>\n The comments have been very inspiring, and has motivated me to continue working on the mechanic.<\/p>\n <p>Some points in response to some of the comments:<\/p>\n <ul>\n <li>Making use of the mouse is actually to keep the right hand occupied, because its really easy if both hands are available to press keys on the keyboard.<\/li>\n <li>Only 3 ports can be selected at once because that is the maximum keys on most keyboards that can be sensed.<\/li>\n <li>The representation of trading seems to be too confusing for many people, I&#8217;ll change that while keeping the core keyboard twister mechanic.<\/li>\n <li>And er&#8230; sorry about the lack of levels.\u00a0 I just couldn&#8217;t keep my eyes open anymore at 6am. <img src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/frownie.png\" alt=\":(\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/li>\n <li>EDIT: Someone asked for the sourcecode of the game, here&#8217;s the .gmk file:<br \/>\n http:\/\/xmashed.com\/games\/keytrader_source.rar<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <p>Thank you all for your suggestions and feedback.<\/p>\n <p>With Gratitude,<br \/>\n XM<\/p>","time":"April 28th, 2010 9:11 pm","title":"Thanks to everyone who has critiqued my entry!"}