{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/pentaphobe\/","author_name":"pentaphobe","cat":"LD #24","categories":["LD #24"],"comments":[],"epoch":1345684860,"event":"LD24","likes":4,"metadata":{"p_key":"76913","p_author":"pentaphobe","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"284860","p_title":"If \u201cbutterflies in stomach\u201d was the theme, I\u2019d be the game.","p_cat":"LD #24","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1345684860","p_likes":"4","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"source_url":"2012\/08\/23\/if-butterflies-in-stomach-was-the-theme-id-be-the-game\/","text":"<p>Hoo boyo.\u00a0 I\u2019m already nervous!<br\/>\nI\u2019ve missed entering the last 9 compos generally by hours so this is a long time coming, but I\u2019ve no idea how I\u2019m going to sleep before the compo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Framework \/ Language<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not nearly as decisive as it seems many are, so I\u2019ve no idea what I\u2019ll use \u2013 though it\u2019s likely to be one of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>love (but I don\u2019t really like Lua)<\/li>\n<li>slick2d (awkward to ensure cross platform and web applet works) or<\/li>\n<li>processing (no separated updates and poor support for sprite sheets and other more game-like things)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But I\u2019ve still almost 2 days to find an alternative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sound \/ Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>audacity, ableton live, a crappy microphone, perhaps bfxr depending on the theme<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AseSprite, gimp, maybe blender (depending on the theme)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other tools<\/strong><br\/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>git<\/strong> will be my version control so that I can make huge panicked changes in the wee hours and then undo them again when I come to my senses <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>and I\u2019ll probably end up listening to some electro radio \u2013 despite not actually liking that sort of music.\u00a0 It just makes me feel motivated after watching notch code a few times (now if only I could find my old mechanical keyboard and grow anything resembling a real beard I\u2019d be guaranteed a completion!)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My motto for the weekend: \u201crest well and don\u2019t get drunk\u201d (as well as periodically glancing over at my copy of the Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide)<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/lock-and-load\/\" rel=\"tag\">lock and load<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/rambles\/\" rel=\"tag\">rambles<\/a><\/p> <div style=\"float: right;border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 2px;background: #fff;\"><div class=\"iLikeThis\" id=\"iLikeThis-154586\"><span class=\"counter\"><a class=\"image\" onclick=\"likeThis(154586);\">4<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"postmetadata alt\">\n<small>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis entry was posted\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 at 1:21 am\t\t\t\t\t\tand is filed under <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/category\/ld-24\/\" rel=\"category tag\" title=\"View all posts in LD #24\">LD #24<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can follow any responses to this entry through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/08\/23\/if-butterflies-in-stomach-was-the-theme-id-be-the-game\/feed\/\">RSS 2.0<\/a> feed.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can <a href=\"#respond\">leave a response<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/08\/23\/if-butterflies-in-stomach-was-the-theme-id-be-the-game\/trackback\/\" rel=\"trackback\">trackback<\/a> from your own site.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/small>\n<\/p>","time":"August 23rd, 2012 1:21 am","title":"If \u201cbutterflies in stomach\u201d was the theme, I\u2019d be the game."}