{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/johnfn\/","author_name":"johnfn","cat":"MiniLD","categories":["MiniLD"],"comments":[],"epoch":1371942060,"event":"","likes":24,"metadata":{"p_key":"78981","p_author":"johnfn","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"287991","p_title":"MiniLD 43 announcement!","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1371942060","p_likes":"24","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"source_url":"2013\/06\/22\/minild-43-announcement\/","text":"<p>The MiniLD this month will be\u00a0<strong>June 29-30th. <\/strong>Since it\u2019s a MiniLD, it\u2019s going to be pretty lax, so feel free to start at any time, and submissions will be open for a week or so after the deadline.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: sienna\">[ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/minild-43\/?action=preview\" style=\"color: seagreen\">View<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/minild-43\/?action=edit\" style=\"color: seagreen\">Submit<\/a> ]<\/h1>\n<p><span id=\"more-261672\"><\/span><br\/>\nI have two themes! Yes, that\u2019s right, two for the price of one! What a deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Music influenced gameplay<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2013\/06\/22\/minild-43-announcement\/derp1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-261714\"><img alt=\"derp1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-261714\" height=\"400\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derp1.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derp1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derp1-550x366.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derp1.jpg 600w\" width=\"600\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a lot of games, audio is an afterthought. We can do better! <img alt=\":-)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/> Music can really influence the player\u2019s emotions \u2013 watch your favorite movie without any sound and see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some cool ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H1O9MI-IDAY#t=73s\" title=\"The Wind Waker\">The Wind Waker<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 The Wind Waker does a ton of stuff with music, so I just pulled one example. Notice how when link attacks the monsters, the music matches the action! That makes the game so much cooler.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chrono Cross<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z8ILhJCr60A\">1<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oUsPzxW2_p8\">2<\/a>] \u2013 In Chrono Cross the player journeys between two parallel worlds, and a city in one world has a theme that\u2019s interpreted differently in the other world. It\u2019s a really nice idea. Check the links 1 and 2 to see the same theme interpreted in two different ways. (And can I just say that the music in Chrono Cross is so so beautiful!)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-26\/?action=preview&amp;uid=7984\">Leaf Me Alone<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Even in the rapid development of a Ludum Dare game people still have time to innovate! In Leaf Me Alone the music gets quieter as you go higher, which gives a really nice responsive feel to the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However I can understand that writing music is not everyone\u2019s cup of tea, for one reason or another. So I have an alternate theme for those people. And that theme is\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Dreams<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_261715\" style=\"width: 610px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/2013\/06\/22\/minild-43-announcement\/derpina\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-261715\"><img alt=\"derpina\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261715\" height=\"800\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derpina.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derpina-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derpina-550x733.jpg 550w, http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/derpina.jpg 600w\" width=\"600\"\/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Awesome art courtesy of Sarenji \u2013 www.davidpeter.me<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course there are the surreal things that happen when we sleep, but another interpretation of \u201cdreams\u201d is hopes and desires.<\/p>\n<p>What are your dreams? Why not make a game out of them? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Some thoughts about dreams:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At one point in Golden Sun, you\u2019re about to fight in a big tournament, where you really need to win. If you make a mistake and end up losing, then you wake up in your bed and someone\u2019s telling you \u201cyou\u2019re having a bad dream! Quick, the tournament is about to start!\u201d I\u2019ve always thought that was really clever.<\/li>\n<li>Sound usually makes it into a dream world from outside. Hey, you could combine both themes that way! \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<li>Dreams often have symbolic representations of what people desire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 0.75em\">Rules: Premade assets are fine. Teams are fine. It\u2019s more about being inspired by the theme than following it to a T. Good luck and have fun! <img alt=\":-)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"\/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","time":"June 22nd, 2013 11:01 pm","title":"MiniLD 43 announcement!","title_was_empty":false}