{"author_name":"Sparky","cat":"MiniLD","comments":[{"author_name":"Sparky","time":"February 20, 2010 1:36 pm","epoch":1266690960,"text":"And if anyone knows how this interface can be persuaded not to change the aspect ratio and size of screen shots, I will credit them in the game \":)\"","spam":"N"}],"epoch":1266690900,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"71613","p_author":"Sparky","p_authorkey":"759","p_urlkey":"107435","p_title":"Count me in","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD16","p_time":"1266690900","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"1","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"759","us_name":"Sparky","us_username":"sparky","event_start":"1260489600","event_key":"2","event_name":"LD16"},"text":"

I don’t have a lot of time free this weekend, so I’m doing a split Saturday + Monday 48 hour block.<\/p>\n

I’m thinking of prototyping a game I’ve wanted to develop for a while. The basic idea is that there are a number of attractive \/ repulsive balls in an environment. Each surface in the environment, as well as each ball, has a polarity (somewhat like gravity, or electrostatic charge). Like states repell, opposite states attract. A ball’s polarity can be flipped by pressing a corresponding key. We can’t move the balls directly, but by altering their polarity we can push or pull them using nearby objects.<\/p>\n

Here’s my initial screen shot \":)\"<\/p>\n

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