{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/wilbefast\/","author_name":"wilbefast","cat":"LD #25","categories":["LD #25"],"comments":[],"epoch":1356328020,"event":"LD25","likes":8,"metadata":{"p_key":"78751","p_author":"wilbefast","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"287761","p_title":"Montpellier gathering post-mortem","p_cat":"LD #25","p_event":"LD25","p_time":"1356328020","p_likes":"8","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1355443200","event_key":"14","event_name":"LD25"},"source_url":"2012\/12\/24\/montpellier-gathering-post-mortem\/","text":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univ-montp2.fr\/etudier-a-lum2\/presentation-et-actualites\/4196-des-etudiants-de-la-fac-des-sciences-participent-au-ludum-dare\">Montpellier real-world gathering<\/a> was a great success, and hopefully we\u2019ll be able to organise a similar gathering next time around <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here you can see Gaael and FlowerPower engaged in \u201cwitty\u201d banter while Pierrec (in Black), Niavlys (blond), Doelia and company are hard at work. On the right you can see our buffet (the participants got a LOT of food) and Christmas tree, and perched up on top of the mainframe in the corner of the room is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webtv.univ-montp2.fr\/\">web-cam we used to stream the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_6106.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-217935\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"299\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_6106-300x200.jpg\" title='Gaeel explains his \"Viking throat-punch\" to a sceptical FlowerPower' width=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"more-217906\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gaeel, Agamgad and I did a radio interview for the event. We were also all interviewed on site by <a href=\"http:\/\/fight4game.com\/\">Fight4Game,<\/a> who\u2019ll be putting cutting together an interview and putting it on their site. I was called in on Saturday morning to present the event\u00a0(as the \u201cfinal boss\u201d) in French after 15 minutes of sleep, so I can\u2019t vouch for anything I said \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_6084.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-217950\"><img alt=\"Interview by Fight4Game\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/MG_6084-300x200.jpg\" width=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the background you can see the projector where we put up the countdown, the LD twitter feed and the live-stream, depending on the overall mood.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve gathered together list of the games produced by the participants. Unfortunately I\u2019m not on it myself: I spent a lot of time getting things ready and as a result had to spend the weekend catching up on course-work rather than making games <img alt=\":(\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/frownie.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully next-time we\u2019ll have the process a bit more stream-lined \u2013 I can\u2019t wait: after seeing all these amazing entries come together I\u2019m aching to make a game \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=1874\">\u201cThe quite annoying league\u201d <\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/category\/ld-25\/?author_name=pierrec\">Pierrec<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Pierre had a rather bad experience on the train coming over from Marseille \u2013 you\u2019d never guess \ud83d\ude1b This is my personal \u201ccoup de coeur\u201d, and if it wins a medal I\u2019m claiming 100% of the credit: after all if Pierre hadn\u2019t taken the train to come join us he\u2019d never have been so\u2026 inspired. Made with AGS (Windows).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=1874\"><img alt=\"The quite annoying league by pierrec\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/thumb\/b32eb3648453f86109dffcd028c5d436.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/oujevipo.fr\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=842%3Athe-quite-annoying-league&amp;catid=37%3A20-minutes&amp;Itemid=56\">post-mortem<\/a> (french)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/xw46es_the-quite-annoying-league-time-lapse_videogames#.UNQbIHe5wsI\">time-lapse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=18675\">\u201cTrainsaw\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/category\/ld-25\/?author_name=znoraka\">Znoraka<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The French rail-service seems to have been an inspiration for more than one participant \ud83d\ude09 Made with Java.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=18675\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/thumb\/f6697c54a3ef28e87511d87f427d5ab8.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=19444\">\u201cGodwin\u201d<\/a> by nitramgc<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swingswingsubmarine.com\/\">Swing Swing Submarine\u2019<\/a>s epically-bearded programmer apparently doesn\u2019t like Batma- euh I mean \u201cBhatmann\u201d- very much. Swing Swing are awesome: you should buy their game. Immediately. Made with Unity (Windows \/ Web).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=19444\"><img alt=\"Godwin by nitramgc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/thumb\/0f52685d8b891461d192a4a4821d81cc.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=19026\">\u201cFuuuuuu\u201d<\/a> by Agamgad<\/h2>\n<p>A game about anger-management through the destruction of inanimate objects. My friend\u2019s first ever game \u2013 a stepping-stone to greatness \ud83d\ude09 Made with Game Maker (Windows).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=19026\"><img alt=\"Fuuuuuu by Agamgad\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/201083\/19026-shot2.png\" width=\"450px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=12656\"><br\/>\n\u201cFor the love of the king\u201d<\/a> by FlowerPower<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes the ends justify the means, even if the means involve the mass slaughter of poor people so the rich don\u2019t starve. Reminds me of the economic crisis. Made using HTML 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=12656\"><img alt=\"For the love of the king by FlowerPower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/201083\/12656-shot0.png\" width=\"450px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=17832\">\u201cVillain \u2013 the game\u201d<\/a> by Arihy<\/h2>\n<p>Another first game made in 48 hours. The Ludum Dare is a good way to start in my opinion <img alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/> Made using Unity (Windows \/ Web).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=17832\"><img alt=\"Villain - the game by Arihy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/thumb\/3510cbc2f074ca79e0333c812dee02b6.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8666\">\u201cSomso\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/author\/niavlys\/\">Niavlys<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Niavlys was very indecisive, so ended up making multiple prototypes before settling on one. It\u2019s rather abstract, but the movement feels good and you can tell he had fun with the procedural sound-effects! Made with HTML 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=8666\"><img alt=\"Somso by Niavlys\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/201083\/8666-shot0.png\" width=\"450px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=1561\">\u201cCrobal and friends\u201d<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/author\/gaeel\/\">Gaeel<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>A game about a happy monster who just wants to play. Gaeel (who is Welsh and isn\u2019t called Gaeel) decided to teach himself LWJGL, OpenGL and procedural animation in 48 hours: what a show-off! Made using Java (LWJGL OpenGL).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=1561\"><img alt=\"Crobal and friends by Gaeel\" height=\"263\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/201083\/1561-shot0.png\" width=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2012\/12\/19\/crobal-and-friends-post-mortem\/\">post-mortem<\/a> (english)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=19033\">\u201cMinelia\u201d<\/a> by Doelia<\/h2>\n<p>A cross between mine-sweeper and tower-defence. For those who don\u2019t speak French \u201cNiveau\u201d = \u201cLevel\u201d, \u201cCibles restantes\u201d = \u201cRemaining targets\u201d and \u201cRecommencer\u201d = \u201cRestart\u201d. Made using HTML 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-25\/?action=preview&amp;uid=19033\"><img alt=\"Minelia by Doelia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/thumb\/9582e1308eb3f786c4a8da621c94ffe1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/france\/\" rel=\"tag\">France<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/gathering\/\" rel=\"tag\">gathering<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/irl\/\" rel=\"tag\">irl<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/montpellier\/\" rel=\"tag\">montpellier<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/real\/\" rel=\"tag\">real<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/um2\/\" rel=\"tag\">um2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/tag\/university\/\" rel=\"tag\">university<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 24th, 2012 5:47 am","title":"Montpellier gathering post-mortem","title_was_empty":false}