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","spam":"N"},{"author_name":"Endurion","time":"May 8, 2010 10:12 pm","epoch":1273374720,"text":"To all the entrants:","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1272244800,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"70680","p_author":"news","p_authorkey":"506282","p_urlkey":"106501","p_title":"Ludum Dare 17 \u2013 Time to play and rate games!","p_cat":"LD #17 - Islands - 2010","p_event":"LD17","p_time":"1272244800","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"9","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"506282","us_name":"news","us_username":"news","event_start":"1271980800","event_key":"3","event_name":"LD17"},"text":"Now that<\/strong> was Ludum Dare 17! Everybody exhausted? There’s no time to be exhausted! It’s voting time!<\/p>\n As usual voting will last for 2 weeks. And with more than 200 entries, we can’t expect everyone to play everything. Still, everyone has been randomly assigned 20 games, so we ask that you at least<\/em> play those. More would definitely<\/em> be appreciated, and the the more games you rate, the higher your score in the “Coolness<\/strong>” category. For an example of final ratings, take a look at Ludum Dare 16’s results<\/a>.<\/p>\n From the Wiki<\/a>, the categories you’ll be rating games based on, and what they mean:<\/p>\n 1. Innovation<\/strong> – The unexpected. Things in a unique combination, or something so different it’s notable. That’s all for now. Go vote!<\/p>\n Interesting Links: [ Torrent containing most of the entries<\/a> ]
\n 2. Fun<\/strong> – How much you enjoyed playing a game. Did you look up at the clock, and found it was 5 hours later?
\n 3. Theme<\/strong> – How well an entry suits the theme. Do they perhaps do something creative or unexpected with the theme?
\n 4. Graphics<\/strong> – How good the game looks. Nice artwork, excellent generated or geometric graphics, charming programmer art, etc.
\n 5. Audio<\/strong> – How good the game sounds. A catchy soundtrack, suitable sound effects, voice overs, etc.
\n 6. Humor<\/strong> – How amusing a game is. Humorous dialog, funny sounds, or is it so bad it’s good?
\n 7. Overall<\/strong> – Your overall opinion of the game, in every aspect important to you.
\n 8. Community<\/strong> – Journals, photos, timelapse video. Everything you do above and beyond just making the game.
\n 9. Coolness<\/strong> – How many games you rated? Score a Bronze, Silver, and Gold by rating LOTS of games.<\/p>\n
\n [ LD17 Keynote<\/a> | Theme Voting Results<\/a> | Leave us Feedback or Suggestions<\/a> ]<\/strong><\/p>","time":"April 25th, 2010 8:20 pm","title":"Ludum Dare 17 \u2013 Time to play and rate games!"}