Okay, so I took part in MimLD 16, and I thought it was great fun. I even have a finished game to show for my efforts, which is a rarity for me. So, now that the “official” LD looms, I feel ready for action. I learned a few things from last time, such as what software to use, how to manage my time, how to come up with a good idea, and how to not be too competitive about the whole thing.<\/p>\n
Well, alright, I didn’t learn that last one.<\/p>\n
Tools I’m going to use: \u00a0Game Maker for the programming, and I might include a few script libraries that I wrote and that are freely available online.<\/p>\n
The Game Maker sprite editor for artwork, possibly defaulting to GIMP or Pivot Stickfigure Animator if the situation (or my total lack of art skills) calls for it.<\/p>\n
SFXR for sound, or perhaps my microphone, using Free Audio Editor for any editing that I want to do.<\/p>\n
Chronolapse for the time-lapse video (expect a few frames of me surfing the internet to sneak in there).<\/p>\n
and a few pounds of gray mush that appears to be powered by cookies to design the entire thing.<\/p>\n
Good luck. If you’re like me, you’ll need it.<\/p>","time":"April 22nd, 2010 5:29 am","title":"All systems go."}